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JUAN PABLO CAPPELLO

PAG Law Partner Juan Pablo Cappello

FOUNDING PARTNER

Corporate

Miami

T: 786.292.1599

RELATED PRACTICES

M&A / Corporate / Venture Capital

EDUCATION

J.D., New York University School of Law

B.A., Duke University

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

Florida – New York

LANGUAGES

Spanish

PROFESSIONAL &

COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation – Miami Community Advisory Committee

Un Techo Para Mi Pais – US Board of Directors

Endeavor.org – Senior Advisor

Latin American Venture Capital Assoc. (LAVCA) – Member of the Legal Committee

JUAN PABLO CAPPELLO

Juan Pablo has been involved in crypto and BTC since 2012 as an investor and then as a legal advisor to several leading crypto ventures. He has been recognized over his many years of practice as a leading practitioner in the areas of Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital. Cappello was recently named one of the “Most Influential Hispanics” by Poder magazine in the areas of science and technology. For 2019 US News/Best Lawyers named Juan Pablo “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in the highly complex area of Derivatives and Futures Law in Miami.

As an attorney Juan Pablo was named Leading Lawyer of the Year in the Corporate/M&A – Latin America - 2022 M&A Today – Global Awards, the Latin America - Corporate America Today – Annual Awards – 2022 and the 2022 Global 100 Awards.

He has been listed for over 10 consecutive years in The Best Lawyers of America in three different specialties: Corporate Law, Derivatives and Futures Law, and Securitization and Structured Finance Law. Juan Pablo was ranked as a lawyer in Corporate/M&A (Latin American-wide) by Chambers& Partners in 2021 and has been named best partner by Corporate AmericaToday – Annual Awards – 2021, the M&A Today – Global Awards – 2022, the USA M&A Today – Global Awards – 2022 and the Global 100 2022 Awards.

Before launching the PAG Law, Juan Pablo was a Principal Shareholder in the Latin American Group of Greenberg Traurig, an international 1,800+ lawyer law firm. Earlier in his career Juan Pablo was a partner in and a director of Patagon.com, which was sold to Banco Santander for a transaction value of over US$750 million.

Juan Pablo is also a well known entrepreneur and deeply involved in supporting venture capital in Latin America. He has co-founded several companies including (i) www.idea.me, the first Latin America crowdfunding site (ii) www.urbita.com, the leading social travel website in Latin America, and (iii) the LAB Miami, a 10,000 sq.ft. center for technology and innovation in the Wynwood Arts District in Miami.

Juan Pablo, a Chilean native, has law firm experience both on Wall Street and in Chile. Earlier in his career, he worked at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton (New York) and Philippi, Yrarrazaval (Santiago) where he focused on international financings, securities offerings and joint ventures.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

ABOUT JUAN PABLO

Juan Pablo Cappello of PAG Law is skilled at handling key Latin American M&A Transactions and corporate finance mandates.

Clients describe Juan Pablo Cappello of PAG Law as “a highly experienced practitioner with in-depth knowledge of investment structuring across Latin American jurisdictions.” They additionally highlight his “good commercial perspective.” He has considerable expertise in regional transactions, including cross-border financings, joint ventures and securities offerings.

JUAN PABLO CAPPELLO

PAG Law Partner Juan Pablo Cappello

FOUNDING PARTNER

Corporate

Miami

T: 786.292.1599

RELATED PRACTICES

M&A / Corporate / Venture Capital

EDUCATION

J.D., New York University School of Law

B.A., Duke University

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

Florida – New York

LANGUAGES

Spanish

PROFESSIONAL &

COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation – Miami Community Advisory Committee

Un Techo Para Mi Pais – US Board of Directors

Endeavor.org – Senior Advisor

Latin American Venture Capital Assoc. (LAVCA) – Member of the Legal Committee

JUAN PABLO CAPPELLO

Juan Pablo has been involved in crypto and BTC since 2012 as an investor and then as a legal advisor to several leading crypto ventures. He has been recognized over his many years of practice as a leading practitioner in the areas of Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital. Cappello was recently named one of the “Most Influential Hispanics” by Poder magazine in the areas of science and technology. For 2019 US News/Best Lawyers named Juan Pablo “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in the highly complex area of Derivatives and Futures Law in Miami.

As an attorney Juan Pablo was named Leading Lawyer of the Year in the Corporate/M&A – Latin America - 2022 M&A Today – Global Awards, the Latin America - Corporate America Today – Annual Awards – 2022 and the 2022 Global 100 Awards.

He has been listed for over 10 consecutive years in The Best Lawyers of America in three different specialties: Corporate Law, Derivatives and Futures Law, and Securitization and Structured Finance Law. Juan Pablo was ranked as a lawyer in Corporate/M&A (Latin American-wide) by Chambers& Partners in 2021 and has been named best partner by Corporate AmericaToday – Annual Awards – 2021, the M&A Today – Global Awards – 2022, the USA M&A Today – Global Awards – 2022 and the Global 100 2022 Awards.

Before launching the PAG Law, Juan Pablo was a Principal Shareholder in the Latin American Group of Greenberg Traurig, an international 1,800+ lawyer law firm. Earlier in his career Juan Pablo was a partner in and a director of Patagon.com, which was sold to Banco Santander for a transaction value of over US$750 million.

Juan Pablo is also a well known entrepreneur and deeply involved in supporting venture capital in Latin America. He has co-founded several companies including (i) www.idea.me, the first Latin America crowdfunding site (ii) www.urbita.com, the leading social travel website in Latin America, and (iii) the LAB Miami, a 10,000 sq.ft. center for technology and innovation in the Wynwood Arts District in Miami.

Juan Pablo, a Chilean native, has law firm experience both on Wall Street and in Chile. Earlier in his career, he worked at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton (New York) and Philippi, Yrarrazaval (Santiago) where he focused on international financings, securities offerings and joint ventures.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

ABOUT JUAN PABLO

Juan Pablo Cappello of PAG Law is skilled at handling key Latin American M&A Transactions and corporate finance mandates.

Clients describe Juan Pablo Cappello of PAG Law as “a highly experienced practitioner with in-depth knowledge of investment structuring across Latin American jurisdictions.” They additionally highlight his “good commercial perspective.” He has considerable expertise in regional transactions, including cross-border financings, joint ventures and securities offerings.

JUAN PABLO CAPPELLO

PAG Law Partner Juan Pablo Cappello

FOUNDING PARTNER

Corporate

Miami

T: 786.292.1599

RELATED PRACTICES

M&A / Corporate / Venture Capital

EDUCATION

J.D., New York University School of Law

B.A., Duke University

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

Florida – New York

LANGUAGES

Spanish

PROFESSIONAL &

COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation – Miami Community Advisory Committee

Un Techo Para Mi Pais – US Board of Directors

Endeavor.org – Senior Advisor

Latin American Venture Capital Assoc. (LAVCA) – Member of the Legal Committee

JUAN PABLO CAPPELLO

Juan Pablo has been involved in crypto and BTC since 2012 as an investor and then as a legal advisor to several leading crypto ventures. He has been recognized over his many years of practice as a leading practitioner in the areas of Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital. Cappello was recently named one of the “Most Influential Hispanics” by Poder magazine in the areas of science and technology. For 2019 US News/Best Lawyers named Juan Pablo “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in the highly complex area of Derivatives and Futures Law in Miami.

As an attorney Juan Pablo was named Leading Lawyer of the Year in the Corporate/M&A – Latin America - 2022 M&A Today – Global Awards, the Latin America - Corporate America Today – Annual Awards – 2022 and the 2022 Global 100 Awards.

He has been listed for over 10 consecutive years in The Best Lawyers of America in three different specialties: Corporate Law, Derivatives and Futures Law, and Securitization and Structured Finance Law. Juan Pablo was ranked as a lawyer in Corporate/M&A (Latin American-wide) by Chambers& Partners in 2021 and has been named best partner by Corporate AmericaToday – Annual Awards – 2021, the M&A Today – Global Awards – 2022, the USA M&A Today – Global Awards – 2022 and the Global 100 2022 Awards.

Before launching the PAG Law, Juan Pablo was a Principal Shareholder in the Latin American Group of Greenberg Traurig, an international 1,800+ lawyer law firm. Earlier in his career Juan Pablo was a partner in and a director of Patagon.com, which was sold to Banco Santander for a transaction value of over US$750 million.

Juan Pablo is also a well known entrepreneur and deeply involved in supporting venture capital in Latin America. He has co-founded several companies including (i) www.idea.me, the first Latin America crowdfunding site (ii) www.urbita.com, the leading social travel website in Latin America, and (iii) the LAB Miami, a 10,000 sq.ft. center for technology and innovation in the Wynwood Arts District in Miami.

Juan Pablo, a Chilean native, has law firm experience both on Wall Street and in Chile. Earlier in his career, he worked at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton (New York) and Philippi, Yrarrazaval (Santiago) where he focused on international financings, securities offerings and joint ventures.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

ABOUT JUAN PABLO

Juan Pablo Cappello of PAG Law is skilled at handling key Latin American M&A Transactions and corporate finance mandates.

Clients describe Juan Pablo Cappello of PAG Law as “a highly experienced practitioner with in-depth knowledge of investment structuring across Latin American jurisdictions.” They additionally highlight his “good commercial perspective.” He has considerable expertise in regional transactions, including cross-border financings, joint ventures and securities offerings.