Gerardo Gomez Galvis once again named an LGBTQIA+ Leader by Crain’s New York Business

Gerardo Gomez Galvis, an of counsel in Morrison Foerster’s New York office, has once again been selected for inclusion on Crain’s New York Business’s Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders list. This is the second consecutive year that Gerardo has been featured on the list, which honors top executives who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer for making significant contributions to advancing equality within the workplace and/or within the New York area. 

Gerardo’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, SEC and regulatory enforcement, and corporate internal investigations. Born and raised in Colombia and a fluent Spanish speaker, he is an integral part of the firm’s Latin America Desk and has conducted investigations in Spanish throughout Central and South America, including in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Gerardo also played a critical role in the monitorship team appointed by the DOJ and two multilateral developments banks to oversee Odebrecht S.A. (now known as Novonor) following one of the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlements in history, which included more than $1 billion in fines.

Gerardo is also an active champion for diversity and inclusion. He is a member of Morrison Foerster’s LGBTQ+ affinity group MoFo Proud and its subgroup New York LGBTQ+, in addition to serving as co-chair of the firm’s Latinx Affinity Group in New York. He also plays an active role in the firm’s recruiting efforts to hire diverse talent through his participation in the Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair. Gerardo maintains an active pro bono practice focused on LGBTQ+ issues. His cases focus on representing political refugees seeking asylum in the United States because of their LGBTQ+ status, and he has also assisted transgender individuals in petitions for name changes.

Read more about the recognition.