Admitted to Florida Bar, October 23, 1997 United States 11th Circuit Federal Bar, January 15, 1999 United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, October 14, 1999
Languages English and Spanish
Practice Complex Telecommunication Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation and Appeals, Arbitration, Administrative Law & Regulatory Affairs, Professional License Defense, Money Service Business, Law and Regulation, Banking Regulation, Government Relations, Zoning Variances and Land Use Development. White Collar Criminal Defense and Civil Prosecution, Primary Litigation, Transactional, and Corporate Structuring of Business Ventures.
Internet Law and Litigation
Client Base Telecommunication Providers, Satellite Providers, select PTTs in Latin America and the Caribbean, VoIP Service Providers, Money Service Businesses, Prepaid Calling Services, Stored Value Services, E-Commerce businesses (E-Businesses), Federal and State Licensed Businesses and Professionals, Closely held Corporations, Technology Investment Ventures, Real Estate Developers, Businesses and Individuals with state or federal Commercial Claims.
Education B.A. Political Science - DePaul University, Chicago. J.D. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law J.D. Certificate: International and Comparative Law - IIT, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Mr. Maldonado leads the firms practice group focused on the representation of telecommunications and new technology clients and Corporate and Commercial Transactions. His prior litigation experience includes cases and controversies at the state and federal trial level regarding the breach of carrier contract, carrier billing disputes, patent infringement, prosecution of trade secret disclosure, prosecution of civil fraud and theft, defense and prosecution of non-competition/non-disclosure claims, civil forfeiture and enforcement action defense, breach of contracts over satellite services, defense of civil RICO, criminal defense and governmental tort liability. His appellate practice is limited to State and Federal claims regarding administrative appeals, governmental tort liability and constitutional claims.
Mr. Maldonado’s transactional practice includes business planning, business negotiations, new technology business planning, Foreign PTT Negotiations, International representation, corporate structuring, corporate acquisitions, administrative action defense and petitions before the federal and state agencies, Stored Value regulatory compliance and business planning, and Money Service Business planning and structuring.
In 2004, Mr. Maldonado consulted and participated in the drafting and passage of the Illinois Phone Card Fraud Act, a law aimed at curbing consumer fraud by unstable and uncertified providers. Mr. Maldonado regularly advocates on issues concerning regulatory affairs of common carriers (TDM and VoIP) before the FCC and State Public Utility Commissions. Mr. Maldonado currently writes The Prepaid Press' Legal-Line, addressing legal issues related to the prepaid calling service industry; and is a frequent contributor to several trade magazines in the Telecommunications industry in both English and Spanish.
