Chad S. Purdie is a commercial litigator and transactional/regulatory attorney that serves as Of Counsel to RC Law. Chad is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and works with RC Law by way of its alliance with Sanchez Fischer Levine, LLP*, where he is a partner.
Having previously practiced at a firm specializing in international litigation and arbitration, and as in-house counsel at a major international financial services company, Chad possesses a unique business perspective that allows him to mix legal and business judgment to best serve his clients’ needs. Those clients include multinational corporations, foreign governments, and their officials, private U.S. and foreign citizens, and local start-up businesses.
He is a veteran litigator that has handled matters from inception through final appeals in both state and federal courts, as well as arbitral tribunals. He specializes in complex law and motion practice, global litigation strategy, and appeals, and has successfully represented numerous corporate entities and foreign government agencies in U.S. litigation. Those matters have included contractual and other business disputes, intellectual property/counterfeiting matters, defamation/First Amendment issues, and international law. As a fluent Spanish speaker, Chad often represents corporate entities and individual private litigants hailing from Latin America or Spain.
Chad is also an accomplished contract negotiator and corporate attorney, often closing deals involving intellectual property rights, corporate governance, mergers/acquisitions, financing, and distribution rights. He advises clients on intellectual property registration and enforcement, as well as data privacy laws, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act.
Chad is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Florida Super Lawyers, as well as a “Top Up & Comer” by South Florida Legal Guide. He is licensed in California and Florida and is admitted into various federal courts around the country.
*Sanchez Fischer Levine, LLP is a separate law firm from RC Law, LLP. The “Of Counsel” designation is used to describe the relationship between the two firms and their lawyers in jointly representing certain common clients on specified matters. Chad S. Purdie is not an attorney employed by RC Law, LLP. RC Law and its attorneys are likewise not employed by Sanchez Fischer Levine, LLP.
Representative Transactions - Commercial / International Litigation
- Represented Honduran company in federal court litigation brought by commodities broker for breach of contract; obtained jurisdictional dismissal of all claims.
- Represented German electronics company intellectual property/counterfeiting dispute against Brazilian distributor and those using the counterfeit products in the international marketplace; obtained injunctive relief prohibiting further use and sale of counterfeit products.
- Represented South American government agency in several federal court actions involving RICO and government expropriation claims; obtained dismissal of $400 million expropriation claim.
- Represented Costa Rican investment funds in Delaware litigation brought by a former investor, twice obtaining dismissal of all claims brought against clients.
- Represented South American government agency on behalf of intervened bank in action to recover on guaranty signed by a member of high-profile family.
- Represented Venezuelan government official in defamation dispute involving statements made by New York Times reporter.
- Represented Venezuelan businessman in a defamation action against U.S. television broadcasting company for the publication of false information.
Representative Transactions - Corporate Matters
- Successfully negotiated with Swiss company to obtain intellectual property rights to mission-critical technology for messaging app.
- Successfully negotiated more than five dozen money transfer agreements with financial institutions and exchange houses spanning from Hong Kong to Morocco.
- Registered trademarks for international companies and local start-up businesses.
- Drafted international distribution agreement for Latin American office products company.
- Structured and drafted service and licensing agreements for related companies to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Advised multinational company regarding data privacy and security laws, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and the General Data Protection Regulation.
- Negotiated investments in new oil and gas technology resulting in equity funding for an energy start-up.
- Negotiated more than $20 million in emergency financing for an international company.
Professional Affiliations
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist – ACAMS (2008)
OTHER PRACTICE AREAS
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS
- “Rising Star” – Florida Super Lawyers (2017)
- “Top Up & Comer” – South Florida Legal Guide (2018-2021)
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law (2007)
- Order of the Coif
- Law Review
- Dean’s Merit Scholarship
- Doyle Merit Scholarship
- B.A, Broadcast Journalism, Arizona State University (2002)
LANGUAGES
- English
BAR ADMISSIONS
- California
- Florida
- District of Columbia
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court, Central District of California
- United States District Court, Eastern District of California
- United States District Court, District of New York
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
Recent News
RC Law Advised Azvi in Securing a $20 million Confirming Line from IDB Invest for its Operations in Latin America
RC Law acted as counsel for Azvi (Spain) and subsidiaries in Mexico and Chile, Construcciones Urales, in connection with a financing facility granted by IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, of up to US$20 million to provide supply...
RC Law Advised Smart Rooms Company in the Addition of Three New Hotels in the USA to its Portfolio
RC Law has acted as counsel for Smart Rooms Company in the addition of three new hotels in Miami Beach, Florida, to their management portfolio in the United States. The incorporation to these new hotels marks a significant expansion for Smart Rooms Company in...
RC Law Advises Arenales Red Educativa on the Acquisition of a Nursery School based in Tribeca, New York.
RC Law has acted as buyer’s counsel for Arenales Red Educativa, of Spain, on the acquisition of a 50% of a nursery school based in Tribeca, New York. Arenales is an educational institution that provides its students with a high-level academic education, and at the...