Foley & Lardner adds Roland Potts to Firm’s Litigation Department in Miami

Foley & Lardner announced the addition of Roland Potts to the firm’s Litigation Department as of counsel in its Miami office and a member of the firm’s Business Ligation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Potts previously was an International Litigation and Arbitration partner at Diaz Rues.

Potts brings to Foley an extensive background representing clients in dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitration, litigation, mediation, and appellate matters. He has advised foreign and domestic clients across multiple industries, including construction, technology, telecommunications, energy, entertainment, agriculture, real estate, and hospitality, to name a few. Potts has counseled dozens of international clients in business and partnership dispute claims. He routinely advises multinational clients in international legal disputes and arbitral matters ranging from intellectual property disputes to breach of contract claims, anti-competitive claims, construction defects, product liability claims, and more.

Potts has been named a top lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide, recognized in international arbitration by The Legal 500 Latin America, and was the South Florida Business & Wealth Legal Awards honoree in international law. He has taken on professional leadership positions, including vice chair for the International Ethics Committee of the American Bar Association and was formerly the editor for the Caribbean region of the Florida Bar’s International Law Quarterly. Potts is a member of Cuban American Bar Association and the International Law Section of the Florida Bar.