Overview
Dennis Olle’s extensive corporate practice includes matters related to capital formation, both public and private offerings, and M&A transactions. He also counsels clients in a wide array of general corporate matters, including issues related to corporate disclosure and corporate governance, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters.
Areas of Focus
Practices
Industries
Insights
Recognition
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, International Mergers and Acquisitions (2008–2024)
- Who's Who Legal: M&A and Governance (2019)
- The Legal 500, Mergers & Acquisitions (2014, 2019)
- Top Lawyers, South Florida Legal Guide (2009–2010)
Professional & Community Involvement
- The Florida Bar (1976–present)
- Business Law Section
- North American Butterfly Association
- Director (2007–present)
- Miami Blue Chapter, North American Butterfly Association
- President (2004–2010; 2020–present)
- Vice President and Director, Conservation Programs (2010–2019)
- Tropical Audubon Society, Miami
- Advisory Board Member (2012–present)
- President (1992–1996) and Director (1982–2012)
- Imperiled Butterfly Working Group (2014–present)
- Eagle Scout
- Boy Scouts of America, Troop 767
- Assistant Scoutmaster (1992–1998)
- The Barnacle Society
- Director (1992–1995)
- Biscayne Bay Partnership Initiative
- Regulatory Survey Team Member (2000)
- Dade County/Florida Keys Water Supply
- Plan Advisory Committee Member (1994)
- National Audubon Society Environmental Economics Council, Miami (1996–2001)
- Public Health and Environmental Degradation Task Force
- Miami River Coordinating Committee Chairman (1994)
- South Florida Water Management District
- Citizen’s Committee
- Chairman, South Dade Watershed Plan (1995–1996)
Speaking Engagements
- "Merger/Acquisition/Succession Planning: Compliance and Tech Requirements," ComplyConnect Conference & Expo (November 2022)
- "Corporate Issues and Institutional Investors," Corporate Governance Forum, Miami Herbert Business School (March 2020)
- "Ethics: VW Emissions Case Study," Carlton Fields In-House Counsel Forum, Orlando, FL (March 2016)
- "Reinventing the In-House Legal Business Model," Carlton Fields In-House Counsel Forum, Orlando, FL (March 2015)
Credentials
Education
- Columbia Law School (J.D., with honors, 1976)
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Rice University (B.A., 1975)