Luis Santos serves as the office managing partner for FordHarrison’s Orlando office.
Luis has a unique understanding of the administrative and legal challenges faced by clients in industries like hospitality, retail, restaurant, and grocery. Prior to attending law school, Luis worked for many years in hospitality management. He began as a front desk clerk and worked himself up to the position of assistant hotel manager. Luis also worked as a grocery store cashier. After becoming a lawyer, he set out to utilize this insider's perspective to continue helping companies in the hospitality and grocery industries with their employment-related issues.
As co-chair of FordHarrison's Wage and Hour and Restaurant Practice Groups, Luis has extensive experience addressing the challenges faced by employers in the restaurant industry. Additionally, Luis represents employers in a wide variety of other industries, including retail, transportation, healthcare, and construction. Luis handles wage and hour disputes, discrimination claims, union avoidance, regulatory compliance, and all other facets of labor and employment law.
Luis can fluently speak, read, and write in Spanish. He often uses his bilingual skills to train and educate Hispanic management and staff in their native language. Luis also serves as FordHarrison's Deputy Diversity Partner and is focused on recruiting and mentoring diverse attorneys with a particular emphasis on Hispanic outreach.
Luis is the son of migrant parents. Through his childhood experiences, he developed a great appreciation for hard work and an understanding of the importance of mentorship and education. Luis is a husband, father, and seasoned traveler. He’s visited over 25 countries and hopes to double that list.