Cuban-Americans Gear Up for Business as Embargo Thaws

The phones started ringing at the Miami offices of law firm GrayRobinson even before President Barack Obama ended his speech Wednesday outlining measures to establish diplomatic ties and ease economic barriers with Cuba.

“The business community here is starving for opportunities to be explored down in Cuba,” said Milton Vescovacci, a Miami-based partner at the firm and head of its Cuba business unit. “You can hear in my voice the kind of energy that I have about this subject. That’s the same energy we’re seeing from clients.”