Overview
Luis J. Perez focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters, including international transactions, for clients operating throughout the United States and Latin America. Luis works with private and publicly held companies on all aspects of their business, from formation and governance issues to equity and debt offerings to acquisitions and dispositions.
Luis has substantial experience working with energy companies, including utilities and renewable energy developers, throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America. His client list includes a leading sustainable energy company in the United States and global leaders in clean energy. Luis also represents the interests of financial institutions and construction companies structuring public-private partnerships in the United States and Latin America.
Regardless of their industry or location, clients value Luis’s ability to combine deep legal knowledge with an understanding of how companies operate and the role outside counsel can play in business success.
Luis is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank and publisher. He is also a senior editor for the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Social Impact Review.
Recognitions
· Latin Lawyer 250, Corporate and M&A, Highly Recommended, 2023
· Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, Harvard University, 2021
· Acritas Stars, Listed among independently rated lawyers, 2020
· Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A and Private Equity (Florida), 2020
Credentials
Education
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, JD, 1983
Rollins College, BA, 1978
Admissions
Florida
Languages
English
Spanish
