Luis Velez advises public and private companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations in the United States and Latin America. Luis is recognized by Chambers and Best Lawyers, and clients praise him for being "client-oriented and show[ing] interest in the person behind the business."
He represents clients in the aviation, hospitality, energy, telecommunications, and infrastructure industries. His recent representations include VSE Corporation with: the acquisition of the Kellstrom Aerospace Group, the divestiture of its Federal and Defense operating assets, the acquisitions of Global Parts Group and HAECO Special Services, and the acquisition of assets from Honeywell; AGUNSA with the acquisition of infrastructure assets in Florida; TotalEnergies' Strategic Alliance & Investment Agreement with Sunix Petroleum and Tropigas in the Dominican Republic; and Hard Rock's $1 billion acquisition of The Mirage Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and acquisition of the JACK Cincinnati Casino.
He also has represented clients such as PGT with the acquisition of Eco Windows, Odpenergy and Jinko Power with the divestiture of renewable energy assets in Mexico, Hyatt with transactions in Central America and Brazil, Alantra and Magnum Private Equity with their investment in ROQ US, CIRCOR International with the sale of Pibiviesse S.p.A. in Italy, and Millicom with the sale of its cell phone tower portfolio in El Salvador and Paraguay.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Luis was an associate corporate counsel at HEICO Corporation, an aerospace, industrial, defense, and electronics company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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- August 17, 2021
Chambers USA Guide 2021 Ranked in: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - August 24, 2020
The Best Lawyers in America™ 2021 Best Lawyers Ones' to Watch - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
"Luis is an invaluable partner who takes everything with the right level of intensity."Chambers USA
- Georgetown University (J.D. 2011); Duke University (B.A. 2008)
- Florida
Chambers USA: "Up and Coming for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity — Florida" (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024)
Best Lawyers: "Ones to Watch" for M&A (2021)
LatinFinance: member of the team that advised NII Holdings in its sale of Nextel Argentina that was recognized as the "2015 Domestic M&A Deal of the Year"
- Spanish and Portuguese