GABRIEL (GABY) VALDES counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, and other corporate transactions involving primarily private equity sponsors, fundless sponsors, family offices, and other public and private companies. He also advises his clients on a broad range of non-transactional corporate, governance, and strategic planning matters, drawing on his experience with clients from a variety of industries and market capitalizations to provide practical and creative counseling.
Gaby is a founding partner of the firm’s Miami office, member of the Miami office’s Recruiting Committee, and member of the firm’s Evaluation and Compensation of Associates Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the firm’s Chambers-ranked Automotive and Mobility Leadership Committee comprised of lawyers from around the world in various practice areas dedicated to driving the firm’s growth in the automotive and mobility sector.
Gaby’s leadership and experience in M&A and Private Equity has earned him recognition from industry publications including:
- Hispanic National Bar Association, “Top Lawyers Under 40” Award (2024)
- Best Lawyers, “Ones to Watch” (2024)
- Latino Leaders, “Rising Stars Lawyers” (2023)
- Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” (2023)
- Daily Business Review Florida Legal Awards, “On the Rise” (2023)
- Daily Business Review, Deal Maker, M&A (2014)
- Daily Business Review, Deal Maker, Finance (2014)
Outside of the firm, he is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Miami School of Law where he teaches a course on drafting and negotiating private equity documents, and a volunteer little league baseball coach at Howard Palmetto Baseball & Softball Association.