He is the youngest of eight children of Rubén Darío Gómez Rodríguez, originally from Upata, Bolívar State, Venezuela, and Agustina Soledad López Alberti, from Barcelona, Spain.

He developed innovative financing programs for national and international contractors during his tenure as vice-president of Banco Latino, in collaboration with the Venezuelan Oil Chamber and the PDVSA subsidiaries Lagoven and Maraven.

By 1992, Banco Latino had secured the largest market share in the industry, excelling both in routine banking transactions and the management of social benefit trusts.

Banco Latino faced a significant run on deposits, driven by intense political pressure and a sustained campaign of misinformation targeting Gómez López and his predecessors.

[2][3] In the aftermath, Gómez López and his wife, Claudia Febres Cordero, faced a barrage of sweeping accusations in Venezuela, Curaçao, and Miami.

The charges in Venezuela included: In Curaçao, they faced a monumental $1 billion lawsuit, which remains, even today, as the largest legal action ever recorded on the island.

Meanwhile, in Miami, Florida, a separate lawsuit was launched under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), accusing them of extensive fraud, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duties, and a host of other charges.

[4][5] However, after more than seven years of intense litigation, costing the Venezuelan treasury millions of dollars, Gómez López and his wife ultimately prevailed in all cases across multiple jurisdictions, proving their innocence in Venezuela,[6] the United States,[7] and Curaçao.

[9] Banco Latino Internacional stands as the only EDGE Act bank in Florida's financial history to emerge from voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings (back in 1994) in order to shield itself from a run on deposits.

[11] Gómez López and his wife, Claudia Febres Cordero, practice law as advisors for various companies and individuals, and serve on several boards in Venezuela and around the world.