Eric Gros-Dubois is the founder of EPGD Business Law, head of the firm’s corporate and tax practice, and manages the firm’s Washington D.C. office. With a JD and MBA, and a specialization in finance, Eric is able to step back and view the legal world through a commercial lens while also acting as a trusted business advisor for his clients.
Before founding EPGD, Mr. Gros-Dubois’s areas of concentration included business transactions, tax controversies, and estate & trust planning. While at a prominent firm located in Washington, DC, his path led him to Miami, FL where he handled commercial transactions and business litigation. While attending law school, he spent a summer with a non-profit organization, interned with a private equity group, and devoted a semester to the Federal Tax clinic representing taxpayers before the U.S. Tax Courts, laying the foundation for the future of EPGD Business Law.
When asked to identify his thoughts on practicing law, Eric answers without hesitation: “People aren’t hiring us to solve legal problems, they’re hiring us to solve personal problems.” With his hands-on approach, Eric builds strong client-attorney relationships and finds himself intimately involved in each of his cases even after they’ve been resolved. Despite his heavy work schedule, Eric still finds the time to be an outstanding member of the community as a Executive Committee and Board Member of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, former President of the Rotary Club of Brickell, current President of BNI Coral Gables, past president of his home owner’s association, and supporter of many fundraisers devoted to the community. Eric also regularly teaches other lawyers for their continuing legal education, presents to The American Immigration Lawyers Association, and more.
Schools:
Washington College of Law. Juris Doctor (JD) Kogod School of Business. Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Southern Methodist University. Bachelor of Arts (BA). Sigma Chi Fraternity Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Bar Admissions:
State of New York State of Maryland District of Columbia State of Florida Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida Federal District Court for Maryland U.S. Tax Court
Lectures & Presentations:
Key Note Speaker: PT Now Annual Physical Therapist Conference, Cancun, Mexico. “Legal Points Every Franchisee Should Know.” June, 2019 Featured Speaker: Guayaquil, Ecuador. “Business Law in the U.S.” May, 2019 Featured Speaker: Bogota, Colombia. “Doing Business in Miami.” May, 2019 CLE Lecture: “New and Emerging Topics in Employment Law.” May, 2019 CLE Lecture: “New DOL Guidance on Tip Credit.” May, 2019 CLE Lecture: “Corporations v. Partnerships Top Tax Pitfalls to Avoid.” March, 2019 CLE Lecture: “LLC, C-Corp, S-Corp, New Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.” March, 2019 Featured Speaker: Medellin, Colombia. “Migracion, negocios y inversiones en Los Estados Unidos.” February, 2019 CLE Lecture: “Corporate Tax Planning and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.” December, 2018 Featured Speaker: Polanco, Mexico, D.F. “Migracion, negocios e impuestos en Estados Unidos.” October, 2018 CLE Lecture: “IRS Form 1099: New Requirements.” September, 2018 CLE Lecture: “Issues with Employment Status: Salary vs hourly, independent contractors vs employee, Non-competes and legal discrimination.” August, 2018 CLE Lecture: “Piercing the Corporate Veil and Reverse Piercing Fundamentals (2018 Edition).” August, 2018 Featured Speaker in Panama City, Panama. “Migracion, negocios e impuestos en Estados Unidos.” July, 2018 CLE Lecture: “Law Firm Management: Different Types of Engagement Letters, Referral Fees, and Trust Accounting.” July, 2018 CLE Lecture: “The Intersection of Employment Law and Business Immigration.” July, 2018 CLE Lecture: “The New Tax Rules for Mergers and Acquisitions.” June, 2018 CLE Lecture: “Employment Law 101: Independent Contractors versus Employees; Hourly versus Salary; Restrictive Covenants and Discrimination.” June, 2018 CLE Lecture: “Piercing and Reverse Piercing the Corporate Veil 2018 Update.” May, 2018 Featured Speaker in Bogota, Colombia. “Migracion, negocios e impuestos en Estados Unidos.” April, 2018 CLE Lecture: “Law Firm Management – Engagement Letter Variations, Referral Fees, Trust Accounting, and Law Firm Financial Management”. CLE Lecture: “Fundamentals of Form 1099: New Requirements!” CLE Lecture: “Accounting 101 for Attorneys (2018 Edition).” CLE Lecture: “Corporate Tax Planning and the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017” CLE Lecture: “Piercing the Corporate Veil and Reverse Piercing Fundamentals.” CLE Lecture: “Law Office Accounting: Managing Trust Accounts, Retainers, Billable Hours & More.” CLE Lecture: “Major Mistakes to Eliminate in Forming & Operating LLCs.” CLE Lecture: “Accounting 102 for Lawyers.” CLE Lecture: “EB-5 and Beyond: Counseling the Foreign Entrepreneur on Immigration, Business, Tax, & Legal Considerations.” CLE Lecture: “Starting and Running a Small Law Firm.” Featured Speaker at Universidad de La Sabana in Chia, Colombia and Club de Bridge in Bogota, Colombia. “Migracion, negocios e impuestos en Estados Unidos.” May, 2016 Panelist at 2016 American Immigration Lawyer Association’s Las Vegas Symposium on Law Firm Management. June, 2016 Featured Speaker at Jornadas Asia Pacifico Conference in Santiago, Chile. July, 2016 Featured Presenter at Microsoft Startup Institute, “5 Things Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know.” September, 2016 Featured Speaker at III Regenerative Medicine Symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “Tax Concerns and Foreign Nationals.” October, 2016 Featured Speaker at SCORE at Venture Café Miami. “5 Legal Issues for Every Startup.” January, 2017 Featured Speaker at Ibague, Colombia, Business and Immigration Law Conference. “Coming to, and Doing Business in the United States.” July, 2017 Featured Speaker at Impact Seminar for Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. “The Entrepreneur Life Cycle.” July, 2017 Featured Speaker at American Immigration Lawyer Association’s Miami Roundtable: “Financial Bootcamp for Law Firm Owners and Immigration Attorneys.” August, 2017 Featured Speaker at OWIT, Organization of Women in International Trade: “Doing Business in the United States.” August, 2017