Biography

Joan Martínez Evora is a lecturer in business law at the University of Miami Business School. He has taught at the undergraduate, graduate, executive MBA and law graduate levels. Prior to joining the School, Martínez Evora was a visiting assistant professor of law at the University of Miami School of Law, where he taught law of obligations (torts and contracts) and International Family Law. He had previously been a member of the faculty at University of Havana School of Law, where he taught civil procedure.

Martínez Evora received formal education in both common law and civil law legal systems. He holds a Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law and a Juris Doctor equivalent degree, with honors, from the University of Havana School of Law. In addition, he has practiced as a litigator and in the areas of business law and real estate. His research interests are in the areas of international and comparative contract and company laws, specifically those affecting US businesses. He recently appeared in live interview in CNN Dinero discussing a case currently under consideration by the United States Supreme Court.

Research Interests

Contract law; international business law; intersections of law and business; consumer finance; and business ethics

Featured Publications

• The Right to Withdraw in Consumer Contracts: A Comparative Analysis of American and European Law (Forthcoming)

  International Working Research Group, Conceptual Maps as an Active Teaching Methodology in the European Higher Education Area. University of Valencia, Spain (2016). "Incorporando una Visión Global en Cursos Tradicionales de Administración de Empresas. La Experiencia del Curso Introducción al Derecho de los Negocios en Español." Research in Ciències Jurídiques.
  Available at: http://roderic.uv.es/handle/10550/55175

  Martinez Evora, Joan (2015), "La Compraventa de Mercaderías en los Estados Unidos: Referencia a las Reglas de la Oferta y la Aceptación." Revista Actualidad Jurídica Iberoamericana, núm. 3, agosto 2015, pp. 231-260.
  Available at: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=5172996&info=resumen 

Teaching and Professional Experience

• Lecturer, Business Law, University of Miami Business School, 2012 - Present
• Attorney in private practice, US business and real estate law
• Lecturer, American Business Law, University of Valencia School of Law
• Lecturer, American Business Law, University of Alicante School of Business Administration
• Adjunct Lecturer, Business Law, University of Miami School of Business Administration, Spring 2012
• Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Miami School of Law, 2011 - 2012
• Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Miami School of Business Administration, 2010 - 2011
• Attorney, Havana, Cuba, 2004 - 2005
• Professor, Law, University of Havana, 2004 - 2005

Specialties

• Contract law
• Legal implications of international business transactions
• Business ethics

Degrees

• J.D., magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2011
• Licenciado en Derecho, with honors, University of Havana, 2004