Partner

Chris Swift Perez

305-494-8198
305-527-6935
chris@swift.law

“Every case is personal. We fight not just to win, but to secure outcomes that protect what matters most to our clients — their businesses, their rights, and their futures.”

Partner

Chris Swift Perez

305-494-8198
305-527-6935
chris@swift.law

“Every case is personal. We fight not just to win, but to secure outcomes that protect what matters most to our clients — their businesses, their rights, and their futures.”

Overview
Cases
Pro Bono

Chris has over a decade of experience litigating high-stakes disputes, including bet-the-company arbitrations and class actions. He developed most of that experience as a commercial litigator at a top-10 Am Law 100 firm.

Companies and individuals in various industries, such as financial services, real estate, manufacturing, and insurance, have trusted Chris to handle their most complex and important cases. Chris has helped them achieve significant victories in tribunals across Florida. For example, in the American Arbitration Association, Chris recently prevailed after a 9-day final arbitration hearing in a dispute over the redemption of common stock and counterclaims seeking a forced buyout at almost double the contractually agreed redemption price. In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Chris helped a client obtain summary judgment in a multi-million dollar class action relating to the validity of an auto insurance product, which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed on appeal.

Chris has litigated contract disputes, shareholder and member disputes, joint venture disputes, real estate and construction disputes, employment disputes, intellectual property disputes, UCC lien disputes, product liability disputes, insurance disputes, antitrust disputes, and pension disputes. Much of that litigation involved class actions, including in relation to a cost-of-living adjustment to pension benefits, construction defects in a planned community, and the non-payment of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) agent fees. His undergraduate degree in finance makes him particularly effective in cases involving complex financial concepts.

Trial Courts

Paycor Inc. v. Leblanc Resort & Spa, No. 1:21-cv-22210-MGC (S.D. Fla. filed June 16, 2021)

BAS Real Estate LLC v. AAJ Real Estate Investments LLC, No. 21-015614-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed June 29, 2021)

BAS Real Estate LLC v. JJAL Real Estate LLC, No. 20-023259-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Oct. 27, 2020)

Full Compliance, LLC v. Ocean Bank, No. 1:20-cv-22339-JEM (S.D. Fla. filed June 5, 2020)

Med X Change, Inc. v. Enciris Technologies SAS, No. 8:20-cv-01223-VMC-AAS (M.D. Fla. filed May 27, 2020)

Rasco v. Levitan, No. 20-001947-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Jan. 27, 2020)

Absen, Inc. v. LED Capital, LLC, No. 6:19-cv-00905-PGB-LRH (M.D. Fla. filed May 13, 2019)

Massey v. Norcold, Inc., No. 6:19-cv-01181-CEM-GJK (M.D. Fla. filed June 26, 2019)

Harter v. Norcold, Inc., No. 8:19-cv-01547-CEH-SPF (M.D. Fla. filed June 26, 2019)

Ferguson v. Eden Roc Mgmt., LLC, No. 19-011356-CA (Fla. Cir. Ct. filed Apr. 15, 2019)

Petty v. Blackstone Group LP, No. 19-007825-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Mar. 12, 2019)

Hallums v. Infinity Insurance Co., 309 F. Supp. 3d 1333 (S.D. Fla. 2018)

Rasco v. U.S. Century Bank, No. 18-038212-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Nov. 13, 2018)

Brickman SE First, LLC v. Ocean Bank, No. 17-009227-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Apr. 18, 2017)

Key Motors Ltd. v. Hyundai Motor Co., No. 1:16-cv-23657-RNS (S.D. Fla. filed Oct. 31, 2016)

Fla. W. Covered Storage, LLC v. Norcold, Inc., No. 17-00004-CI (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Dec. 29, 2016)

Heron Dev. Corp. v. Vacation Tours, Inc., No. 1:16-cv-20683-FAM (S.D. Fla. filed Feb. 24, 2016)

Marin v. Infinity Auto Insurance Co., No. 14-27810-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Oct. 30, 2014)

In re Loestrin 24 Fe Antitrust Litig., No. 1:13-md-02472-WES-PAS (D.R.I. filed Oct. 3, 2013)

Murrhee v. City of Coral Gables, No. 13-20731-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed June 12, 2013)

Reyes v. Infinity Indemnity Insurance Co., No. 13-19660-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed June 4, 2013)

Montes de Oca v. Tamayo, No. 11-32357-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Oct. 5, 2011)

Rothal v. Arvida/JMB Partners, LP, No. 03-10709-CA (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. filed June 20, 2003)

Appellate Courts

Hallums v. Infinity Insurance Co., 945 F.3d 1144 (11th Cir. 2019)

Marin v. Infinity Auto Insurance Co., 239 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)

In re Estate of Arroyo., 211 So. 3d 240 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)

Reyes v. Infinity Indemnity Insurance Co., 221 So. 3d 775 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)

Arbitration

The Ultimate Umbrella Company, Inc. v. Parker, No. 01-21-0017-9580 (AAA filed Dec. 16, 2021)

Chris has represented indigent members of the community in litigation, including:

a residential foreclosure, Doral Landings Townhomes Association, Inc. v. Belousko, No. 19-20181-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed July 8, 2019);
a small claim for an unreturned security deposit, Garcia v. Flagler Apartments One, LLC, No. 19-3204-SP (Fla. 11th Cty. Ct. filed July 8, 2019);
a residential eviction for non-payment of rent, Belly v. Theard, No. 18-13183-CC (Fla. 11th Cty. Ct. filed July 3, 2018); and
a small claim for bed bugs, Theard v. Belly, No. 18-12517-SP (Fla. 11th Cty. Ct. filed June 25, 2018).

Harvard Law School, J.D.

University of Miami, B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude

Florida

New York

District of Columbia

English

Spanish

Harvard Law School, J.D.

University of Miami, B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude

Florida

New York

District of Columbia

English

Spanish

Companies and individuals in various industries, such as financial services, real estate, manufacturing, and insurance, have trusted Chris to handle their most complex and important cases. Chris has helped them achieve significant victories in tribunals across Florida. For example, in the American Arbitration Association, Chris recently prevailed after an 8-day final arbitration hearing in a dispute over the redemption of common stock and counterclaims seeking a forced buyout at almost double the contractually agreed redemption price. In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Chris helped a client obtain summary judgment in a multi-million dollar class action relating to the validity of an auto insurance product, which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed on appeal.

Trial Courts

Paycor Inc. v. Leblanc Resort & Spa, No. 1:21-cv-22210-MGC (S.D. Fla. filed June 16, 2021)

BAS Real Estate LLC v. AAJ Real Estate Investments LLC, No. 21-015614-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed June 29, 2021)

BAS Real Estate LLC v. JJAL Real Estate LLC, No. 20-023259-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Oct. 27, 2020)

Full Compliance, LLC v. Ocean Bank, No. 1:20-cv-22339-JEM (S.D. Fla. filed June 5, 2020)

Med X Change, Inc. v. Enciris Technologies SAS, No. 8:20-cv-01223-VMC-AAS (M.D. Fla. filed May 27, 2020)

Rasco v. Levitan, No. 20-001947-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Jan. 27, 2020)

Absen, Inc. v. LED Capital, LLC, No. 6:19-cv-00905-PGB-LRH (M.D. Fla. filed May 13, 2019)

Massey v. Norcold, Inc., No. 6:19-cv-01181-CEM-GJK (M.D. Fla. filed June 26, 2019)

Harter v. Norcold, Inc., No. 8:19-cv-01547-CEH-SPF (M.D. Fla. filed June 26, 2019)

Ferguson v. Eden Roc Mgmt., LLC, No. 19-011356-CA (Fla. Cir. Ct. filed Apr. 15, 2019)

Petty v. Blackstone Group LP, No. 19-007825-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Mar. 12, 2019)

Hallums v. Infinity Insurance Co., 309 F. Supp. 3d 1333 (S.D. Fla. 2018)

Rasco v. U.S. Century Bank, No. 18-038212-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Nov. 13, 2018)

Brickman SE First, LLC v. Ocean Bank, No. 17-009227-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Apr. 18, 2017)

Key Motors Ltd. v. Hyundai Motor Co., No. 1:16-cv-23657-RNS (S.D. Fla. filed Oct. 31, 2016)

Fla. W. Covered Storage, LLC v. Norcold, Inc., No. 17-00004-CI (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Dec. 29, 2016)

Heron Dev. Corp. v. Vacation Tours, Inc., No. 1:16-cv-20683-FAM (S.D. Fla. filed Feb. 24, 2016)

Marin v. Infinity Auto Insurance Co., No. 14-27810-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Oct. 30, 2014)

In re Loestrin 24 Fe Antitrust Litig., No. 1:13-md-02472-WES-PAS (D.R.I. filed Oct. 3, 2013)

Murrhee v. City of Coral Gables, No. 13-20731-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed June 12, 2013)

Reyes v. Infinity Indemnity Insurance Co., No. 13-19660-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed June 4, 2013)

Montes de Oca v. Tamayo, No. 11-32357-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed Oct. 5, 2011)

Rothal v. Arvida/JMB Partners, LP, No. 03-10709-CA (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. filed June 20, 2003)

Appellate Courts

Hallums v. Infinity Insurance Co., 945 F.3d 1144 (11th Cir. 2019)

Marin v. Infinity Auto Insurance Co., 239 So. 3d 751 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)

In re Estate of Arroyo., 211 So. 3d 240 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)

Reyes v. Infinity Indemnity Insurance Co., 221 So. 3d 775 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)

Arbitration

The Ultimate Umbrella Company, Inc. v. Parker, No. 01-21-0017-9580 (AAA filed Dec. 16, 2021)

Chris has represented indigent members of the community in litigation, including:

a residential foreclosure, Doral Landings Townhomes Association, Inc. v. Belousko, No. 19-20181-CA (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. filed July 8, 2019);
a small claim for an unreturned security deposit, Garcia v. Flagler Apartments One, LLC, No. 19-3204-SP (Fla. 11th Cty. Ct. filed July 8, 2019);
a residential eviction for non-payment of rent, Belly v. Theard, No. 18-13183-CC (Fla. 11th Cty. Ct. filed July 3, 2018); and
a small claim for bed bugs, Theard v. Belly, No. 18-12517-SP (Fla. 11th Cty. Ct. filed June 25, 2018).