Brilla Financial Group has announced that it has hired Carlos Deupi as General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Brilla is an international financial group catering to institutional and private clients worldwide, with broad expertise in private equity, asset management, banking, brokerage, financial advisory, insurance and trust services. Mr. Deupi will oversee and advise on general corporate, financing, and transactional and compliance matters for Brilla and its private equity funds and financial service providers.
Deupi is a corporate and securities lawyer with 25 years of experience at major law firms in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Miami. He joins Brilla from the Miami office of Squire Sanders, where he represented multinational corporations, financial institutions, banks, private equity funds and real estate firms in a variety of M&A, fund formation, investment, financing, workout and disposition deals with several billion dollars in value, as well as in regulatory matters. He also has significant experience in structuring real estate, hospitality and infrastructure transactions, including investments, financing, property acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing, construction and development.
Deupi is Chairman of the Miami Finance Forum, a leading nonprofit networking and educational association of investment and finance professionals in South Florida. He is a frequent speaker on financial and legal topics. He has been AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell since 2000, the highest possible ranking from this renowned firm.
Deupi received a B.S. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. He graduated from Boston College Law School in 1988, where he was Articles and Citations Editor of the Boston College Third World International Law Journal. He has been admitted to practice law in New York, California, the District of Columbia and Florida.
“We’re delighted to have Carlos join Brilla and bring his legal background to the firm. He will be a key resource for the expansion of the group,” said David Brillembourg, Chairman & CEO of Brilla.