<p>  <br>  Luis A. Perez's practice has been dedicated to business and commercial litigation, general corporate work, international transactions, international litigation and international dispute resolution. Luis has participated in various privatization projects in Latin America, and he has provided counsel to U.S. companies establishing operations abroad. He has also helped establish joint ventures between U.S. and Latin American entities, and he has participated in litigation and other types of dispute resolutions involving U.S. and Latin American entities. The focus of his international practice is in the Latin American region, and he has participated in many international arbitrations involving parties in different foreign countries and the substantive laws of various jurisdictions. Furthermore, he has studied the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and has lectured and provided advise to clients on how to comply with its provisions.
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In regards to product liability cases, Luis has been responsible for coordinating and directing the defense of hundreds of such cases filed against U.S. and international clients in multiple jurisdictions in Latin America and has represented clients in complex multimillion dollar international disputes in the Latin American region. He is well known in the legal circles of Latin America and is sought by counsel in the region to provide legal assistance in complex litigation.
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Luis is fluent in English and Spanish as well as conversational Portuguese and French. He has participated as a speaker in several seminars and conferences in the United States and in other countries, and he is a frequent speaker at the Tulane University School of Law, Loyola University College of Law, University of Miami Law School, and Florida International University School of Law. He has also been a speaker in foreign law schools and business institutes such as the Instituto Gertulio Vargas in Brazil, the Law School of the Andes in Chile, the Mexican Bar Association, the Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce, and the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce.