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Janelle E. Rodriguez-Mena

Associate

Miami

+1 305-910-0522

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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.

Recognized in the 2024 and 2025 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Cuban American Bar Association

Capabilities

Financial Innovation & Regulation
Private Investment Funds
Mergers & Acquisitions
Structured Finance
Financial Services
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology

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.

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    • Florida
    Languages
    • French
    • Spanish

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    Capabilities

    Financial Innovation & Regulation
    Private Investment Funds
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Structured Finance
    Financial Services
    Technology, Media & Telecommunications
    Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology
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