Brian Barakat

Practice Areas

• Litigation + Dispute Resolution

• Labor + Employment

• Government + Regulatory

• Aviation

• Lifestyle

Career

Brian Barakat is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Barakat + Bossa and a Board-Certified Business Litigator with more than two decades of experience representing businesses and their owners in complex disputes, investigations, and regulatory matters.

Prior to entering private practice, Brian served as a prosecutor in the Economic and Computer Crimes Unit of the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, where he investigated and prosecuted complex white-collar and financial crimes. Today, his practice focuses on commercial litigation, partnership and shareholder disputes, fiduciary duty claims, restrictive covenant litigation, labor and employment matters, government investigations, aviation disputes, and financial fraud matters.

Having tried hundreds of cases throughout his career, Brian is known for his strategic, trial-focused approach to resolving high-stakes business disputes. Brian is a community leader serving in an executive role in legal, philanthropic and civic organizations.

Professional Memberships

Coral Gables Bar Association

• Chairman of the Board (2020)

Business Law Section, The Florida Bar

• State & Federal Judicial Liaison Committee (2026)

• Chair, Restrictive Covenants Task Force (2018–2026)

• Chair, Business Litigation Committee (2023)

Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

• Board of Directors

Boy Scouts of America

• District Fundraising Chair (2023)

• Assistant Scoutmaster (2016–2022)

Business Networking International (BNI)

• Chairman, Franchise Advisory Board (2013)

League of Prosecutors

Kiwanis Club of Coral Gables

Publications

• Co-Author, Chambers USA Real Estate Litigation Law & Practice – Florida

• Co-Author, Chambers USA Real Estate Litigation Trends & Developments – Florida

• The Authentication of Digital Photographs Under the Pictorial Testimony Theory, Florida Bar Journal (July/August 2004)

• A Prolific Landscape: The Admissibility of Social Media Postings, Florida Bar Journal (April 2018)

Personal

Brian is married to Judge Michelle Alvarez Barakat. They have two amazing children. The family enjoys skiing, hiking, sailing, and card games.

Clients

Financial Services

• High-tech Payments

• On The Fly

• One Payment

• Zank Payments

• Money Trust Financial

• Sebanda Insurance

• Magaya Insurance

• Del Toro Insurance

• BBKYS Insurance

• Supreme Life Brokerage

Construction & Real Estate

• The Canero Group

• Trident Real Estate

• Sea Coast Construction

• GT Construction

• South Coast Construction

• Durcon Construction

• World Rainbow Painting

Aviation

• Legacy Aviation Solutions

• Aviation Precision Technology

• Miami Seaplane Tours

Hospitality

• SMB Restaurant Group

• Brown Label

• Two Sisters Restaurant

• Daley's Delight Kitchen

Not for Profit

• The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

• The Coral Gables Foundation

• The Coral Gables Arts Cinema

Work Highlights

Represents businesses and their owners in complex commercial litigation and business disputes.

Industry Sector Expertise

• Commercial Litigation

• Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

• Fiduciary Litigation

• Restrictive Covenants & Non-Compete Litigation

• Labor & Employment Disputes

• Government & Regulatory Matters

• Financial Fraud Investigations

•Aviation Disputes

Expert in these Jurisdictions

• Florida State Courts

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Languages Spoken

English

Experience

• Managing Partner | Barakat + Bossa

February 2006 – Present

Leads a business law firm focused on litigation, labor and employment matters, government and regulatory issues, aviation matters, and complex business disputes.

• Associate | Isicoff Ragatz

2005 – 2006

Represented institutional and business clients in commercial litigation matters.

• Associate | Wermuth Law

2004 – 2005

Served as lead litigator for a transactional practice.

• Economic and Computer Crimes Prosecutor | Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office

2000 – 2004

Investigated and prosecuted complex white-collar, economic, and computer crime cases.

Education

Awards