Laura P. Guzmán
Partner | Litigation
laura.guzman@pierferd.com
+1.352.280.4010 office
Tampa | Miami
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About
Laura is an accomplished litigator with extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts. As a member of the Cyber, Privacy & Technology practice group, she handles a broad range of data privacy disputes, securing dismissals on both legal and factual grounds and pursuing favorable resolutions outside the courtroom.
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Laura also represents clients in complex technology litigation and defends class actions, including claims brought under consumer protection statutes.
Practices
Appellate
Banking and Financial Services
Civil Pretrial and Trial Services
Commercial Litigation
Cyber, Privacy & Technology
Insurance
TCPA Defense
Admissions
Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
Florida International University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2014
Stetson University, B.A., cum laude, 2009
Recognition
Best Lawyers, 2023-2026, Listed in Florida for Financial Services Regulation Law as “One to Watch”
Languages
Spanish
Experience
Akerman, LLP
Representative Experience
Experience representing a wide array of financial services companies in state and federal litigation, class actions, and investigations conducted by regulatory agencies and state attorneys general. Experience regularly defending financial services providers against individual and class claims brought pursuant to RESPA, TILA, FCRA, FDCPA, and TCPA. Experience defending mortgage lenders, servicers, and other financial services providers against borrower complaints alleging violations of state statutes, wrongful foreclosures, and debt collection statutes.