Miguel Otero-Sobrino

Miguel Otero-Sobrino is a Member Attorney in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. He focuses his practice on the organization and continuing operation of a variety of private investment funds, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and funds of funds. His experience with private investment funds extends to the development and negotiation of the organizational documents of such funds and the preparation of their offering materials. Miguel also provides legal counsel to banks, financial institutions, international financial entities, investment firms and asset managers in a broad range of regulatory and compliance issues, including matters related to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as well as other relevant regulators, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.

Miguel joined Ferraiuoli after being part of the Corporate Regulatory Compliance Department of a publicly traded financial institution. He started his career in boutique law firm focused on complex commercial civil law litigation

 

Get to Know Miguel

 

Why Ferraiuoli?

Ferraiuoli is a first-rate, full service firm with a wide array portfolio of clients, as well as one of the top legal firms in Puerto Rico. It values and promotes teamwork and constantly operates and evolves to serve its clients’ needs and resolve complex legal and business challenges.

Why do your clients come to you?

As per Ferraiuoli’s core values, I am a positive, dependable and dedicated person who has proven to solve complex matters and present clients with approachable simple solutions. I’m always up for new challenges and am responsive in the success and goals of my clients; offering them the best of my knowledge of securities and banking regulations, financial services and operational matters.

What do you find most rewarding?

Providing approachable solutions for my clients, while at the same time developing strong long-term relationships. Also, to work with remarkably talented group of people each day.

Looking forward (on the legal or business front), what you see?

All markets will continue to change, become more competitive and will be impacted by economic, legal and innovative factors that one can’t control, but can however prepare for. To this end, I once read a quote that summaries this flawlessly: “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails”- Bertha Calloway. It will be crucial for all of us at Ferraiuoli to keep up to date with these market and regulatory changes that will impact business frameworks, this in turn will put both our current and prospect clients in a position where they can benefit from our support and legal advice on their personal and/or business goals.

Publications

  • Chambers Global Practice Guide 2021: Private Equity

Get to Know Miguel

 

Why Ferraiuoli?

Ferraiuoli is a first-rate, full service firm with a wide array portfolio of clients, as well as one of the top legal firms in Puerto Rico. It values and promotes teamwork and constantly operates and evolves to serve its clients’ needs and resolve complex legal and business challenges.

Why do your clients come to you?

As per Ferraiuoli’s core values, I am a positive, dependable and dedicated person who has proven to solve complex matters and present clients with approachable simple solutions. I’m always up for new challenges and am responsive in the success and goals of my clients; offering them the best of my knowledge of securities and banking regulations, financial services and operational matters.

What do you find most rewarding?

Providing approachable solutions for my clients, while at the same time developing strong long-term relationships. Also, to work with remarkably talented group of people each day.

Looking forward (on the legal or business front), what you see?

All markets will continue to change, become more competitive and will be impacted by economic, legal and innovative factors that one can’t control, but can however prepare for. To this end, I once read a quote that summaries this flawlessly: “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails”- Bertha Calloway. It will be crucial for all of us at Ferraiuoli to keep up to date with these market and regulatory changes that will impact business frameworks, this in turn will put both our current and prospect clients in a position where they can benefit from our support and legal advice on their personal and/or business goals.

Publications

  • Chambers Global Practice Guide 2021: Private Equity