Office of the General Counsel

Attorneys

Cynthia Lou Augustyn

Senior Attorney

caugusty@miami.edu

(305) 284-2700
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Cynthia L. Augustyn, Esq., Senior Attorney, served as one of the University's leading in-house attorneys from 1982 until 2020 when she transitioned to part-time status as Senior Attorney. Prior to joining the University, Ms. Augustyn was an associate in the litigation department of the Miami law firm of Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody...
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Marika Formoso

Assistant General Counsel

mgformoso@miami.edu

(305) 284-2700
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Marika Formoso, Assistant General Counsel, joined the General Counsel's Office in 2019. Prior to joining the University, Ms. Formoso represented the University as outside legal counsel at the law firm of Formoso-Murias, P.4., in Miami, Florida, where she focused primarily on real estate, corporate, business law, transactional, and...
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Judd J. Goldberg

Associate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

jgoldberg@miami.edu

(305) 284-2700
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Judd Goldberg, Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, joined the General Counsel's Office in April 2007. Mr. Goldberg was formerly a litigation partner in the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP. He is a member of the Dade County Bar Association, the Florida Bar, and the National Association of...
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Javier Peral II

Assistant General Counsel

jxp1961@miami.edu

(305) 284-2700
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Javier Peral II, Assistant General Counsel, joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2020. Prior to joining the University, Mr. Peral was a Senior Associate in the litigation and international arbitration groups of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Miami. While there, he served as Chair of the Miami Associates’ Committee and Co-chair of the...
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Steven Edward Stark

Chief Risk & Patient Safety Officer and Senior Counsel

sstark@miami.edu

(305) 243-1407
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Steven Stark, Chief Risk & Patient Safety Officer, and Senior Counsel, joined the University of Miami General Counsel in March 2008. Prior to joining the office, Mr. Stark was, starting in 2004, the Executive Director of the University's Office of Patent Protection and Risk Prevention (Medical Risk Management). Prior to accepting a...
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Robert Webster Vale

Assistant General Counsel

rwv10@miami.edu

(305) 284-2700
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Robert W. Vale, Assistant General Counsel, joined the General Counsel's Office in 2018, having previously worked as a real estate partner at Shutts & Bowen, LLP in the firm's Miami office. During his 19 years at Shutts, he worked on a wide variety of transactions including acquisitions and dispositions, negotiation of commercial...
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Stephanie L. Varela

Assistant General Counsel

slvarela@miami.edu

(305) 284-2700
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Stephanie Varela, Assistant General Counsel, joined the General Counsel's Office in May, 2023. She began her legal career as a staff attorney at The Supreme Court of Florida. Ms. Varela then joined the appellate department of the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and, later, worked for the litigation department of the law firm of...
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