Mr. Luis E. Baco Esq.:
Luis E. Bacó is a Counsel in the Corporate Practice Group. He is also Co- Chairman of the Government and Legislative Affairs Practice Group. Mr. Bacó is based in Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas
Mr. Bacó focuses his practice on regulatory, legislative, international and health law, providing strategic planning, government, and public affairs counseling to clients, both in Puerto Rico and in our Nation's Capital.
Education
He received his law degree magna cum laude from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1992, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He received an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University Law Center in 1998, and his Bachelor's in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico magna cum laude in 1989.
Admissions
Mr. Bacó is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining McConnell Valdés, Mr. Bacó served as Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Congressman Luis G. Fortuño in the U.S. House of Representatives. During this time he was also, the Staff Director of the Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus and a Board Member of the House Chief's of Staff Association.
From 1999 to 2005, he was Counsel in the Legislative and Government Relations Practice Group of the McDermott, Will, and Emery International Law Firm in Washington, D.C.
Before that, he was Deputy Executive Director for the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, where his responsibilities included advising the Governor on legislative and federal policy matters and supervising the overall operation and development of grassroots strategies for the nine regional offices of the Government of Puerto Rico in the continental U.S.
Between 1993 and 1997, Mr. Bacó served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director to Congressman Carlos Romero-Barceló of the U.S. House of Representatives. In that capacity, he was responsible for the development and implementation of legislative strategies in areas of health care, economic development, general appropriations, international relations, veterans' affairs, and Puerto Rico self-determination. From 1993 to 1994, he also served as a Member of President William J. Clinton's National Health Care Reform Task Force.
Memberships
Mr. Bacó is a member of the Puerto Rico and District of Columbia Bar Associations as well as the Hispanic National Bar Association. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America and an active participant in the Lex Mundi Government Affairs Practice Group and the U.S.-Spain Council.