ABOUTOtto Nuñez-Montelongo
Founder & Managing Attorney · Nuñez Law PLLC
BIOGRAPHY
Otto Nuñez-Montelongo
Founder & Managing Attorney
Admitted in the District of Columbia and New York.
Otto Nuñez-Montelongo is the founder and managing attorney of Nuñez Law PLLC, a boutique firm in Washington, D.C. focused on executive compensation, equity incentives, and employee benefits in corporate transactions. He advises founders, executives, private equity sponsors, and companies on compensation structuring, equity design, employment arrangements, and the full range of executive compensation issues that arise in M&A, financing, and restructuring transactions.
Before founding Nuñez Law, Otto was an associate in the Employment, Compensation & Benefits group at White & Case LLP in Washington, D.C., where he advised U.S. and international clients — including public and private companies, private equity sponsors, financial institutions, and boards of directors — on the full spectrum of executive compensation and employee benefits matters in connection with M&A, financing, SPAC, and restructuring transactions. He led compensation and benefits workstreams on major deals, including representation of NRG Energy on its $2.8 billion acquisition of Vivint Smart Home, Shutterstock on its $245 million acquisition of Envato, CVC Capital Partners in its investment in Authentic Brands Group, and BNP Paribas on a €300 million term loan transaction. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York, advising multinational clients on cross-border compensation and international tax matters.
Otto brings a distinctly multidisciplinary perspective to his practice — grounded in transactional execution, shaped by international legal education, and increasingly informed by legal technology. He holds an Executive LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, an LL.M. in International and European Business Law from Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, and a B.S. in Environmental Sciences, magna cum laude, from DePaul University.
Otto is a member of the LCLD Pathfinder cohort (2024), serves as co-chair of the Hispanic Bar Association of D.C.'s Social and Special Events Committee, and is a pro bono attorney with the National Veteran Legal Services Program. He is also the founder of the D.C. Employment, Compensation, and Benefits Associate Networking Group, and a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve (2010–2016).
CREDENTIALSEducation
Executive Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center
Master of Laws (LLM) in International and European Business Law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE)
Juris Doctor (JD), DePaul University College of Law
Bachelor of Science (BS), DePaul University
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
New York
Department of Veterans Affairs
Affiliations
Legal Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)
Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (HBA-DC)
National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
District of Columbia Employment, Compensation and Benefits Group
United States Army Reserve
REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTION EXPERIENCERepresentation of Triton on the sale of Ramudden Global to I Squared Capital, a leading independent global infrastructure investor.
Representation of the Severn Group on its sale to Valmet, a Finland-listed global industrial leader, in a transaction valued at US$480 million.
Representation of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), a leading North American energy and home services company, on its loan agreement with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and initial funding for two new natural gas units at the company's existing TH Wharton power plant as part of the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) Loan Program.
Representation of Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), a portfolio company of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and one of the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and environmental solutions providers, on its acquisition of GHW Waste Services, a locally owned and operated waste company based in Indianapolis.
Representation of Ramudden Global, a portfolio company of Triton Fund IV, on its acquisition of Curtin Co., LLC and Carolina Traffic Devices, LLC (Curtin), a leading North American provider of traffic management solutions.
Representation of WE Soda Ltd, an affiliate of Ciner Enterprises Inc., on its approximately US$1.425 billion acquisition of Genesis Alkali, the largest US-based producer of natural soda ash, from Genesis Energy LP (NYSE: GEL).
Representation of Shutterstock, Inc., a leading global creative platform offering high-quality creative content for transformative brands, digital media and marketing companies, on its acquisition of Envato Pty Ltd., a leader in digital creative assets and templates, for US$245 million.
Representation of BNP Paribas, Italian Branch, and a group of lenders on a €300 million term loan granted to ITT Italia S.r.l. and guaranteed by its parent company ITT Inc.
Representation of premier technology and networking services provider EchoStar Corporation on its entry into a definitive agreement to combine with DISH Network in an all-stock merger at a fixed exchange ratio.
Representation of Graf Acquisition Corp. IV, a New York Stock Exchange-listed special purpose acquisition company, on its entry into a definitive agreement for a business combination with NKGen Biotech, Inc., a leading clinical stage natural killer (NK) cell therapy company.
Representation of Altor and its portfolio company Trioworld on the acquisition of Canadian and US-based Malpack, a North American company that specialises in high-performance stretch film for the transit packaging sector.
Representation of Ara Partners, a leading private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments, on its majority interest investment in Lincoln Terminal Holdings, LP, a leading renewable fuel logistics and infrastructure provider in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Representation of NRG Energy, Inc., a leading integrated power company, on its US$2.8 billion acquisition of Vivint Smart Home, Inc., a leading smart home platform company, for a total transaction value of US$5.2 billion, including the assumption of debt.
Representation of Ross Acquisition Corp. II, a SPAC founded by former Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., on its US$280 million combination with APRINOIA Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease ("AD") and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ("PSP").
Representation of TIER Mobility SE, a German micro-mobility company, in its acquisition of Skinny Labs, Inc., d/b/a Spin, a subsidiary of Ford and a US provider of rented motorized scooters.
Representation of JERA Americas in its acquisition of a portfolio of thermal power generating facilities in New England, with a combined capacity of 1,633 MW, from Stonepeak. The portfolio consists of four thermal power generating facilities--Canal 1 (566 MW), Canal 2 (559 MW) and Canal 3 (333 MW) in Sandwich, Massachusetts on Cape Cod and Bucksport (175 MW) in Bucksport, Maine.
Representation of AutoCruitment LLC, an industry leader in clinical trial patient recruitment in its sale to NovaQuest Capital Management, a life science investment firm.
Representation of CVC Capital Partners in a consortium of investors in the US$3.5 billion investment for a 22.55% stake in Authentic Brands Group LLC, a brand management company and owner of a portfolio of brand name companies.
Representation of CVC Growth Funds in its acquisition of Brightstarr Group (Unily), a market-leading SaaS platform enhancing employee engagement for global enterprises with subsidiaries in the United States and Australia.
Representation of Ledger Holdings Inc., parent company to LedgerX LLC, a digital currency futures and option exchange and clearinghouse, in its merger with and into a subsidiary of West Realm Shires Inc., a leading federally regulated cryptocurrency exchange.