Esther L. Moreno, Esq. ’95

Bio

Esther Moreno is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group at Akerman LLP. Esther has more than 15 years of experience advising public and private companies, with respect to securities transactions, disclosure and corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Esther has represented public and private companies on numerous securities offerings, including equity offerings, high-yield and convertible debt offerings and Regulation S/offshore offerings. Esther has advised public companies on a broad range of securities disclosure and corporate governance issues, executive compensation matters, director responsibilities and fiduciary duties, investor relations, and stock exchange listing and compliance matters. Esther has also represented public and private companies on a variety of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, including public company acquisitions, private company acquisitions and dispositions, strategic investments, going private transactions and the representation of special committees.

Esther earned her B.A. summa cum laude from Florida International University and her J.D. cum laude from Cornell Law School. She is presently very active with Florida International University in various voluntary capacities, including membership on the FIU Foundation’s Board of Directors, the FIU English Alumni Leadership Board and the FIU Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Arts and Sciences.