Overview
Milton Vescovacci is a shareholder in Gunster’s Miami and Coral Gables offices and a member of the firm's Corporate practice. He remains dedicated to bringing a holistic approach to his practice and to getting domestic and international deals negotiated and closed. Milton has over 24 years of legal experience counseling clients on the day to day legal operations and sales or acquisitions of their businesses and other material events. He has negotiated and closed numerous capital markets transactions, venture capital investments, mergers and company acquisitions, and joint venture for real estate projects and other types of commercial arrangements.
Milton often serves as an advisor to companies, both small and medium-sized, and has experience in various industries, including finance, fintech, real estate, healthcare, automobile, aviation, seafood, online marketing, maritime and admiralty, gaming, timeshare, securities, hospitality, restaurant, retail, technology, sports, entertainment, franchising, beverage and spirits, logistics and transportation, and fashion.
His clients include domestic and international manufacturers / wholesalers, financial institutions, investors (angels, family offices, venture and private equity), online retailers and gaming companies, med-tech companies, founders / controlling shareholders, athletes and entertainers.
Experience
- Represents issuers, family offices, independent sponsors, venture and private equity funds, and angel investors in all aspects of their business activities, from formation to capital raises, corporate governance, sales and acquisitions, and joint ventures.
- Represents domestic and foreign companies of all sizes with manufacturing, online operations or distribution points in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia on U.S. law matters.
- Represents real estate project sponsors in a variety of legal matters involving project developments nationwide, including joint ventures.
- Represents lenders and borrowers in single lender and syndicated secured and unsecured credit facilities, loan warehousing facilities structured as lines of credit, repurchase or reverse repurchase facilities, asset- or receivables-based credit or purchase facilities, loan participations, conduit or non-recourse commercial mortgage loan financings, project financings and letters of credit, hedging, swaps and derivatives transactions.
- Represents sports athletes and entertainers in a variety of legal matters.
Honors
- AV Preeminent rating as independently determined by Martindale-Hubbell
- Florida Super Lawyers, “Rising Star," 2009
News & Insights
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"Impacto Económico y Global de un Segundo Mandato de Trump" webinar hosted by Junta de Andalucia, España, speaker, July 22, 2025
- “AM&AA Ed|ge | South Florida Chapter Webinar: 2024 Outlook of Family Office Investing and Participation in the M&A Markets (learnupon.com)” webinar hosted by the Alliance of M&A Advisors, moderator, April 16, 2024
- “Principales Claves para operar con éxito en EEUU y Canadá” webinar hosted by Junta de Andalucia, speaker, November 16, 2023
- "SB264 - Prohibiting Foreign Countries, Entities, and Persons From Acquiring Real Property in Florida," co-author, October 2023
- "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly of Selling Your Business” webinar hosted by the Alliance of M&A Advisors, moderator, May 11, 2023
- "Venture Capital 2023," ivyFON Family Office Forum, panel speaker, November 29, 2022
- "How to Best Prepare for Your Series A Raise," JP Morgan and OneSeven Tech, panelist, October 6, 2022
- 35 Mules FPL Incubator, Gunster Law Day, speaker/coach, July 14, 2022
- "Nuts and Bolts of the Modern Day Family Office" and "State of the SPAC Market," Globalaw Americas Regional Conference, Miami, speaker, March 28-29, 2022
- "Venture Capital 2022," moderator, ivyFON Miami Art Basel Family Office Outlook 2022 Forum, November 29, 2021
- "Don't Lose your Way: Navigating the Cross-border Corporate Compliance Maze," Globalaw Webinar Series, speaker, September 15, 2021
- "How Family Offices Participate in the Dynamic M&A Market," Alliance of M&A Advisors, moderator, June 10, 2021
- Globalaw SPACs 101, speaker, June 9, 2021
- Domi Station Incubator, Legal, speaker, June 8, 2021
- "Navigating Venture Capital's Fast-Changing Geographical Landscape," panelist, Kranz Executive Roundtable Venture Capital Series, June 3, 2021
- IvyFON Miami Online Family Office Forum, moderator, April 20, 2021
- "Appeal and Pitfalls of SPACs: Vehicle Mechanics and Related Trends (Part One of Two)" mention, Private Equity Law Report, March 16, 2021
- “Como Crear un Negocio En Los EE. UU. y la Situación Migratoria Ante el Nuevo Cambio Politico” speaker, Club eXpats, January 28, 2021
- "To SPAC or Not to SPAC – That is the question on investors’ minds" speaker, IMDDA, January 26, 2021
- "Gear Up Program Lab, Funding-Due Diligence!" speaker, Accelerator Domi Station, Tallahassee, December 15, 2020
- IvyFon Miami Online Family Office Forum, speaker, December 9, 2020
- "The Basics of Sales Valuation and Deal Documents," panelist, Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AMAA), South Florida Chapter, December 8, 2020
- "Florida Legal Update: Laws of Interest Effective July 1, 2020," author, JD SUPRA, July 30, 2020
- Florida Healthcare Innovative Symposium, organizer/participant, March 12, 2020
- "Real Estate and Hard Asset Management," moderator, IvyFON Family Office Conference, December 2, 2019
- "Law for Entrepreneurs," speaker/judge, Techstars Startup Week Tallahassee 2019, November 23, 2019
- "The Impact of Mergers and Private Equity Investments on Healthcare in The U.S.," speaker, Willis Towers Watson's Healthcare Summit, Miami, FL, May 9, 2019
- "A Primer on Crowdfunding," speaker, LawPracticeCLE, December 19, 2018
- FIU Embrace Employment Conference, moderator, March 12, 2018
- "Fla. Powerhouses Attract Global Business In Diverse Economy," mention, Law360, September 2017
- "In Robo-Advisers You Trust: Or Do You?" co-author, Law.com, August 2017
- "Puerto Rican Fiscal Crisis," panelist, Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, May 18, 2016
- "Doing Business With Cuba Today," presenter, Manatee Chamber of Commerce, Sarasota, FL, October 23, 2015
- "Joining Forces to Grow Your Business Through Joint Ventures," presenter, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Metro Orlando (HCCMO), Strategic Alliance Conference, Orlando, FL, August 5, 2015
- "Changes to the U.S./Cuba Relations and Its Impact on Florida, speaker, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Seminar, Orlando, FL, July 17, 2015
- "A More Open Cuba: Its Impact on Puerto Rico," Dynamic Community Development Corporation Summit Promoting Entrepreneurship, Diversity and Inclusion, panelist, Orlando, FL, May 14-15, 2015
- "Although Florida Farmers Are Pushing Back Against Opening Cuba, Jacksonville Could Benefit from Change," mention, Jacksonville Business Journal, April 30, 2015
Speaking Engagements
Publications
Blog Posts
Involvement
Professional Associations & Memberships
- The Florida Bar
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Florida Venture Forum, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, 2010-present
- South Florida Chapter of Alliance of M&A Advisors, Steering Committee, 2019-present
Civic & Community Service
- Autism Speaks, South Florida Chapter, Chairman of the Executive Leadership Council, 2019-present
- The Florida Bar, Disaster Relief Hotline, Pro Bono Participation, 2022-present
- SelectFlorida, Governor’s GI Law, Pro Bono Participation, 2024-present
Practices
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law, NJ, J.D., 1999
- Saint John’s University, Queens, B.S. Finance
Admissions
- Florida, 2001
- New York, 2000
- New Jersey, 1999
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey