Juan Pablo Cappello Joins Greenberg Traurig LLP as a Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig LLP is proud to announce that Juan Pablo Cappello has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Global Practice Group.

MIAMI, FL (PRWEB) January 1, 2004 --Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Mr. Cappello was the executive vice president, corporate secretary and general counsel of Patagón, a financial institution with retail brokerage and banking operations in Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and the United States. While at Patagón, Mr. Cappello was responsible for all legal and compliance matters. He also structured acquisitions of financial institutions in six countries as well as the sale of 76% of Patagón to Banco Santander for $525 million.

Juan Pablos knowledge and experience in international matters will be valuable assets to our clients as we continue to expand our global practice," said Matt Gorson Vice President and Managing Regional Shareholder for Greenberg Traurig.

I look forward to working with Patricia Menendez Cambo, chair of Greenberg Traurigs Global Practice Group and former chief U.S. counsel for Telefónica-España, and the rest of the team to help Greenberg Traurig continue to establish itself as a premier international law firm and build on its reputation as a leading law firm," said Mr. Cappello.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Cappello was the general counsel and senior vice president of Sky Latin America, a $1 billion joint venture of News Corp, Televisa, Globo and Liberty Media. Mr. Cappello also established The Private Advising Group, a unique and successful international private equity and strategic consulting firm.

I am sure that Juan Pablos practical experience in Latin America will prove invaluable to our clients doing business throughout the region," said Patricia Menéndez Cambo.

Mr. Cappello had also worked for Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton in New York and Philippi, Yrarrazaval in Santiago, Chile. Mr. Cappello received his J.D. from New York University School of Law where he served as Articles Editor of the New York University Bar Review. He also received a B.A. with honors from Duke University.

Mr. Cappello is admitted to practice law in Florida and New York.
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