Giacomo Bossa

Practice Areas

• Corporate

• Real Estate

• Litigation + Dispute Resolution

• International Arbitration

Career

Giacomo Bossa is a Partner at Barakat + Bossa and is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in both Business Litigation and Real Estate Law. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, real estate disputes, corporate transactions, and international arbitration matters.

Giacomo represents businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and property owners in complex litigation and transactional matters. His experience includes handling business disputes, real estate litigation, corporate governance issues, commercial transactions, and cross-border legal matters.

Fluent in Italian and Spanish and conversant in French, Giacomo regularly advises international clients and businesses with interests in the United States. His international education and professional experience provide him with a unique understanding of both civil law and common law systems.

In addition to his legal practice, Giacomo has served in leadership roles within The Florida Bar's Business Law Section and the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast. He is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, and Georgia and has been recognized for his contributions to the legal profession, including receiving the Miami-Dade Bar Circle of Excellence Award in Real Property.

Professional Memberships

• The Florida Bar

• Business Law Section, The Florida Bar

• Florida Bar Foundation Fellow

• Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast

• Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida

• Florida Grand Opera

• BNI Masters

Publications

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

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

• ‘Landmark Decision:’ Florida Court Eases Email Service Rules for Overseas Defendants, January 2026

Personal

Board-Certified in both Business Litigation and Real Estate Law, Giacomo Bossa advises businesses, investors, developers, and entrepreneurs in complex litigation, transactions, and international matters. His multilingual background and experience across multiple jurisdictions allow him to provide strategic counsel in both domestic and cross-border matters.

Clients

Giacomo represents business owners, entrepreneurs, developers, real estate investors, shareholders, lenders, privately held companies, and international businesses. His clients rely on him for strategic counsel in transactions, disputes, ownership matters, commercial real estate issues, and cross-border business matters.

Work Highlights

• Represents businesses and business owners in complex commercial litigation matters.

• Advises developers, investors, landlords, tenants, and lenders in commercial real estate transactions and disputes.

• Represents clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

• Advises shareholders, partners, and executives in governance and ownership disputes.

• Structures and negotiates corporate and real estate transactions.

• Represents international clients and foreign investors doing business in the United States.

• Handles appellate matters and has contributed to multiple published judicial decisions.

Industry Sector Expertise

Corporate

Advises businesses on corporate governance, ownership structures, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder matters, and strategic business transactions.

Commercial Real Estate

Represents developers, investors, lenders, landlords, and tenants in acquisitions, financing transactions, leasing matters, development projects, and real estate litigation.

Commercial Litigation

Represents clients in business disputes involving contracts, fiduciary duties, partnership disputes, shareholder conflicts, business torts, and other complex commercial claims.

International Arbitration

Represents domestic and international businesses in arbitration proceedings and cross-border disputes involving multiple jurisdictions and legal systems.

Foreign Investment

Advises foreign investors and international companies entering, operating, and expanding within the United States market.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

• Florida

• New York

• Georgia

• U.S. Supreme Court

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

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

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Languages Spoken

• English

• Italian

• Spanish

• French

Experience

• Partner | Barakat + Bossa

Advises clients in commercial litigation, real estate matters, corporate transactions, international arbitration, and cross-border business disputes.

• Secretary | Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast

2022 – Present

• Director | Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast

2019 – Present

• Chair | Litigation Committee, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar

• Chair | Chapter 48 Task Force, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar

• Chair and Vice Chair | State & Federal Judicial Liaison Committee

• Florida Bar Foundation Fellow

Education

Awards