Admissions

  • Florida
  • New York

Prior Experience

Harout previously served as a law clerk in the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section) and in the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, Economic and Environmental Crimes Section.

Recognitions

  • Harout is a Board Certified Specialist in International Law. Less than 7 percent of eligible Florida Bar members are board certified, with fewer than 100 certified in International Law. Certification is The Florida Bar's highest level of evaluation of professional competency and experience.
  • Harout was recognized as an ''Up and Comer'' for International Law in the 2016 edition of Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, which recognizes attorneys under 40 years old who are ''respected by their peers for excellence in law'' and ''represent the future of the legal profession in Florida.''
  • Harout was named a recipient of the 2015 MavPac Future 40 Award, which recognizes professionals from diverse backgrounds – including politics, business, law and entrepreneurship – deemed by their peers to be current and future leaders.
  • Harout was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to serve on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission for a term beginning in 2014 and ending in 2018.
  • Harout has been selected for inclusion in the 2012-2017 editions of Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars, published by Thomson Reuters, a distinction honoring the top up-and-coming lawyers, defined as 40 years of age and younger or in the practice of law for less than 10 years.

Education

  • J.D., University of Miami School of Law
    magna cum laude
  • M.B.A., Finance, University of Miami
  • B.A., Economics, University of Miami
    cum laude

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
    • Section of Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Co-Chair, 2015 - Present
    • Section of Litigation, Technology for the Litigator Committee, Co-Chair, 2010 - 2015
    • Member, Young Lawyer Leadership Program, 2011 - 2013
    • Membership and Programs Co-Chair, International Litigation Committee, 2010 - 2014
    • Section of International Law
  • University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association
    • VP, Alumni Engagement and Communications, 2017-2018
    • VP, Chair of Student Affairs, 2016 - 2017
    • Chair, Young Alumni Committee (YAC), 2015 - 2016
  • Federalist Society, Miami Lawyers Chapter, Board Member
    • International & National Security Law Practice Group, Executive Committee Member
    • Miami Lawyer's Chapter, Board Member
  • LCIA Young International Arbitration Group, North American Regional Representative
  • Young ICCA, Newsletter Committee
  • Club Español del Arbitraje, Florida Chapter, Secretary and Board Member, 2011 - 2012
  • Future of Arbitration Miami, Board Member
  • American Society of International Law
  • Miami International Arbitration Society
  • ICDR Young and International
  • ICC Young Arbitrators Forum
  • Young Professionals in Foreign Policy