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YANIV ADAR
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, 05 | DUKE UNIVERSITY (JD, MPP), 08
Yaniv Adar is an aggressive commercial litigator with significant experience in federal and state courts throughout the country, as well as various arbitral forums. Yaniv has a diverse practice that includes representing clients in shareholder and partner disputes, consumer class actions, education-related matters, enforcement of restrictive covenants, professional negligence cases, trade secret disputes, regulatory matters, insurance coverage disputes, securities litigation, consumer dispute resolution, real estate litigation, data breaches, and employment-related disputes.
Yaniv leverages his experience as a former federal clerk, advising his clients on a variety of matters that are commonly filed in federal court. Yaniv specializes in defending lawsuits brought under the TCPA, FDCPA, and ADA, having handled matters in Florida, California, Illinois, Maryland, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, and Indiana. Yaniv also serves as local counsel to law firms for matters filed in the state and federal courts of Florida.
Yaniv serves as outside counsel to numerous corporate entities, providing support on a variety of litigation, employment, corporate, and regulatory matters. Yaniv counsels clients on how to avoid litigation, recommending the implementation of policies focused on compliance with state, local, and federal regulations, and positioning the client to have a strong defense in the event of litigation. If a dispute ultimately arises, Yaniv works with the client to zealously and efficiently see the matter through until it is fully resolved.
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- The Best Lawyers in America, Arbitration, 2024 – present
- Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2024 – present
- Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022-2023
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, 2021
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 40 Under 40 Honoree, 2021
- Florida Trend, Legal Elite Up & Comer, 2020
- Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, Executive Editor
- Duke University School of Law Moot Court Board, Member
- Duke University School of Law Jessup Cup, Finalist
- Recipient of D.R. “Billy Ray Matthews” Scholarship
- Federal Bar Association
- Vice President for the Eleventh Circuit (Elected, Beginning Term 2026)
- National Chair of the Judicial Intern Academy (2023 – 2025)
- South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- Chair of the Judicial Intern Academy, FLSD Chapter (2022 – 2024)
- Immediate Past President (2021-2022)
- President (2020-2021)
- President-Elect (2019-2020)
- Treasurer (2018-2019)
- Secretary (2017-2018)
- Board Member (2015-present)
- Law School Committee Chair (2015-2018)
- FBA Boardroom Luncheon Committee (2013-present)
- Jewish Lawyers Association of Miami-Dade County
- Founding Director, 2025 – Present
- Greater Miami Jewish Federation (Under 45 Division)
- Campaign Co-Chair (2017-present)
- Board Member (2015-present)
- Leadership Development Institute Graduate (2014)
- Homer Bonner Jacobs (2012-2019)
- Judicial Clerkship, Honorable Kenneth A. Marra, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2011-2012)
- Judicial Clerkship, Justice R. Fred Lewis, Supreme Court of Florida (2009-2011)
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 15, 2020 Law360,
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REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Case No.495
Negotiated favorable settlement of lawsuit alleging violations of Americans with Disabilities Act for an allegedly noncompliant website.
Industry: Information & Technology
Case No.494
Secured voluntary dismissal of meritless third-party complaint seeking indemnification for breach of a commercial lease and personal guarantee.
Industry: Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
Case No.493
Represented health insurance agency in connection with responding to Civil Investigation Demand from State Attorney General
Industry: Healthcare
Case No.335
Negotiated favorable resolution of putative TCPA class action against health insurance telemarketing agency.
Industry: Telecommunications
Case No.293
Secured favorable dismissal of telemarketing agency and its principals for putative TCPA class action.
Industry: Telecommunications
Case No.288
MM&H secured a favorable settlement of a frozen out member of a two-member LLC, litigating claims for dissolution, judicial expulsion, breaches of fiduciary duty, and fraud in a multi-year and multi-lawsuit battle in the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Industry: Healthcare
Case No.280
Advised health insurance agency on telemarketing compliance issues and holding lead generation companies responsible for fraudulent sales.
Industry: Healthcare
Case No.32
After a multi-year representation involving two parallel proceedings, MM&H settled a first of its kind federal class action lawsuit against Los Angeles-based Herbalife International of America, Inc. as well as top distributors and current and former members of the company’s board of directors. The claims involved several counts brought under the Racketeer Influenced […]
Industry: Consumer Goods & Services
Case No.586
MM&H represented a member in four related cases involving a majority member (Frank DiMola) attempting to test the limits of Florida’s new Revised Limited Liability Act to freeze out Schulkins from a two-member Florida limited liability company. In October 2017 Schulkins and DiMola formed Heritage Health Advisors, LLC (“Heritage”). After Heritage began generating […]
Industry: Healthcare
Case No.523
The first of four lawsuits was one of the first in the nation involving the newly created mechanism for judicial expulsion under the Uniform Revised Limited Liability Act. The second lawsuit was a direct action by Shulkins against DiMola and others for various corporate torts, and the third lawsuit was a derivative action […]
Industry: Finance & Insurance
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, 05 | DUKE UNIVERSITY (JD, MPP), 08
Yaniv Adar is an aggressive commercial litigator with significant experience in federal and state courts throughout the country, as well as various arbitral forums. Yaniv has a diverse practice that includes representing clients in shareholder and partner disputes, consumer class actions, education-related matters, enforcement of restrictive covenants, professional negligence cases, trade secret disputes, regulatory matters, insurance coverage disputes, securities litigation, consumer dispute resolution, real estate litigation, data breaches, and employment-related disputes.
Yaniv leverages his experience as a former federal clerk, advising his clients on a variety of matters that are commonly filed in federal court. Yaniv specializes in defending lawsuits brought under the TCPA, FDCPA, and ADA, having handled matters in Florida, California, Illinois, Maryland, Georgia, Texas, Michigan, and Indiana. Yaniv also serves as local counsel to law firms for matters filed in the state and federal courts of Florida.
Yaniv serves as outside counsel to numerous corporate entities, providing support on a variety of litigation, employment, corporate, and regulatory matters. Yaniv counsels clients on how to avoid litigation, recommending the implementation of policies focused on compliance with state, local, and federal regulations, and positioning the client to have a strong defense in the event of litigation. If a dispute ultimately arises, Yaniv works with the client to zealously and efficiently see the matter through until it is fully resolved.
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- The Best Lawyers in America, Arbitration, 2024 – present
- Florida Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer, 2024 – present
- Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022-2023
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, 2021
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 40 Under 40 Honoree, 2021
- Florida Trend, Legal Elite Up & Comer, 2020
- Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, Executive Editor
- Duke University School of Law Moot Court Board, Member
- Duke University School of Law Jessup Cup, Finalist
- Recipient of D.R. “Billy Ray Matthews” Scholarship
- Federal Bar Association
- Vice President for the Eleventh Circuit (Elected, Beginning Term 2026)
- National Chair of the Judicial Intern Academy (2023 – 2025)
- South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- Chair of the Judicial Intern Academy, FLSD Chapter (2022 – 2024)
- Immediate Past President (2021-2022)
- President (2020-2021)
- President-Elect (2019-2020)
- Treasurer (2018-2019)
- Secretary (2017-2018)
- Board Member (2015-present)
- Law School Committee Chair (2015-2018)
- FBA Boardroom Luncheon Committee (2013-present)
- Jewish Lawyers Association of Miami-Dade County
- Founding Director, 2025 – Present
- Greater Miami Jewish Federation (Under 45 Division)
- Campaign Co-Chair (2017-present)
- Board Member (2015-present)
- Leadership Development Institute Graduate (2014)
- Homer Bonner Jacobs (2012-2019)
- Judicial Clerkship, Honorable Kenneth A. Marra, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2011-2012)
- Judicial Clerkship, Justice R. Fred Lewis, Supreme Court of Florida (2009-2011)
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 15, 2020 Law360,