Marcell Felipe

Marcell Felipe (b. 1972) is a Cuban American lawyer and advocate for democracy in Cuba.
From 1999-2001, he served as the youngest member of the board at the Cuban American National Foundation. In 1999, he managed to have the government of Panama disinvite Fidel Castro to its inauguration, in favor of an invitation of the delegation from the Cuban American National Foundation. In 2001, Felipe and other CANF leaders, including some of its founders, left CANF to form the Cuban Liberty Council, an organization which he later served as Executive Director. Felipe is also a strong advocate of the work of the US-Cuba Democracy PAC, and has supported the work of the Lawton Foundation. In college, Felipe founded and led Generation 90, a Cuban students organization that was, at the time, the largest group of Cuban students. He is a commentator and analyst on Cuban politics and US Cuba policy, in Miami and international media.
In addition to his work on Cuba, Felipe has served as a fundraiser and/or board member of a number of non-profit organizations, including organizations dedicated to treating autism, providing affordable housing, providing medical services to impoverished communities overseas, and the Boy Scouts of America.
Professionally, Felipe is an attorney. His firm practices in the areas of corporate law and tax, with special focus on media companies, and a wide range of highly influential clients and correspondents throughout Latin America. He has authored numerous magazine articles on international tax and one book published by The Sunday Times for UK investors buying property in the United States. Felipe has also taught seminars at Florida International University’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center in the School of Business. The seminar covers corporate and tax legal matters for the business students interested in creating and managing their own companies after graduation.

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