Oliver A. Ruiz is a Partner with Malloy & Malloy, P.L., Florida’s oldest intellectual property boutique firm (www.malloylaw.com). He oversees the firm’s litigation department, representing clients as lead or local counsel in federal courts in all types of intellectual property matters. He also handles trademark applications for clients, and represents clients in U.S. Patent & Trademark Office proceedings. Oliver is Board Certified by The Florida Bar for Intellectual Property Law, and has been rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell since 2010.
Oliver currently serves as Vice Chair of the FBA’s Sections & Divisions Council. He served as Circuit Vice President for the Eleventh Circuit from 2019-2025, including as the Chair of the Circuit Vice Presidents (2023-24), during which time he served on the FBA’s national Board of Directors in an ex officio capacity. Oliver is also a Life Fellow of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. He is a Past President of the Federal Bar Association’s South Florida Chapter, and a Past Chair of the FBA’s Intellectual Property Law Section. He has served for many years as a State Coordinator for Florida for the FBA’s Capitol Hill Day, and has served on numerous national committees of the FBA.
Oliver earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, and a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law, where he was as a board member for the Moot Court Board, and President of the Student Bar Association. He is a Miami native, and is fluent in Spanish.
FBA Positions
Vice Chair, Sections & Divisions Council (2025-present)
Chair, Circuit Vice Presidents (2023-24)
Circuit Vice President, Eleventh Circuit (2019-2025)
Life Fellow, Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
Past Member, Government Relations Committee
State Coordinator (Florida) for the FBA’s Capitol Hill Day
Intellectual Property Law Section
• Executive Board, Past Chair of the Section
• Past Chair, Trademark Law Committee
Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter
• President, 2015-2016
• Board Member, 2011-Present
• Government Relations Liaison (Current)
• Chair, 2021 Annual Meeting and Convention Committee
Bar Admissions
Florida (2001) and North Carolina (2007)
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Certifications and Recognitions
Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law, Florida Bar
AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyers®, 2016-2026; Rising Stars, 2009-2013
Best Lawyers in America®, 2023-26
Education
J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, 2001
• Moot Court Board Member
• President, Student Bar Association
• President, Hispanic Law Students Association
B.A., Florida State University, 1995