Janelle E. Rodriguez-Mena
Associate
Janelle focuses her practice on corporate representation of domestic and international businesses, including banks, FinTechs, and financial services companies, in connection with regulatory and compliance issues, structured finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactional matters.
Janelle advises domestic and international banks in connection with regulatory and compliance matters. She represents money transmitters, broker-dealers, investment advisors, private equity funds, mortgage lenders, and other financial institutions with registration and licensure requirements under state and federal law. Janelle also advises financial institutions, FinTechs, and other businesses regarding regulatory, licensing, corporate, and compliance issues in the FinTech and blockchain technology space.
Janelle commonly counsels banks, other financial institutions, and borrowers alike with the negotiation and closing of commercial loans and sophisticated financing transactions.
- The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®in America—Recognized for Banking and Finance Law (2026), Corporate Law (2026), Financial Services Regulation Law (2026), and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024-2026)
Cuban American Bar Association
Credentials
Education
Janelle received her B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of Miami. She received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, where she served as the Online Publications Editor of the Inter-American Law Review.
Admissions
- Florida
Languages
- French
- Spanish
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PUBLICATIONS
- Author, "How To Safely Leverage AI In The Digital Assets Industry," Law360 (November 2024)
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Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025
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