Un hombre calvo con barba gris recortada, vestido con traje azul marino, camisa blanca y corbata con estampado rojo, sonríe en un despacho de abogados muy iluminado especializado en asistencia en litigios.

Federico A. Goudie

Socio

Federico Goudie is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Federico is based in the firm’s Miami office, where he is a member of both the firm’s Finance and Transactions Practice Groups.

Federico has over twenty years of experience advising companies and government entities, particularly those in Latin America, on a wide array of corporate matters. He advises international financial institutions, multinational corporations, and sovereigns in capital markets transactions and structured and trade financings, project financings, and derivative transactions. In addition, he counsels his clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, and general corporate and commercial matters.

Experiencia representativa

  • Represented TechOps, an Aeromexico and Delta joint venture for the operation of a MRO facility in Mexico, in connection with an agreement to grant MRO Holdings, one of America’s largest MRO providers, access to TechOps’ capacity for a period of ten years.
  • Represented SPAC Isos Acquisition Corp. in its US$2.6 billion IPO merger with Bowlero Corp. that took the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers public.
  • Represented financial advisory firm Geller & Co. in connection with the sale of Geller’s outsourced CFO and business services division to Bloomberg LP.
  • Represented Paraguay in all sovereign bonds issuance beginning in 2017, including its emergency US$ 1 billion issuance to raise funds for the country’s fight against COVID-19 and its 2021 sovereign bond issuance and concurrent “switch” tender offer, the first ever for the country.
  • Represented the Central Bank of Paraguay in a landmark currency swap agreement with the International Finance Corporation.
  • Represented U.K. sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion in the acquisition of U.S. athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories retailer DTLR Villa.
  • Represented the trustee and collateral agent in a $1.9 billion project financing for the construction, development and operation of an open pit gold/copper product mine in Chile
  • Represented the shareholders of BAC Florida Bank, controlled by Grupo Pellas in the sale of the Coral Gables-based bank to Brazil’s Banco Bradesco for $500 million.
  • Represented PricewaterhouseCoopers in the establishment of a joint venture in Argentina for outsourced services.
  • Represented Brazilian media giant Grupo Globo in connection with investments in two Latin American tech startups – Brazilian online fashion marketplace Enjoei and Colombian online delivery company Rappi.

*Algunos de estos asuntos se tramitaron antes de incorporarse a Foley.

Premios y reconocimientos

  • Part of deal team recognized with “Financial Services Deal of the Year” at The Deal Awards (2021)
  • Named among Latinvex’s “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers.” (2021)
  • Lead attorney in deal named “Infrastructure Financing Deal of the Year” by LatinFinance (2020)
  • Named “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group (2020)
  • Recognized in Latin Lawyer 250 for his work in Latin America (2020)
November 8, 2024 In the News

Federico Goudie sobre Brasil como mercado clave: «Da la casualidad de que Miami es un lugar inteligente para estar».

Federico Goudie, socio de Foley & Lardner LLP, compartió su visión sobre la creciente importancia de Brasil para el mercado jurídico estadounidense en Daily Business Review, identificando Miami como un lugar clave para las firmas que trabajan con clientes brasileños y latinoamericanos en general.
March 6, 2024 Events

Inteligencia artificial: riesgos y oportunidades en la industria creativa

Como parte de la conferencia «Inteligencia artificial: riesgos y oportunidades en la industria creativa» organizada por la Cámara de Comercio Americana para Brasil, Freddie Goudie (socio, Miami) participará en el panel «IA y ética empresarial».
January 19, 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley asesora al FC Naples en la adquisición del club de expansión de la United Soccer League en el suroeste de Florida

Foley & Lardner LLP actuó como asesor legal de FC Naples en la adquisición de un nuevo club de expansión de la United Soccer League, USL Naples, para Naples, Florida.
September 13, 2023 Foley Viewpoints

UBQ Raises $70M

UBQ's innovative approach to sustainable materials and waste reduction has potential to make a profound impact on our environment.  As we...
August 16, 2023 In the News

Federico Goudie analiza el cambio de las startups latinoamericanas hacia la deuda de riesgo

Federico Goudie, socio de Foley & Lardner LLP, aparece citado en el artículo de Bloomberg titulado «Las startups latinoamericanas recurren al deuda de riesgo ante la escasez de operaciones de capital», en el que ofrece su perspectiva sobre el papel cada vez más importante que está adquiriendo la financiación mediante deuda de riesgo en el panorama de las startups latinoamericanas.
July 28, 2023 Honors and Awards

Federico Goudie reconocido como uno de los 100 mejores abogados latinoamericanos

Federico Goudie, socio de Foley & Lardner LLP, ha sido reconocido por Latinvex como uno de los 100 mejores abogados de Latinoamérica.