Arturo was born in Havana, Cuba. He is admitted to the New York (1969) and Florida (1973) bars. He graduated from Duke University with a B.A. degree in 1965 and obtained his J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1968. He was the recipient of the NYU-Ford Foundation Civil Law Program Scholarship to the University of Madrid School of Law, which he attended from 1968 to1969 and trained at Bufete Vega Penichet, Madrid, Spain, where he obtained practical experience in Spanish and comparative law.

Arturo commenced his U.S. legal career with the New York-based firm of Shearman & Sterling, where he was a member of the Corporate Department. In 1976, he founded a small international law boutique in New York, which merged into Gadsby & Hannah in 1982, concentrated in advising financial institutions doing business in Latin America and legal aspects of foreign investment in the US. After moving to Miami in 1986, he joined the international law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey as a partner, where he helped expand the firm's Latin American practice until leaving in 1993 to become a founding member of this firm.

Arturo has developed extensive experience in the representation of both US-based and Latin American clients in their international business and investment transactions. In terms of disciplines this practice concentrates in international tax and estate planning of high net worth investors, international financial transactions, corporate acquisitions and international license agreements, including - with the growth of the Latin entertainment industry in Miami - an increasing involvement in the legal representation of Latin American TV stations, independent TV producers, authors and others involved in the Spanish-language television industry.

Arturo has been a frequent speaker at international seminars on topics including tax planning, international contracts, exchange of information treaties and asset protection structures. In addition to the Bars of New York and Florida, he is a member of the Bar of the U.S. Court of International Trade. He has served as a director of the Colombian and Spanish Chambers of Commerce and the Florida International Banking Advisory Council to the Florida State Banking Department. He is a member of the American Bar Association: [Committee of U.S. Activities of Foreigners (Tax Section) and International Law Section]; the Florida Bar: [International and Tax Sections (Foreign Tax Committee)]; the Cuban American Bar Association; the Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami; and the London-based Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (Miami Chapter). Arturo is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and French. In 1999, he became one of the first Florida attorneys to be certified by the Florida Bar as a Specialist in International Law. Arturo has earned Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for his professional skills and his ethics: "AV."