08 Jul 2026
DLA Piper expands Puerto Rico Finance practice with Partner James Gavin
"DLA Piper hires James Gavin as Partner in its San Juan Finance practice; he will work on commercial and structured lending, banking regulatory and cross-border transactions, plus finance-driven real estate and private equity funds."
Gavin brings significant experience advising financial institutions, private credit providers and other financial market participants on a broad range of commercial and structured lending transactions. His practice includes finance-driven real estate and hospitality matters, loan and asset portfolio transactions, and general corporate law. He also advises clients on the formation, organization and ongoing compliance of private equity funds in Puerto Rico. His appointment is intended to strengthen DLA Piper’s commercial lending, banking regulatory and cross-border transactional capabilities in the jurisdiction.