Practice Experience

• Josh Markus is Chair of the Firm’s International Practice Group and a member of the Corporate, Securities & Tax Practice Group.
• Mr. Markus also heads the Firm's Public Private Partnership team.
• Mr. Markus represents both U.S. and non-U.S. entities in a wide range of international and domestic corporate legal issues, including:
  • joint ventures
  • strategic alliances
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • public private partnerships
  • multi-jurisdictional projects
  • general corporate and commercial matters
• Mr. Markus’ experience includes transactions in Latin America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region and the U.S.
• Areas of expertise of Mr. Markus’ practice include:
  • distribution of goods and services
  • direct marketing
  • advertising
  • mall media advertising
  • infrastructure investment and development
  • broadcast rights licensing and sales
  • sports event production (soccer tournaments in particular)
  • cable television
  • satellite television
  • insurance sales in Latin America
  • wholesale and retail consumer product and service distribution
  • channel businesses
  • intellectual property licensing
  • television and motion pictures
  • other entertainment oriented matters
• Mr. Markus is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in International Law, and has an LLM in International and Comparative Law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Professional and Civic Activities

• American Law Institute
  Member (2003-present)
• American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice
  Chair (2003-2004)
  Chair Elect (2002-2003)
  Vice Chair (2001-2002)
  Chair, Long Range Planning Committee (2001-2002)
  Publications Board, Technical Legal Assistance Board, Nominating Committee (2001-2002)
  Chair, General Division (2000-2001)
  Chair, Public International Law Division (1999-2000)
  Chair, Comparative Law Division (1998-1999)
  Budget Officer and Chair, Finance Committee (1996-1998)
  Chair, Membership Committee (1994-1996)
  Chair, Inter-American Law Committee (1990-1994)
  Member, Section Council (1994-present)
  Chair, Membership Committee of the Section Officers Conference
• American Bar Association
  Member, ABA House of Delegates (2005-present)
  Member, ABA Standing Committee on Membership (2004-2007)
  Chair, ABA Section Officers' Conference Membership Committee (2007-present)
  ABA SOC Liaison to ABA Standing Committee on Membership (2007-present)
  Member, ABA Board of Governors Pricing Strategy Advisory Committee (2005-2007)
  ABA Representative to the Council of the Inter-American Bar Association (2005-present)
  Member, Steering Committee of the ABA Justice Project
  Vice Chair, Task Force on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
  Project Director, Haitian Technical Assistance Project (1993-1995)
  ABA Spokesperson on Haitian Issues (1993-1995)
• American Bar Foundation
  Fellow (2006-present)
  Florida State Chair (2007-present)
• The Florida Bar
  Chair, International Law Section of The Florida Bar (1991-1992)
  Chair, International Law Certification Committee (2003-2004) Member, (1998-2004)
  Chair, Standing Committee on Advertising (1997-1999)
  Chair, Council of Sections (1994-1995)
  Member, President’s Task Force on Advertising Rules (1998-2000)
  Certified, in International Law
• British American Chamber of Commerce, Miami
  President (1996-1998)
  Chairman (1998-2000)
• British American Business Council
  Member (1996-present)
• Florida Brazil Institute
  Advisory Board Member (1992-2003)
• Commercial Dispute Resolution Center of the Americas
  Founder and Board Member (1992-2003)
• U.S. Mexico Law Institute
  Member, Board of Directors (2006-present)
• Globalaw
  Chair, International Distribution Initiative
  Member, Membership Nominating Committee

Professional Recognition

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in Florida Trend magazine's Florida Legal Elite
• Listed in Who’s Who in the World
• Listed in Who's Who in America
• Listed in Who's Who in American Law
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers
• Named to “Top Lawyers” list in South Florida by South Florida Legal Guide
  

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida
• District of Columbia

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts

Education

• Duke University (B.A., 1970)
• University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1973)
  Member, Alumni Council (2001-present)
  Chair, Advisory Committee on International Programs (1999-present)
  Member, Advisory Board, Center for Governmental Responsibility (1990-present)
  Vice-Chair (2003-present)
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LL.M., International and Comparative Law, magna cum laude, 1974)
  

LANGUAGES

• French
• Portuguese
• Spanish