Santiago (“Jim”) J. Padilla has been practicing law for approximately 20 years, spending a majority of that time with major U.S. law firms based in Atlanta, Miami and New York. As such, Mr. Padilla brings the expertise and sophistication of a large-firm practice to the firm’s individual and business clients.

Mr. Padilla commenced practicing law in 1990 with the law firm of Troutman, Sanders, Lockerman & Ashmore, one of the largest law firms in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Padilla’s practice at that time focused on labor and employment matters, which involved state and federal court litigation, including claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Mr. Padilla has also gained extensive experience in commercial transactions, having represented several large U.S. and foreign companies in cross-border and domestic transactions. Indeed, Mr. Padilla is a legal professional who has the unique benefit of having worked on complex commercial litigation matters as well as on sophisticated commercial transactions. As such, he brings a keen eye to both litigation matters and commercial transactions.