A Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated attorney, Art has been named to the Best Lawyers in America® since 2008, Florida Super Lawyers since 2006 and recognized by Florida Trend among its “Must Know Contacts in Miami.” Art has almost 40 years of experience serving as counsel to a number of prominent Florida-based corporations.Art currently serves as the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Malta in the State of Florida. Art is active in the Italian and Italian-American communities. In June 2008, he was designated “Cavaliere Ufficiale” (Order of Merit) by the President of the Republic of Italy, the highest-ranking honor of the Republic, awarded for his long conspicuous service. In 1992, he was invested into the Master Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, American Association, a sovereign entity of international law with historic roots dating back to 1099 and dedicated to providing international humanitarian assistance and relations. He has served as a member of the Order of Malta’s board of directors in the Florida region. He has served for many years as board member, executive officer, and General Counsel for the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). He is also the State of Florida representative for the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (AMCHAM). Art has actively organized a number of economic and business trade missions to Italy over the past 25 years and has lectured at various business/trade seminars in Italy. He also assisted in organizing blue ribbon delegations of Florida business and governmental leaders on business and trade development missions led by three Florida Governors dating back to 1988.Art has served on the Board of Directors for the Miami Dade College Foundation since 2002, where he serves as Co-Chair of the Development Committee. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. He taught as an adjunct professor in the graduate law program at the University of Miami School of Law and at St. Thomas University Law School for International Business Transactions. Art is also a member of the board of The John F. Scarpa Center for Law Entrepreneurship at Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He was a frequent lecturer in Central America for the Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas (INCAE) on legal considerations for doing business in the United States and foreign investment.Prior to his legal practice, he was a certified public accountant with the international public accounting firm of Ernst & Young in its Philadelphia office.