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Luis E.
Llamas

Position
Partner
Office
Miami

Luis Llamas is a partner in the Maritime Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, admiralty disputes, trade secret and non-compete disputes, and international law. Luis co-leads the firm's Latin America working group and is the head of the firm’s Miami office.


Luis is a highly respected litigator. Luis has handled cases across the United States involving marine casualties, trade secret and non-compete agreements, breach of contract, unfair trade practices and alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), among other disputes.

In his maritime practice, Luis has led multiple casualty investigations and resulting litigation and routinely handles cases involving marine casualties, collision, personal injury, complex maritime products liability, commercial litigation, contract disputes, and a wide range of transactional matters.

Luis counsels employers on avoiding risks and crisis management. He is regularly called upon to give advice on trade secret and unfair competition issues that arise when employees change employment and handles the litigation that often ensues from such departures. Luis is on the firm’s trade secret and non-compete team and a contributing member of the Trade Secret Insider blog.

He has litigated international cases before state and federal courts as well as in arbitrations before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Luis is a sought-after speaker and panelist on topics of international law. Among other presentations, he has spoken on legal and regulatory issues related to US-Cuba relations, including changes in Export Administration Regulations administered by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Cuban Assets Control Regulations administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Luis is fluent in Spanish.

Noteworthy

  • The Legal 500 United States, Transport - Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (2023, 2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation (listed annually since 2021); and Transportation Law (2026)
  • South Florida Business Journal, 2020 Forty Under 40 Recipient
  • Florida Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," Business Litigation (listed annually since 2019)
  • New Orleans CityBusiness, "Leader in Law" (2017)
  • New Orleans Top Lawyer, International Arbitration

Publications

  • "The CHOICE Act: An Unprecedented Shift in the Future of Noncompete Agreements in Florida," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, May 8, 2025
  • "Boom! A Systematic Approach to Maritime Risks," Marine Log, March 19, 2025
  • "Responding to a Maritime Disaster in the Aftermath and Beyond," Marine Log, November 15, 2023
  • "Planning for a Catastrophe," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Client Alert, September 2019
  • "Trump Ends Suspension Of The Helms-Burton Act," Jones Walker LLP Cuba Task Force Client Alert, April 2019
  • "Cuba: Trade and Commercial Considerations," Southern Admiralty Law Institute, 2016

Presentations

  • "Chronicle: The Cuban Evolution," WDSU documentary panel discussion, 2015
  • "Navigating the Changing Tides: Cuba," IFFCBANO, 2015 Annual Business Symposium, 2015

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, International Section
  • Belen Jesuit Alumni Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
  • Cuban American Bar Association
  • FIU CasaCuba, Leadership Council

  • The Florida Bar Association, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “I”
  • Hispanic National Bar Foundation, Board Member (2019), Vice President (Current)
  • English
  • Español
Miami
201 S Biscayne Blvd
Citi Center, Suite 3000
Miami, FL 33131-4341
D: 305.679.5757
F: 305.679.5710
Emailllamas@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Florida International University College of Law
    JD, 2010
  • Loyola University New Orleans
    BA, Marketing, cum laude, 2007

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Languages

  • Spanish

Related Practices

  • Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
  • Government Relations & Legislative Advocacy
  • International
  • Labor & Employment
  • Latin America
  • Litigation
  • Maritime Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Maritime
  • International Arbitration

Related Industries

  • Maritime Industry
  • Cruise Industry
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