Miami
Elena “Eli” Otero has a dual practice advising both real estate developers and investors and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices in a broad range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, land development, construction, leases, venture capital-backed projects and joint ventures, across all asset classes. She also advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices on their real estate investments and portfolios, including direct and indirect investing and development, with an emphasis on luxury residential and high-end commercial properties.
Elena works closely with her clients to evaluate opportunities and navigate the ever-changing, dynamic real estate market. She helps clients integrate their real estate investments and assets into their overall tax, wealth-management and succession-planning strategies, whether such transactions are connected to family-owned or privately held businesses, are designed to achieve personal, multi-generational objectives or both. Elena understands the unique sensitivities that arise in conjunction with such deals, and when appropriate, draws on her experience in structuring purchases and implementing post-closing asset management strategies that can help protect a client’s identity.
- Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2025-2026
- Legal Services of Greater Miami, Equal Justice Pro Bono Law Firm Partner Award, 2025
- Legal Services Corporation, Pro Bono Service Award, 2025
- The Education Fund, Public School Alumni Achievement Award, 2025
- Connect CRE, Lawyer in Real Estate Awards, Florida & Gulf Coast, 2023
- Daily Business Review, Florida Legal Awards, On the Rise, 2021
- Consumer Discretionary, Deal of the Year, 18th Annual M&A Advisor Award
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up and Comer, 2019 and 2021
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Florida, 2016-2018
- Champions for Justice Award, 2022
- The Florida Bar, Eleventh Circuit Grievance Committee I Chair, 2022-2024; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- United Way of Miami-Dade, Member, Board of Directors, 2023-Present
- United Way of Miami, Women Executive Committee
- United Way of Miami Tocqueville Society
- Leadership Florida Connect Class VIII
- Leadership Florida Regional Council, 2018-2020
- Leadership Miami, 2016-2017
- CREW, Miami Chapter; Fall Connections, Co-chair, 2017; Legal Counsel, Board of Directors, 2018
- Children’s Home Society of Florida’s Southeastern Division (Miami-Dade County), Board of Directors Vice Chair, 2019-2020; Co-chair, 2020; Chair, 2020-2022
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami Women’s Leadership Council
- University of Miami School of Law, JD, cum laude
- University of Miami, BA
- Florida
- English
- Spanish
