Ross H. Manella
Ross H. Manella
Partner
He/Him
"How do I help clients? By drawing on my decades of legal, business, and negotiation experience to navigate complexities and deliver results."

Ross H. Manella
Partner
He/Him
"How do I help clients? By drawing on my decades of legal, business, and negotiation experience to navigate complexities and deliver results."
About Ross
Ross has more than 40 years of experience representing domestic and international clients in commercial and residential real estate and mortgage transactions. He represents clients in negotiation and forming corporate entities, limited partnerships, and LLCs.
In his extensive real estate practice, Ross represents developers and commercial investors in sales and acquisitions of land, shopping centers, multi-family apartment complexes, motels, and hotels. He advises lenders on transaction financing, secured transactions, workouts and foreclosures. Ross routinely represents foreign investors and property owners on cross-border transactions and tax planning, including succession planning for high-net-worth families.
In his corporate practice, Ross has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and the sale and acquisition of businesses. He provides ongoing, practical advice to corporate clients on all aspects of their business.
Areas of Focus
Industries:
Initiatives:
Experience
- Represented client in the sale of a 65,643-square-foot office building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, along with a $5 million vacant land sale. The building sold for $16.3 million.
- Represented the owners in the sale of a 1.75 acre development site located in Fort Lauderdale's Flagler Village for $14 million with purchase money financing.
- Represented seller in complex reorganization of beneficial ownership involving a non-US estate, limited partnership, and trust, plus a Florida LLC valued at $150 million. The transaction encompassed complex tax treaty issues.
- Represented buyer in $6 million acquisition of highly desirable vacant land located within a prime industrial-zoned location as part of a 1031 exchange.
- Represented a purchaser of a large night club with foreign subsidiaries involving complex financing issues and structuring of entities.
- Represented materials and logistics solutions company in the purchase of real estate, assets and equipment and intangible personal property. Related to the real estate and the business, the parties entered into restrictive covenants on certain real estate not acquired, and also entered into non-competition agreements. Seller provided financing of $10 million.
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law, 2023 – 2026
- South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer, Business & Commercial Transactions, 2021
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rating
Credentials
Education
- McGill University, LLB, 1976
- McGill University, BCL, 1975
- McGill University, BA, 1972
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Québec
Court Admissions
- Canadian Supreme Court
- Canadian Federal Court
- Québec Courts of General Jurisdiction
- US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Languages
- French
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- Co-Presenter, "Legal Navigation for Canadian Entrepreneurs in the US," Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, March 25, 2025
- Co-Presenter, "Relocating from Canada to Florida: Experts Provide Advice to Entrepreneurs, Businesspeople, Individuals and Families," Roundtable sponsored by Miami Gardens Chamber of Commerce, Canada Florida Chamber of Commerce and in collaboration with Provisors Chapter Ft. Lauderdale 3 & Provisors Chapter Miami 2, Webinar, September 25, 2024
- "Legal and Regulatory Framework Overview," 2011 Florida Real Estate Conference, Montreal, Québec, Canada, December 2011
Events
In The News
- Ross Manella Discusses Fort Lauderdale Office Upscale Move in Law360 Pulse, Apr 11, 2023
- Ross Manella and Sabrina Janeiro Discuss Global Investment Opportunities and Challenges Presented by South Florida's Luxury Real Estate Market, Nov 4, 2022
- Ross Manella Discusses Fort Lauderdale Office Move Into "A+ Building", Aug 17, 2022
- Ross Manella Profiled in Daily Business Review Article on His Real Estate Practice, Oct 6, 2016
Press Releases
- 102 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™, Aug 21, 2025
- 105 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 15, 2024
- Hinshaw Publishes Updated Real Estate Deal Book, Apr 24, 2024
- 101 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 17, 2023
- Hinshaw Announces Fort Lauderdale Office Move to The Main Las Olas in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Mar 27, 2023
Interests
Did you know...
Ross enjoys pickleball, and spending time with his wife, a local physician, and his two children and their families.
Community/Civic Activities
- Weston Division of the Jewish Federation, Former Chair
- Former Director Jewish Federation of South Broward; Past Chairperson of the Attorneys Division; Co-chairperson of the annual Judicial Reception
- Past President B’Nai Aviv Synagogue
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- Co-Presenter, "Legal Navigation for Canadian Entrepreneurs in the US," Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, March 25, 2025
- Co-Presenter, "Relocating from Canada to Florida: Experts Provide Advice to Entrepreneurs, Businesspeople, Individuals and Families," Roundtable sponsored by Miami Gardens Chamber of Commerce, Canada Florida Chamber of Commerce and in collaboration with Provisors Chapter Ft. Lauderdale 3 & Provisors Chapter Miami 2, Webinar, September 25, 2024
- "Legal and Regulatory Framework Overview," 2011 Florida Real Estate Conference, Montreal, Québec, Canada, December 2011
Events
In The News
- Ross Manella Discusses Fort Lauderdale Office Upscale Move in Law360 Pulse, Apr 11, 2023
- Ross Manella and Sabrina Janeiro Discuss Global Investment Opportunities and Challenges Presented by South Florida's Luxury Real Estate Market, Nov 4, 2022
- Ross Manella Discusses Fort Lauderdale Office Move Into "A+ Building", Aug 17, 2022
- Ross Manella Profiled in Daily Business Review Article on His Real Estate Practice, Oct 6, 2016
Press Releases
- 102 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™, Aug 21, 2025
- 105 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 15, 2024
- Hinshaw Publishes Updated Real Estate Deal Book, Apr 24, 2024
- 101 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 17, 2023
- Hinshaw Announces Fort Lauderdale Office Move to The Main Las Olas in Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Mar 27, 2023
Ross's Insights

Press Release
Aug 21, 2025
102 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™

Press Release
Aug 15, 2024
105 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch

Press Release
Aug 17, 2023
101 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch

In The News
Apr 11, 2023
Ross Manella Discusses Fort Lauderdale Office Upscale Move in Law360 Pulse

Press Release
Mar 27, 2023
Hinshaw Announces Fort Lauderdale Office Move to The Main Las Olas in Downtown Fort Lauderdale

In The News
Aug 17, 2022
Ross Manella Discusses Fort Lauderdale Office Move Into "A+ Building"

Press Release
Oct 1, 2020
Client Success: Development Site in Fort Lauderdale's Flagler Village Sold for $14 Million

In The News
Oct 6, 2016
Ross Manella Profiled in Daily Business Review Article on His Real Estate Practice