Practice areas: Real Estate, Business & Corporate, Business Litigation; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 1987
Education: Northwestern University School of Law
Roy D. Oppenheim is a highly distinguished Florida Real Estate Attorney, Senior Partner, and Co-Founder of Oppenheim Law (established 1989). With a legal career spanning over three decades, Mr. Oppenheim focuses on Florida Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Development, and Corporate and Business Law. During the Foreclosure Crisis and Great Recession, Mr. Oppenheim represented thousands of homeowners that were in foreclosure.
Mr. Oppenheim's practice includes the following:
- Florida Real Estate & Development: Land Acquisition, Due Diligence, Real Estate Title Insurance, Financing & Refinancing, Commercial & Residential Transactions. He also serves as Senior Vice President of Weston Title & Escrow (Co-Founder).
- International Civil Law Notary: Designated by the Florida Secretary of State as an International Civil Law Notary, one of a limited number of attorneys in the state.
- Business & Corporate Law: Outside in-house General Counsel services, Business Entity Formation, Corporate Governance, Contract Review, Preparation, and Negotiations, Business Dissolutions, and Partner/Shareholder Disputes.
- Wealth Preservation: Asset Protection Planning and Wealth Preservation for high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals and families, including sophisticated Estate Planning strategies.
Development & Transactional Scope
Mr. Oppenheim guides developers, investors, home buyers and sellers, Realtors ©, and lenders through the full real estate lifecycle. His experience includes high-profile commercial and residential projects including:
- Multi-family
- Mixed-use
- Retail
- Office
- Hotel
- Industrial
- Single-family home development
Credentials & Education
- Education:
- J.D., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Member, Northwestern University Law Review.
- B.A., Princeton University, cum laude.
- Bar Admissions: The Florida Bar, New York Bar.
- Court Admissions: U.S. District Courts Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and U.S. District Courts in Southern and Middle Districts in Florida, U.S. Tax Court.
- Other Languages: German.
Key Honors:
- AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rating (Martindale-Hubbell)
- 10.0 Rating on Avvo
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America
- Recipient of the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
Practice areas
Real Estate: Business, Business/Corporate, Real Estate: Consumer, Business LitigationFocus areas
Business Organizations, Mortgage & Refinance
- 40% Real Estate: Business
- 30% Business/Corporate
- 20% Real Estate: Consumer
- 10% Business Litigation
First Admitted: 1987, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.oppenheimlaw.com/who-we-are/meet-our-team/roy-d-...
Bar / Professional Activity
- The Florida Bar
- New York Bar
- U.S. District Courts Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. District Courts in Southern and Middle Districts in Florida
- U.S. Tax Court
Educational Background
- J.D.: Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Member, Northwestern University Law Review
- B.A., Princeton University, cum laude
Honors
- AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rating (Martindale-Hubbell)
- 10.0 Rating on Avvo
- Selected to The Best Lawyers in America
- Recipient of the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2026