Sacher Zelman Hartman Paul - Miami, FL

Decades of Sophisticated Commercial and Financial Legal Counsel

Established in 1990 by Barton Sacher and Richard M. Zelman, Sacher Zelman Hartman, P.A. was conceived as a synergistic, business-driven boutique law firm that delivers the caliber and intellectual horsepower of a national powerhouse alongside the responsiveness and individualized focus of a specialized practice. Located at 1401 Brickell Avenue in Miami, the firm represents financial institutions, public corporations, investment bankers, accounting firms, and developers in their most complex regulatory, transactional, and adversarial controversies. When corporate directors and general counsel need to find an attorney with authoritative courtroom credentials and federal agency insight, Sacher Zelman offers decades of distinguished leadership recognized by Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent and Super Lawyers.

Securities Litigation and SEC Regulatory Enforcement Defense

Navigating investigations launched by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) requires counsel with direct institutional familiarity. Sacher Zelman's securities practice was built by former senior SEC enforcement officials. Partner Roy M. Hartman, a former SEC enforcement attorney and trial counsel, leads the defense of nationwide accounting institutions, brokerage entities, and corporate boards facing high-exposure controversies. If your enterprise needs to retain a securities litigation lawyer to manage high-stakes exposure, the firm handles matters including:

• SEC and FINRA Investigations: Guiding public entities, broker-dealers, and executives through regulatory subpoenas, formal investigative orders, Wells submissions, and administrative proceedings.
• Securities Class Action Defense: Litigating federal multidistrict class claims alleging financial statement misstatements, market manipulation, insider trading, and proxy violations.
• Accounting and Professional Malpractice Defense: Defending major regional and national certified public accounting firms in multi-million dollar liability lawsuits, audit failure allegations, and PCAOB disciplinary inquiries.
• Whistleblower and Sarbanes-Oxley Defense: Investigating internal corporate whistleblowing reports and addressing compliance under Dodd-Frank and federal corporate governance mandates.

Domestic and International Banking, Finance, and Real Estate

The firm's banking and real estate department is spearheaded by founding director Richard M. Zelman, a Harvard Law School graduate who has advised commercial lenders and property developers for more than four decades. Having helped draft Florida's pioneering legislation that opened the state to foreign financial institutions in 1977, Mr. Zelman served as General Counsel for the Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA) for twenty years. The practice oversees commercial loan originations, multi-million dollar syndications, complex letters of credit, and commercial real estate acquisitions, delivering strategic transactional clarity across Florida and international financial markets.

Complex Business Litigation and Creditors' Rights

When commercial partnerships fail or borrowers default on major obligations, Sacher Zelman delivers decisive courtroom interventions. The firm's litigators represent institutional mortgage lenders and corporate creditors in complex commercial foreclosures, loan workouts, debt restructurings, and adversary proceedings in United States Bankruptcy Court. From high-stakes contract disputes to fiduciary appointments, the firm crafts tailored, cost-effective strategies that safeguard commercial assets and maximize financial recoveries.