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2023 Up and Comer Honoree: Alejandro J. Arias

Meet Alejandro J. Arias, Real Estate Attorney and Partner at Holland & Knight

Alejandro J. Arias is a real estate attorney and partner in Holland & Knight’s Miami office, where he focuses his practice on land use and zoning matters. He has represented some of the most influential and trailblazing developers and design professionals in the real estate industry, which has afforded him the opportunity to be at the forefront of some of the most transformative projects in South Florida. Arias is also involved in a number of professional and community organizations, including the Urban Land Institute (ULI), where he is an alumnus of the ULI Leadership Program for the Southeast Florida/Caribbean Chapter, the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Young Ambassadors Program, and serves on the Board of Trustees for Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida. Arias was honored by the Florida International University Alumni Association with the “5 Under 35” award, highlighting impactful young alumni who exemplify the values of the university in their professional and personal lives, and has also been acknowledged as a ‘Florida Rising Star’ by Super Lawyers magazine, and has been recognized for his work, earning a ‘Best Lawyers in America – Real Estate Law’ distinction in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.