Board

Andy Fernandez | Honorary Directors

Shareholder, Corporate Department

Gunster, Yoakley, Attorneys At Law

Andres A. Fernandez is a shareholder and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department as well as the firm’s Banking and Financial Services Group. Mr. Fernandez has been practicing law in Florida since 1999, focusing on product liability litigation and criminal defense prior to joining the firm in 2005.  Since joining the firm, Mr. Fernandez has focused his practice on counseling foreign and domestic banking clients in licensing, regulatory and transactional  matters.

 

Practice Areas
  • Banking and Commercial Law
  • Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control Compliance Related Matters
  • International Law
Education
  • St. Thomas University, J.D., 1999
  • Florida State University, B.S., 1996
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • The Florida Bar, admitted in 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • Dade County Bar Association
  • Cuban American Bar Association
  • Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA)
  • South Florida Banking Institute
Honors
  • St. Thomas University School of Law Moot Court
  • St. Thomas University School of Law Academic Achievement Award, Agency & Partnership
  • St. Thomas University School of Law Dean’s List, Spring 1999
Civic and Community Service
  • General counsel, the Mike Lowell Foundation
  • The Captain Kevin Llorente Memorial Trust
  • Honorary Director, Latin Builders Association
 
Seminars and Presentations
  • “To File or Not to File: The SARs Dilemma,” Regulatory Compliance Conference sponsored by the Financial Institutions Risk Management Association (FIRMA), Naples, Florida, September 2005.
  • “Due Diligence for the Opening and Administration of Correspondent Accounts,” United States-Latin America Private Sector Dialogues, Bogotá, Colombia, April 2007.
  • “Continuing Compliance Headaches,” The South Florida Compliance Association Regulatory Compliance Conference, Miami, Florida, June 2007.
  • “BSA/AML Requirements of Senior Management and Board How to Limit Personal Risk,” Florida Bankers Association Convention, Palm Beach, Florida, June 2007.
  • “The Future of International Private Banking After American Express Bank International,” The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and The South Florida Banking Institute BSA/AML Emerging Issues Conference, Miami, Florida, November 2007.
Languages
Spanish