Felix X. Rodriguez
Partner
305-350-7341
frodriguez@bilzin.com
Hablo Español
Area of Focus:
Construction, Trial & Litigation
Felix X. Rodriguez
Partner
305-350-7341
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FELIX
A Partner in the firm's Construction Law & Litigation Group, Felix principally represents owners and developers in the negotiation and preparation of construction-related documents including professional design agreements, construction agreements, and development agreements. His counsel on transactional construction matters is complemented by his robust experience in mediation, arbitration, and litigation of claims involving construction contracts, construction and design defects, insurance, surety bond, and related matters. Felix works closely with clients throughout project administration to identify and achieve early resolution of potential disputes on construction projects and has extensive experience working with foreign developers in the South Florida market.
Prior to his legal career, Felix owned a local development company where he managed numerous residential housing projects from inception, to bidding, to construction. Since 2003, he has maintained licensure as a Florida Building Contractor.
Q & A
How has your background in contracting contributed to your practice?
In construction law, knowing the business and the management of construction projects first-hand holds enormous value in practicing as a construction attorney, but there aren't many attorneys who are also construction industry professionals holding active contracting licenses. Knowing the ins-and-outs of construction practices, site management, and the roles of different trades reinforces my knowledge of construction law so that I can better counsel my clients on what is practical, achievable, and critical, whether in negotiating contracts or litigating claims.
What should real estate owners and developers know about Bilzin Sumberg’s Construction Law & Litigation Group?
Our Group focuses exclusively on protecting the interests of clients as real estate owners and developers, and the benefits of this are two-fold. Firstly, we have developed specialized insight into construction issues and areas of legal exposure that are most critical to owners and developers. Secondly, this focus minimizes the potential for conflicts-of-interest, which can be a concern when engaging firms that also represent contractors and subcontractors. Clients can rest assured that our sole focus is their interests. Because our construction attorneys are adept at handling both transactional matters and dispute resolution matters, we also use our experience from litigation, arbitration, and mediation of construction disputes to expertly analyze weaknesses, areas of exposure, and important points of negotiation in construction-related documents.
EXPERIENCE
Representation of Multiplan Real Estate, a real estate development firm, in the negotiation and drafting of all construction agreements for the construction of 57 Ocean, an $85 million luxury condominium located on the oceanfront in Miami Beach, Florida, consisting of 18 stories and 71 units.
Obtained a multi-million dollar jury verdict on behalf of owners of a large multi-million-dollar oceanfront home in Indian River County, Florida against a contractor for significant construction defects. Resulted in $4.6 million award plus prejudgment interest and attorneys’ fees and costs to client...
Representation of real estate development firm Oko Group in the negotiation of all construction and design agreements for the $500 million Aman Hotel and branded residences in Miami Beach, Florida.
Representation of real estate development firm Lofty Brickell, LLC in the negotiation of all construction and design agreements for a $450 million development encompassing two high-rise residential towers situated on top of a parking podium in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
Representation of Reynolds Assets, a real estate development firm, in the negotiation and preparation of all construction and design agreements for Ember Lakes, a $450 million multi-family residential project in Cape Coral, Florida, consisting of 1,300 units.
Representation of Alina Residences in Boca Raton, a multi-condominium community consisting of 3 buildings with 121 residential units and 1 commercial unit over a parking garage podium with an aggregate square footage in excess of 800,000 square feet of sellable space, in the negotiation and preparat...
INSIGHTS
If only every sports team owner had it this good: Kansas City Chiefs CEO and controlling shareholder Clark Hunt is trying to decide whether to move his Kansas City-based team across the border from Missouri to the Kansas side of the metropolitan area and build a new football stadium there.
In 2023, the Florida legislature shortened the statute of repose period for filing construction defects claims from ten years to seven years. However, the Florida legislature afforded a limited grace period through July 1, 2024 for claims that would have remained viable under the former, 10- year ve...
Joseph M. Hernandez and Felix X. Rodriguez explore thecomplex process of redeveloping an existing condo property in South Florida at Bilzin Sumberg's 5th Annual Development Conference.
The cost of construction insurance in Florida is having developers second-guess their willingness to invest in the Sunshine State, while business leaders are growing concerned that higher insurance costs may slow Florida’s booming real estate sector. But these fears are overblown, and relief i...
Felix X. Rodriguez moderates a curated discussion with development industry professionals on current opportunities and challenges in serving South Florida’s real estate market at Bilzin Sumberg’s 4th Annual Development Conference.
Felix X. Rodriguez provided a brief review of Florida’s Construction Defect Statute (Chapter 558), and addressed the most common construction defects observed in today’s development market, at Bilzin Sumberg’s South Florida Redevelopment Conference.
CREDENTIALS
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University of Miami, J.D., 2009Florida International University, B.A., 2004
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Cuban American Bar AssociationDade County Bar AssociationConstruction Law Committee Vice-ChairpersonThe Florida BarConstruction Law Committee
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Florida
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U.S. District Court, Middle District of FloridaU.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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The Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, 2021 - present
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