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Krista Michel Rios is a member of the Real Estate Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office. Krista has considerable in-house experience, having drafted and managed all agreements for a franchising company of drive-thru grocery/bakery stores across the Eastern United States, including commercial real estate contracts for business leases, asset purchase agreements, transfers, and assignment and assumption agreements, as well as franchise contracts.

Capabilities

Experience

  • In-House Corporate Counsel, Farm Stores Franchising, LLC, 2019-2021
  • Founder/In-House Counsel, The Miami Doughnut & Coffee Company, LLC, 2014-2021
  • Program Associate, Latin America and the Caribbean, Freedom House, 2018
  • U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), 2013
    • Legal Externship, Washington, D.C. Office, 2013
    • Congressional Intern, Florida Office, 2013

Recognition & Leadership

  • Team Member, a Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year," 2023
  • Member, American Bar Association, 2015-Present
  • Member, Cuban American Bar Association, 2016-Present
  • Member, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2015-Present
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2015-2018

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., University of Miami School of Law
  • B.B.A., University of Miami
Admissions
  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Languages
  • Spanish, Native