Robert J. Becerra

Robert J. Becerra is a Florida Bar Board Certified expert in International Law. He concentrates his practice in the areas of civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, grand jury investigations, cargo loss, federal agency investigations, disputes between exporters and importers, trade based money laundering, export enforcement, FDA detentions and investigations, Customs seizures and civil forfeitures, and other proceedings related to international trade. He has been counsel of record in a number of reported decisions, and he has tried a large number of cases, mostly jury trials in both civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts. Mr. Becerra has consistently received the highest “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for legal skills and professional ethics and is rated “10.0” in the lawyer rating website https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/r01/___www.avvo.com___.YzJ1OndlYm1kOmM6Zzo1YTg2MTk5ZDAwZTA4NjNiMTlkYTkyN2ZjM2E1YzM5MDo3OjE1YWU6NDhlYzJjNjAyZTU0MzE0ODA1M2ZhNWI5MjlhZWY5YTQ4Njc1Y2FkZjdjMjI0NGYxNGQ5ZTgyM2UxYzYxNjcxMzp0OlQ6Rg. He is listed as a Super Lawyers in the 2025 edition under “International”, and he is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America, 2026 edition under “Criminal Defense: White Collar”. He is also featured in Chambers and Partners Florida spotlight for 2026 in "International Trade Law." Mr. Becerra is a member of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association; the International Law Section of the Florida Bar, and the American Bar Association, where he is a member of the Criminal Justice and International Law Sections. Mr. Becerra has been quoted and published in a variety of publications both web based and in print, on issues involving international trade such as cargo issues, criminal enforcement in the food and drug industry, and has presented at seminars before both attorney and industry trade groups. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Robert J. Becerra included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors “AV Preeminent” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Super Lawyer in "International" Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide The Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense-White Collar “10.0” in the lawyer rating website, www.avvo.com Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite Chambers and Partners Spotlight Florida, "International Trade Law" Other Sources of Feedback About Robert J. Becerra Included on the 2026Florida Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list

• Devine Goodman Rasco Watts-FitzGerald & Wells, P.A., Of Counsel, June, 2012 - April, 2014
• Fuerst Ittleman, Attorney, September, 2009 - June, 2012
• Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., Member, October, 2004 - September, 2009
• Raskin & Raskin, PA, Partner, 1997 - 2004
• Languages
• English
• Spanish

• Moderated panel on “Counterfeits or Gray Market?: Latest trends in trademark and intellectual property protection, enforcement and compliance for imported and exported trademarked goods” at the iLaw 2023, the ILS Global Forum on International Law, 2023
• Panel presenter on use of AI in the practice of law, FIU College of Law, 2024
• Moderated panel on “International Money Laundering through the Precious Metals Markets” at the iLaw 2022, the ILS Global Forum on International Law, 2022
• Webinar on the legal issues presented when importing Gray Market products, Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association, 2020
• Presented seminar on trade based money laundering in international trade, Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association, 2020
• Moderator, Compliance in Mergers and Acquisitions, iLaw2020: The ILS Global Forum on International Law, Law, 2020
• Moderator, PPE Transactions in a Pandemic: Achieving Compliance and Identifying Fraud”, Zoom Webinar, Florida Bar International Law Section, 2021

• Florida, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2023
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2023
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2019
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2023
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2024
• Specialties and Certifications
• International Law, Florida Bar, 2014

• Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association (Presenter)
• Miami-Dade County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association, Criminal Justice and International Law Sections (Member)
• Florida Bar International Law Section (Past-Chair)
• Florida Bar’s International Law Certification Committee (Chair)
• Florida Bar Council of Section, Past-Chair