Raymond W. Perez

Prior to joining Fisher Phillips, Ray worked in-house for nearly 30 years at American Honda in various legal and operational roles. In addition to managing day-to-day legal activities for Southeastern manufacturing operations, he served as a Compliance Officer, Division Manager of Government and Community Relations, North American Diversity Committee founding member, and North American 401(k) Fiduciary Committee member. He oversaw complex workplace investigations and negotiated incentive packages in support of new plant site selection and major expansions of existing facilities.

While serving as General Counsel for American Honda’s Southeastern operations, Ray managed government and community relations. In this capacity, he regularly interacted with federal, state, and local officials on all significant regulatory matters impacting the organization. Ray also helped determine the company's position on pending legislation and communicated that information to legislators and regulators at all levels of government.

He developed antitrust training programs for purchasing and human resources personnel. Ray also served as the North American Chief Audit Executive for five years, overseeing all financial and operational auditing (e.g., HR, Safety, Compensation and Benefits, IT, Environmental, Ethics, Purchasing Sales, and Marketing) of the company’s operations, including research and development, manufacturing, sales, and customer financing. He reported to the Board on the performance of over 30 U.S. affiliated companies and recommended enhancements in legal and business operations.

*Ray is admitted in Ohio and District of Columbia, not admitted in Alabama, but is supervised by a licensed Alabama bar member.