Luis Covarrubias

Experience

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  FINSA

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2007

  In-house counsel and intern

  Responsible for the support of the legal area of the company and assist to all of its corporate, contractual and day-to-day legal matters.

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  Thompson & Knight LLP

  Oct 2007 - Sept 2009

  Associate

  • Corporate legal matters related to companies’ portfolio, development of projects and due diligence.• Real estate projects and due diligence, including the incorporation and development of industrial parks, retail centers and tourist and residential developments.• Preparation, negotiation, formalization and/or approval of contractual documents, including but not limited to promissory, purchase and sale, construction, management, assignment, lease, sale lease back (sale and lease), built to suit leasing, sublease and amendments agreements, besides the corresponding ancillary legal documentation.• Drafting of legal opinions and memoranda. Show less

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  Garrigues

  Sept 2010 - Nov 2020

  Senior Associate

  • Represented domestic and multinational privately and publicly held companies in international, European Union and Spanish corporate matters, including M&A and restructurings transactions.• Advised to insurers on regulatory and contractual matters, having acted as adviser to several of the largest alliances in the bancassurance sector in Spain in recent years.• Participated in structured financing and restructuring processes, particularly on project finance in the area of renewable energies. • Advised to international financing institutions (especially from LATAM) in several financing transactions. • Advised in legal matters related to foundations and similar not for profit entities (Pro-bono consulting). • Ongoing advice in corporate and commercial matters, acting as secretary deputy non-director to the board of directors of several Spanish companies (subsidiaries of international groups and multinationals).• Drafting of legal opinions, memoranda and presentations. Show less

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  Debevoise & Plimpton

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

  International Associate

  International Associate focused on corporate and financing transactions both in the United States and internationally, including leveraged acquisitions, equity investments in the projects/infrastructure and private equity markets.

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  MEDVIDA Partners

  Nov 2020 - Apr 2022

  Senior Legal Counsel

  • Legal advice to all the company's business units on corporate, contractual, commercial, and regulatory matters, including the preparation, drafting and negotiation of a diverse range of contracts and M&A transactions, specialized in the acquisition of run-off insurance portfolios and investments in strategic assets.• Acting as Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors, working in favor of the good corporate governance of the company. • Assisting the company in any legal matter related to the company's lines of business. • Hiring and management of external legal counsels. Show less

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  WTW

  Nov 2022 - now

  • Director for Transactional Risks at WTW, providing specialized brokerage advice in the placement of Transaction Liability Insurance in M&A transactions.• Responsible of origination, structuring and arrangement of W&I insurance to private equity firms and corporate clients.

  • Director | M&A Insurance | Transactional Risks | Global FINEX

    May 2022 - now

  • Member of the Inclusion and Diversity Committee at WTW Spain

    Nov 2022 - now