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Rosana M. Gutierrez, Esq.

rgutierrez@rascoklock.com
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PRACTICE AREAS

  • Business and Corporate Law
  • Banking Law
  • Renewable Energy

EDUCATION

  • M.B.A. IESE Business School, University of Navarra in Barcelona, Spain
  • Law degree, Columbia University School of Law
  • B.A. University of Florida
  • Florida Bright Futures Scholar recipient,
  • University of Florida

BAR ADMISSION

  • Florida
  • District of Columbia
  • New York

MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Bar Association
  • The Florida Bar
  • Columbia Alumni Association
  • IESE Alumni Association
  • Hispanic National Bar Association

AWARDS

  • Florida’s Legal EliteTM Florida Trend magazine
  • 20 Under 40 Top Attorney Award winner (2016), Hispanic National Bar Association
  • Team member, M&A Advisor Deal of the Year Award
  • Team member, team ranked in Legal 500 Latin America Projects & Energy
  • Team member, team ranked as top corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors in the annual “Legal Industry Research Study Corporate Board Member” (2009)

ROSANA M. GUTIERREZ focuses her practice on advising clients on business and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, and public private partnerships. She has extensive experience representing multi-national family groups (including their respective asset management businesses) as well as private and public companies.

Ms. Gutierrez also served as advisor to the president of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, where she provided strategic advice and counsel on a variety of public policy issues. In that role, Ms. Gutierrez was responsible for designing, implementing and supervising several key government initiatives.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • In one of the largest private M&A deals in Latin America, represented seller in the sale of a major Central American mobile phone company to a European telecommunications group.
  • Represented the largest bank in Central America in the sale of 19 percent of its equity to a U.S. financial institution.
  • Represented purchaser in the acquisition, construction, and financing of three utility scale solar projects in Latin America.
  • Advised leading global solar energy company in international joint venture with Fortune 50 for up to 200MW of solar projects.
  • Provided counsel and served as liaison between the Government Development Bank and the Public-Private Partnership Authority in the concession of the Luis Muñoz Marin Airport in Puerto Rico, a transaction valued at over $2.6 billion.
  • Counseled team in defining the strategy and negotiating the restructuring of a portion of the Government Development Bank’s portfolio valued at over $1 billion in real estate projects and other private investments.
  • Led and supervised internal and external team that designed, implemented and managed an innovative RFP process and $800 million+ Loan Guaranty Program in conjunction with private banks.
  • Served as assistant executive director to the Puerto Rico Authority of Financing for Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical and Environmental Control Facilities overseeing various issuances of higher education revenue and revenue refunding bonds. Served as lead counsel to U.S.-based provider of consulting and technology services in connection with its operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S., Spain and Portugal.
  • Represented global financial service provider in the acquisition of a portfolio of underperforming assets from a major bank in South America.
  • Advised a major Central American airline in a multi-jurisdictional transaction to secure financing from a syndicate of international banks to fund multiple aircraft acquisitions.
  • Represented international REIT in connection with the development and leasing of a 45-acre office park in Florida.
  • Represented one of the largest utility companies in the United States in its securities filings and corporate governance matters.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Quoted, “Florida Lawmaker Pushes Puerto Rico Exemption to Import Tax,” Bloomberg BNA (May 2017)
  • Presenter, Fashion Law Roundtable – Corporate Law Basics (May 2016)
  • Panelist, “Left and Right Brain: Funding for Startups,” eMerge Americas & Women in Technology and Foley & Lardner LLP (January 2016)
  • Panelist, “The Holy Grail: Pay Gap Increases and Negotiating to Decrease Inequity,” Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention (September 2015)
  • Presenter, “Corporate Basics of Fashion Law,” St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida (March 2015)
  • Author, “Puerto Rico: A Haven for Manufacturers?” Manufacturing Industry Advisor (July 2014)
  • Presenter, “Florida Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements,” Venture Law Project and F&L Workshop, Miami, Florida (May 2014)
  • Roundtable Panelist, “Custom-Made Counseling for Fashion on Fundamentals of Corporate Law,” Miami, Florida, (March 2014)
  • Featured, “Desarrollo Para el Pueblo,” Noti- Uno’s En Caliente con la Jovet, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Summer 2012)

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  • Ms. Gutierrez serves as Alumni Ambassador for Columbia Law School and is also actively involved with the Hispanic community; currently serves as regional deputy president for the Hispanic National Bar Association.
  • Ms. Gutierrez has been a collaborator and mentor with the Venture Law Project of Dade Legal Aid. She has also mentored the Dade Legal Aid with its Take Stock in Children program.
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