Luis Velez

Career

Luis represents clients from a multitude of industries, including hospitality, energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, and infrastructure. His recent representations include: Acciona, COPASA, and Hitachi Rail with their bid for the California high-speed rail; TotalEnergies' Strategic Alliance & Investment Agreement with Sunix Petroleum and Tropigas in the Dominican Republic; Hard Rock's $1 billion acquisition of The Mirage Las Vegas Hotel and Casino; Hard Rock's acquisition of the Jack Cincinnati Casino; and VSE's acquisitions of Global Parts Group and HAECO Special Services. Additionally, he has represented clients such as PGT with the acquisition of Eco Windows, OPDE Energy 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 cellphone tower portfolio in El Salvador and Paraguay. Luis participated in a secondment at Sempra, where he assisted the in-house legal team with the potential acquisition of a majority stake in a gas pipeline in Peru. Prior to joining Jones Day, Luis served as associate corporate counsel at HEICO Corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange.