David Camhi

David Camhi is a Partner in the firm's Miami and Fort Lauderdale offices and a member of the firm's Business, Finance & Tax Team, focusing on transactional domestic and international matters. David focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint venture, financing, commercial and investment transactions. His experience practicing law in the United States, Latin America and Europe, combined with his broad understanding of the financial, tax, and accounting aspects of cross-border operations and transactions, has enabled his professional success. 
 
After practicing law at leading law firms in Colombia, Mexico and New York for over a decade, David moved in-house to hold senior legal executive roles at major corporations in the U.S. He held the position of Chief Legal Officer at Payless Shoesource in Miami, Florida and Topeka Kansas. At Payless, he successfully managed the legal aspects of the Company's emergence from Chapter 11 protection and the refinancing of the Company's debt. He negotiated significant transactions to stabilize the Company's international sourcing, franchising and retail operations and prepare it for its relaunch and reentry into the U.S. market. 
 
Before Payless, David served as General Counsel of Playa Hotels and Resorts (NASDAQ: PLYA)—where he oversaw all legal and compliance matters of a $2B Dutch, publicly-traded hospitality company owning and operating all-inclusive hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean; and as General Counsel of Phoenix Group—a privately-held conglomerate of companies manufacturing plastic packaging and resins at plants in the U.S., Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico.

His extensive record of law firm and in-house corporate experience—both domestic and international—is an asset to our clients and their individual business needs. 

LL.M., , Cornell University Law School
PgD. in Finance, Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración
 Bogotá, Colombia
LL.B., Universidad de los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia

Florida
New York
Mexico
Colombia

Business, Finance & Tax

Hospitality & Leisure
Latin America & Caribbean Practice
International & Cross Border Transactions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate
Taxation
Family Office
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Corporate