Banco Dominicano Del Progreso, S.A., et al. v. Pedro Castillo, et al. - 1/3/2009

Award Amount - $79,693,986.00

Case Summary: Liddle & Robinson (Blaine H. Bortnick, Esq.), was part of an international team of lawyers that obtained a judgment for civil theft in the Florida State Court (11th Judicial Circuit - Miami-Dade County) in the amount of $79,693,986 on behalf of a Dominican Republic bank and its affiliates against its former CEO and President, as well as his related company entities. The former CEO was accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the bank over many years.

The matter was litigated in Florida, New York, Colorado and the Dominican Republic, jurisdictions where many of the stolen funds were eventually located. In addition to being in charge of the New York aspects of the case, which resulted in tying up in excess of $10 million of the defendants’ assets, Mr. Bortnick also assisted international counsel in the Florida and Colorado litigations.

Lawyer(s):
Blaine H. Bortnick