The Hunton & Williams LLP Immigration practice, part of the firm's Labor and Employment Team, is concentrated in two major areas. First our work involves advising American and foreign businesses about obtaining the most appropriate temporary and permanent work visas for executives, professionals, and other skilled foreign workers. Careful planning and documentation are necessary to ensure the greatest chance of success. We also represent our clients in any negotiations or administrative...


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Areas of Practice
- Acquisitions and Dispositions
- Commercial Real Estate Lending
- Finance and Restructuring
- Latin America
- Leasing
- Real Estate Investment and Finance
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Gil brings over 19 years of experience to the Hunton Andrews Kurth Capital Finance and Real Estate Group and the firm’s Latin America practice, and is frequently recognized by Florida and national publications. Gil represents investors, developers and lenders in commercial real estate transactions in the U.S. and Latin America involving the financing, leasing, acquisition and disposition of retail, hotels, office buildings, multi-family apartment buildings, vacant land, mixed-use developments and luxury condominium and single-family residences.
Gil serves on the Commercial Real Estate Committee of the Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. He also has an active pro bono practice, serving on the Miami Office Pro Bono Committee and providing legal assistance to clients dealing with immigration issues, landlord-tenant conflicts and economic hardship issues, among others. As a first-generation law student himself, Gil is a volunteer mentor to first-generation law school students.
Gil is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law, where he has taught a class on Florida’s documentary stamp tax laws and regulations.
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Education
LLM, Real Property Development, University of Miami School of Law, 2004
JD, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, with Distinction, 2003 (Moot Court Board; Senior Associate Editor, Law Review; Editorial Staff Member, Journal of Practical and Clinical Law; and Summer Institute at the University of Paris–Sorbonne, France)
BA, University of South Florida, 1997
Areas of Practice
- Acquisitions and Dispositions
- Commercial Real Estate Lending
- Finance and Restructuring
- Latin America
- Leasing
- Real Estate Investment and Finance
- Real Estate, Development and Finance
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