Rene Peres
Attorney at Law
Connecticut
NY, DC, CT
About
He has extensive experience with cross-border matters in Europe, Latin America and Asia, and is able to negotiate in Portuguese, Spanish, German and French.
He has worked at law firms in Washington, D.C. and Frankfurt, Germany and acted as in-house… read more counsel at an international manufacturing company.
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Practice Areas
Work History
INVISTA S.a r.l.
Senior Counsel
Jul 2011 - Sep 2016
Drafted and negotiated documentation and assisted in the evaluation of risks in matters relating to:
- capital projects and construction;
- commercial real estate;
- corporate governance;
- corporate restructurings;
- credit risk;
- distribution and sales;
- finance/treasury;
- logistics;
- marketing;
- procurement; and
- sourcing of raw materials and energy.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Associate
Aug 2006 - Jun 2011
Provided advice and drafted documentation relating to:
- equity offerings, including initial and secondary offerings, and issuances of ADRs and GDRs;
- corporate debt offerings, including high-yield and Eurobond offerings; and
- mergers and acquisitions and cross-border tender offers.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Associate
Aug 2004 - Jul 2006
Provided advice and drafted documentation relating to:
- mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and debt restructurings, primarily in the Latin American energy sector;
- establishment of a fund proving export loans to Latin American companies;
- engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and construction agency contracts; and
- debtor-in-possession financing.
Covington & Burling
Associate
Sep 2002 - Aug 2004
Provided advice and drafted documentation relating to:
- private equity financings;
- equity offerings;
- high-yield debt offerings;
- asset sales;
- public tender offers;
- perfection of security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code;
- corporate formation; and
- debtor-in-possession financing.