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Davide Macelloni is a Partner in the firm’s Construction Law practice.  Mr. Macelloni has experience representing clients in construction litigation, commercial litigation, and design professional liability disputes.  He represents local, regional, national, and international architectural and engineering firms in state and federal courts and arbitration in matters ranging from wrongful death and personal injury claims to multi-party construction disputes with claims over 10 million dollars.
 
Born and raised in Rome, Italy,  Mr. Macelloni earned his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, along with a concentration in International Law, from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Summa cum Laude, from Florida Atlantic University.  While attending law school, Mr. Macelloni served as President of the Student Bar Association, Associate of the Nova Law Review, and Member of the NSU Trial Association.  Additionally, Mr. Macelloni was awarded multiple Book Awards, received the 2018 Larry Kalevitch Service Award and the 2018 Stephanie Aleong Impact Award, and his Comment, A Violation of the Anti-Commandeering Principle and Spending Power Jurisprudence or a Valid Exercise of Federal Powers? Executive Order 13768 and Its Effects on Florida Localities, 42 Nova L. Rev. 95 (2017), was published in the Nova Law Review.
 
Mr. Macelloni is admitted to practice in the State of Florida and is fluent in Italian.

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Construction Litigation

  • Design Professional Liability


Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019)

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi – pro hac vice (2021)

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2024)


Professional Memberships and Admissions

  • The Florida Bar, International Law Section

    • Treasurer (2024-2025)

    • Vice-Treasurer (2023-2024)

  • Executive Council Member (2021-2023)

    • Co-Chair, iLaw (2023-2025)

  • The Florida Bar, Business Law Section

  • The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section

  • The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

  • International Bar Association

  • American Bar Association, International Law Section

  • Dade County Bar Association

  • Italy-America Chamber of Commerce for the Southeast




Events & Speaking Engagements 

  • Panelist, “Careers in International Law,” Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, October 30, 2024

  • Panelist, “Doing Business Abroad: A Toolkit for Italian Companies,” New York State Bar Association International Law Section, January 13, 2023



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Davide Macelloni

Partner

Bar Admission

Florida

Languages

English and Italian

Education

Florida Atlantic University, B.A., Summa cum Laude
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College
of Law, J.D., Magna cum Laude

Offices

4000 Ponce de Leon suite 800, Miami, FL, USA

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