Jennifer J. Perez is a Partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is a member of the Corporate Practice Group.
Jennifer has over 20 years of experience focusing her practice on commercial disputes, corporate transactions and agreements, statutory and regulatory compliance and labor, employment and insurance matters in the healthcare, corporate, and financial services sectors.
Jennifer has extensive experience in the healthcare sector, having spent almost 10 years as Vice President and General Counsel of a leading healthcare management services organization, providing transactional, litigation and mediation support to more than 700 physicians and other providers, executives and office managers on group practice, healthcare, employment, real estate, and corporate legal issues. Her previous roles have garnered her experience in managed care plan contract negotiations, HIPAA, insurance, Medicare and Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and cybersecurity issues, as well as both litigation and transactional working matters.
Credentials
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- Vanderbilt University, B.S., Political Science & Spanish, magna cum laude, 2002
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida Bar
- Supreme Court of Florida, Certified Civil Circuit Court Mediator
Languages
- Spanish
Professional and Civic
- Cuban American Bar Association, Board Member, 2009-2018
- Vital Cares Foundation, Inc., Board Member, Current
- American Health Lawyers Association, Member
- Florida Bar Foundation, Foundation Fellow
News & Insights
News & Speaking Engagements
Practice Areas
Accolades
- 2015 Best Regulatory & Financial Team, Bupa Legal Team, International Law Office and Association of Corporate Counsel, Global Counsel Awards
- 2014 Attorneys to Watch, Attorney at Law Magazine
- 2013 40 Rising Stars, Daily Business Review
- 2013 Honoree, Latina Style Magazine, Florida Hispanic Women of Distinction
- 2013 Nominee, Helping Young Professionals Engage “Go Getter” Award, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
- 2012 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers in Miami Dade County, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- 2011 Legal Elite “Up and Comer,” Florida Trend Magazine