Pedro M. Allende

Associate
Miami

t: 305.357.8455
f: 305.357.8555

pallende@bsfllp.com

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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Antitrust

Product Liability

Education

University of Florida Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2007; President, Florida Blue Key; University of Florida Hall of Fame; Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities

University of Florida, M.S., Decision & Information Science, 2007

University of Florida, B.A., B.S., Economics; Political Science, 2003; Producer of Gator Growl; University Scholar

Language Spoken

Spanish

Admissions

Florida

District of Columbia

United States District Courts: Southern, Middle, Northern Districts of Florida

Pedro Allende's main practice areas are product liability and complex commercial litigation. Among other matters, Pedro is active in defending Philip Morris USA in Florida cases that have spawned from the Florida Supreme Court's decision in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., et. al., 945 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 2006), and in prosecuting a case on behalf of Colombian terror victims against Chiquita Brands International.

Mr. Allende received a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Florida. In 2007, he earned a Juris Doctor and a Master of Decision and Information Science from the University of Florida. Mr. Allende interned with the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida as a third year law student.

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

University of Florida Law Alumni Council
Cuban American Bar Association

Dade County Bar Association:
Member, Board of Directors, 2010 – Present
Chairman, Law & Technology Committee, 2011 - Present
Member, Professionalism Committee, 2009 - Present

Florida Bar Assocation:
Member, Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 2009 - Present

American Bar Association:
ABA TIPS Law & Technology Committee, Vice Chairman, 2010-2011; 2011-Present
ABA TIPS Membership Committee, Member, 2011-Present
TIPS Leadership Academy, Graduate, 2011 Class