About Aaron Jay Horowitz, Esq.

Overview

Aaron Jay (“A.J.”) Horowitz is the Managing Shareholder of the Horowitz Law Firm, P.A., a boutique law firm that assists with general legal counseling for businesses, business transactions and business litigation matters.

Previously, Aaron was a Shareholder and Chair of the statewide Dispute Resolution Practice Group of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., a 250+ attorney law firm with over a dozen offices. Aaron practiced law in that firm’s Fort Lauderdale office for 12 years.

Aaron has been consistently selected to the Best Lawyers in America list and as a “Legal Elite” by Florida Trend. He has also received distinctions from the South Florida Business Journal, Florida Super Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, and the South Florida Legal Guide. Aaron has also received an inaugural award from an Executive Council of the Florida Bar for leadership and dedication. Recently, the Horowitz Law Firm, P.A. was selected as a “Tier 1” recipient of the “Best Law Firms” designation by U.S. News and World Report.

Aaron is the President of the Broward County Bar Association.

Practice Areas

Business Transactions, Outside General Counsel and Business Litigation. Aaron serves as outside general counsel to businesses across the country, from small family owned businesses to publicly traded companies. For these businesses, Aaron advises these businesses on negotiations and transactions to ensure their interests are protected. For example, Aaron assists businesses with matters relating to entity creation, corporate structure, corporate governance, shareholder/member rights, mergers and acquisitions, contract review, business succession planning, employment law counseling, intellectual property protection and real estate issues. Aaron also brings and defends complex business disputes in court and arbitrations, often with millions of dollars at issue. These litigation matters involve breach of contract, corporate governance, real estate, employment, securities, intellectual property and estate and trust issues. In addition to litigating at the trial court level, Aaron has represented businesses in appellate proceedings before state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Aaron previously served as Chair of the Business Law Section and Chair of the Bench & Bar Committee of the Broward County Bar Association. 

Aaron’s Clients. Aaron’s clients have ranged from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups across diverse industries, and include national and local banks, real estate funds, private equity firms, land developers, pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, aerospace and defense contractors, automobile manufacturers and dealers, construction and engineering firms, accounting and law firms, wealth management firms, universities, luxury goods manufacturers, software developers, cloud computing service providers, internet marketers, advertising agencies, agricultural and food producers, physician groups, gaming and entertainment companies, hotels, beach resorts and consumer product manufacturers.

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Aaron is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator and a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. He serves as a member of the prestigious National Roster of Commercial Arbitrators with the American Arbitration Association. Aaron has also served on the Executive Council that oversees the Florida Bar’s 1,100-member Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, where Aaron Chaired the Business, Employment and Real Estate Disputes Committee.

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
• University of Florida, B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 2004

Associations & Memberships

• Broward County Bar Association
  • President
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Business Law Section (Past Chair)
  • Member of the Bench & Bar Committee (Past Chair)
• The Florida Bar
  • Member of the Business Law Section
  • Member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (Past Member of the Executive Council)
  • Past Chair of the Business, Employment and Real Estate Disputes Committee of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• B’nai B’rith Justice Unit
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Past Vice President of Membership
• Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ghost Light Society
  • Past member of the Steering Committee and Chair of the Support Committee
• Jewish Family Services of Broward County
  • Past member of the Leadership Board
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County
  • Past member of the Six Degrees Executive Council
• American Bar Association
  • Member

Bar & Court Admissions

• Florida Bar
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• United States District Court
  • Southern District of Florida
  • Middle District of Florida

 Publications & Presentations

• Speaker, “The Mechanics of Virtual and Hybrid Arbitration Proceedings, Protocols, and the Greener Arbitration Pledge,” Second Virtual Arbitration Institute, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Florida Bar, 2024
• Speaker, “Staying Agile, Inclusive and Secure in an AAA Video-conference Arbitration,” American Arbitration Association, 2021
• Speaker, “Commercial Arbitration: Fifteen Powerful Advocacy Tips,” Arbitration Advocacy Institute, 2020
• Speaker, “The Art of Drafting a Sensible Arbitration Clause,” Bench and Bar Convention, Broward County Bar Association, 2019
• Speaker, “Arbitration, Binding and Non-binding v. Mediation: What, When and How,” Bench and Bar Convention, Broward County Bar Association, 2019
• Co-Author, “Trademark Disputes: Initial Impressions May Matter,” Broward County Bar Association Barrister, March, 2018
• Moderator, “A View From the Bench: Professionalism and the Transition to the Civil Side,” Broward County Bar Association, 2018
• Speaker, “Traps for the Unwary: a Litigator’s Perspective on Business Formation, Succession and Dissolution,” Estate Planning Council of Broward County, 2017
• Panel Member, “The Art of Arbitration,” Bench & Bar Convention, Broward County Bar Association, 2017
• Moderator, “Mediation: Breaking the Impasse,” Bench & Bar Convention, Broward County Bar Association, 2017
• Moderator, “Mediator Ethical Pitfalls Seminar,” Broward County Bar Association, 2016
• Panel Member, Florida Bar’s Practicing with Professionalism Seminar, 2013
• “United States Jurisdictional Monopolization of International Cybersquatting Disputes: A Review of Current Inequities and Future Consequences,” The Journal of Technology Law & Policy, December, 2006

Civic & Community Service

• As a certified rescue diver and certified Handicapped Scuba Association buddy diver, Aaron teaches individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities to scuba dive
• Aaron volunteers and advocates for Arc Broward, which provides services to children and adults with developmental disabilities
• Aaron is an active member of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Broward County, and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service of Broward County.

Licenses and Certifications

• Extra Class Operator License, Federal Communications Commission
• General Class Operator License, Federal Communications Commission
• Technician Class Operator License, Federal Communications Commission
• GMRS Operator License, Federal Communications Commission
• Community Emergency Response Team Certificate, University of Utah Health
• National Incident Management System ICS-100, ICS-200 and ICS-700 Certifications, Federal Emergency Management Administration
• Buddy Disability Diver Certification, Handicapped Scuba Association
• Rescue Diver Certification, Professional Association of Diving Instructors
• Advanced Open Water Certification, Professional Association of Diving Instructors
• Open Water Certification, Professional Association of Diving Instructors