Maria José Cortesi

Maria Jose Cortesi, an attorney at LL Law Firm, focuses her practice on cross-border insolvency, asset recovery, and federal and state court fraud-based litigation.

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Antes de integrar a LL Law Firm, Maria atuou em um escritório  de falência, representando trustees, devedores e credores, bem como negociando acordos em dívidas estudantis e de cartão de crédito. Maria também atuou na área de contencioso de construção civil, representando empreiteiros gerais e subempreiteiros em ações envolvendo múltiplas partes.

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Maria earned her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was on the Dean’s List, a merit scholarship recipient, and a member of the International Moot Court. She also served as a Student Ambassador with the Office of Admissions, regularly speaking with prospective students and participating in panels regarding the law school experience.

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During her time in law school, Maria interned for the Miami-Dade Public School Board Attorney’s Office, as well as a boutique commercial litigation firm primarily working on cases involving shareholder disputes. She also helped underserved populations receive access to legal assistance as a student attorney in the UM immigration clinic.

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Maria é também egressa da Florida International University, onde concluiu graduação com Bachelor of Science em Criminal Justice com certificado Pre-Law.

Reconhecimentos

• Miami Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section "40 Under 40" Honoree, 2026.
• Dean’s List — diversos semestres na University of Miami

Publications

• Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code, Volume 40, Issue 02 American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, a publication of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (“NABT”), 2024.

Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code

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