Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C.

Law Firm in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Address
American International Plaza
Fourteenth & Fifteenth Floors, 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue (Hato Rey), P.O. Box 70364
San Juan 00936-0364, Puerto Rico
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Contact Information
Phone: 787-759-8000  
Telecopiers: 787-767-9333 (Main)
787-767-9177 (Litigation Department)
787-767-8660 (Labor & Corporate Law Departments)
787-767-9325 (Tax & Environmental Law Departments)
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Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Commercial Practice and Litigation. Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporation, Electronic Commerce and Internet Law, Insurance, Real Estate, Tax, Tax Exemption, Labor Relations and Employment, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Immigration, Administrative, Telecommunications and Trademark Law.
Year Established: 1959
Firm Size: 55
Languages:
All attorneys are fluent in English and Spanish. Fluency in other languages individually noted.
Representative Clients:
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; AXA; The Bank of Nova Scotia; Bumble Bee, Inc.; Carter-Wallace; Dade Paper Co.; Eagle Star Insurance; Essilor International; Venator Group; Forest Laboratories; G.D. Searle & Co.; General Motors Acceptance Corp.; Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corp.; Kelly Springfield; Life Savers, Inc.; Maidenform, Inc.; Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc.; Maxxam, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Nabisco Brands de Puerto Rico, Inc.; Phillip Morris, Inc.; Picker International del Caribe, Inc.; Scotiabank de Puerto Rico; Silicon General, Inc.; TJ Maxx (Marshalls Stores); Warner Lambert Co.; Loomis Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp.; Western Auto Supply; Xerox Corp.

LABOR COUNSEL: Hanes Corp. (P.R. Subsidiaries); Hoffman-LaRoche (P.R.) Corp.; Star-Kist Caribe, Inc.; Upjohn Manufacturing Corp.

TAX COUNSEL: CBS, Inc.; Ferrero, Inc.; Stride Rite Shoes Corp.

ENVIRONMENTAL COUNSEL: Baxter Health Care Corp.; Chevron U.S.A.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Roberto Montalvo Carbia (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1969; LL.B., 1972); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1973). Lecturer, Corporate Law, Inter-American University School of Law, 1978. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (Member, Committee on Taxation, 1979); American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation). Practice Areas: Corporate Tax Law; Tax Exemption Law; Tax Litigation. Email: Roberto Montalvo Carbia
Luis F. Antonetti (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1970); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1974). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (President, Labor Law Section, 1984-1986); American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation); Federal (Member, Labor Law Section), and Inter-American (Council Member, 1982-1986 and President, 1980-1982, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico-V.I.; NITA Advocates Association. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Luis F. Antonetti
Francisco de Jesús-Schuck (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 13, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, Puerto Rico; 1967, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, District of Columbia. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1963); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1966). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Attorney General, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1973-1975. Chairman, Puerto Rico Crime Commission and Co-Chairman, Justice Reform Council of Puerto Rico, 1973-1975. Chief of Staff to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1975-1976. Member, Financial Council of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1975-1976. Member, Board of Bar Examiners of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1977-1978. Legal Advisor to Administrator of Economic Development Administration, 1986-1987. Director, Caribbean Basin Project Financing Authority, 1987-1988. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Hotel and Resort Development; Commercial Law; Caribbean Basin Projects. Email: Francisco de Jesús-Schuck
Luis D. Ortiz-Abreu (Member) born Isabela, Puerto Rico, January 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Puerto Rico; 1977, U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; J.D., 1976). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (Member, Civil Rights Commission, 1977); American (Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law) and Federal (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations; NITA Advocates Association; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico-V.I. (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1995). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Luis D. Ortiz-Abreu
Edgar Cartagena-Santiago (Member) born Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, July 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Puerto Rico; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of International Trade; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Member, 1978-1979 and Associate Editor, 1979, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Hernan G. Pesquera, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1979-1981. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Trademark Law). Practice Areas: Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Trademark Law; Puerto Rico Dealer's Act; Sales Representatives Contracts Act; Construction Litigation; Litigation. Email: Edgar Cartagena-Santiago
Pedro Morell Losada (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, March 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1972); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1976). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Asociación de Notarios de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Real Estate and Mortgage Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Financing; Secured Transactions. Email: Pedro Morell Losada
Ramón E. Dapena (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (B.A., 1975); Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University. Member, Catholic University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association; National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Antitrust Law and RICO; Unfair Trade Practices; Regulated Industries; Land Use and Regulatory Law; Administrative Law and Practice; Employment Law. Email: Ramón E. Dapena
Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, May 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Puerto Rico; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1979); Columbia University (J.D., 1982). Author: "The Concept of Just Cause For The Lawful Termination of a Dealership Under The Dealer's Contract Law of Puerto Rico," 58 University of Puerto Rico Law Review 261 (1989). Legal Advisor, Ad Honorem, Civil Rights Commission of Puerto Rico, 1985-1988. Member, Board of Managers, Haverford College, 1998—. Director, 1993— and Board Chair, 1997—, Community Law Office. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (Member, Section on Human and Constitutional Rights, 1984-1986; President, Section on Continuing Legal Education, 1986-1988; Member, Section on Civil Procedure, 1992-1994); American (Member, House of Delegates, 1995—; Section on Litigation) and Inter-American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchising Law; Distribution Law; Construction Law; Insurance Law. Email: Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal
Thelma Rivera-Miranda (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Puerto Rico; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Business Law Sections). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Securities. Email: Thelma Rivera-Miranda
Howard Pravda (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Puerto Rico; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Manuel Resumil Aragunde Award, 1981 for most outstanding graduate of 1981 in criminal law courses. Author: "Desde la Clinica," Entredicho, May, 1981. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico-V.I. Languages: Yiddish and French. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Howard Pravda
Jorge R. Rodriguez-Micheo (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1970); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1973). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico - V.I. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Jorge R. Rodriguez-Micheo
Rossell Barrios-Amy (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Puerto Rico; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1989, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Author: "Effect of Arbitration and Choice of Law Clauses on the Application of Puerto Rico Dealers Act," Franchise Law Journal (Summer, 1996); Co-author: "State Franchise Relationship Laws on Termination: Issues in Litigation," American Bar Association Forum on Franchising (October 2001). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; American Bar Association (Member, Steering Committee, Litigation and Alternate Dispute Resolution Section, Forum on Franchising). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise; Distribution Law; Distribution Litigation; Antitrust; Trademark Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Rossell Barrios-Amy
Antonio Bauza-Santos (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1996). Assistant Editor, Inter-American University Law Review. Certified Public Accountant. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Association of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Taxation Committee); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (Member, Taxation Committee, International Commerce Committee); Puerto Rico-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Tax Exemptions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Reorganization. Email: Antonio Bauza-Santos
Francisco J. García García (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Interamerican University (M.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1985); Cornell University (LL.M., 1986). Phi Eta Mu. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Francisco J. García García
Rafael A. Vélez-Pérez (Member) born August 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (A.D., 1969); University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1974); Interamerican University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Rafael A. Vélez-Pérez
Carlos A. García-Pérez (Member) born Miami, Florida, March 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1993; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District or Florida. Education: Duquesne University (B.A., 1985); Hofstra University (J.D., 1988). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) and Inter-American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Maritime Law; Franchise Law. Email: Carlos A. García-Pérez
Mildred Cabán (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1990, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1983); New York University (J.D., 1986). Member, Editorial Staff and Note and Comment Editor, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Hon. Hector M. Laffitte, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1987-1990. Law Assistant to Hon. Karla Moskowitz, New York City Civil Court, 1986-1987. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Mildred Cabán
Gretchen M. Mendez-Vilella (Member) born Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, October 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Puerto Rico; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 1988); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1991); Vermont Law School (M.S.E.L., 1994). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (Member, Section on Natural Resources and Environmental Law); Equestrian Center of Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts Law; Administrative Law. Email: Gretchen M. Mendez-Vilella
María Patricia Lake (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1988); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1991). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Real Estate. Email: María Patricia Lake
Mayra Del C. Doble-Ruiz (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1990, Puerto Rico; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (B.S., magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Associate, O'Neill & Borges, 1990-1992, Lasa Escalera & Reichard, 1992-1994. Author: "Regulations Concerning Underground Storage Tanks," Business Puerto Rico, Summer 1993. Lecturer, National Business Institute, Advanced Real Estate Law in Puerto Rico, 1992-1994. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association; Asociación de Notarios de Puerto Rico; InterAmerican Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering; Environmental Law Institute (Member, Professional Associates Program). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Administrative Law and Practice. Email: Mayra Del C. Doble-Ruiz
Jose M. Marxuach (Member) born Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, March 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Puerto Rico, Federal District Court of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1990); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1994); Tulane University (LL.M., 1998). Member, Advisory Board, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law. Author: "The Court of Arbitration for Sport," World Arbitration and Mediation Report, Vol. 10, No. 3, March, 1999. Cited in The Sports Lawyers Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring, 2000. Adjunct Faculty Professor, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Introduction to the Law, Amateur Sports Law, Professional Sports Law, Entertainment and Media Law and Antitrust Law, 2001—. Speaker: World Arbitration and Mediation Congress in Panama City, Panama; International Congress of ADR in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Sports Litigation Seminar, Puerto Rico Bar Association; Entertainment Law Seminar in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Certificate of Advance Study and Training in Commercial Arbitration, Tulane Law School. Member: Puerto Rico, Federal and American Bar Associations; Sports Lawyers Association, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Sports Litigation and Transactions; Entertainment Law; Media Law; Antitrust Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jose M. Marxuach
Guillermo J. Silva-Wiscovich (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1990); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1994); George Washington University (LL.M., Environmental Law, 1998). Phi Sigma Alpha. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal Bar Association (Member, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section); Environmental Law Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Toxic Torts. Email: Guillermo J. Silva-Wiscovich
Efrain Irizarry-Alvarado (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., 1996). Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico, 1992. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Association of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Efrain Irizarry-Alvarado
Jessica Hernández (Member) born Bayamón, Puerto Rico, February 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., cum laude, 1994); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1998); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1999). Legal Internship, Federal Communications Commission, 1999. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal Communications Bar Association. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Jessica Hernández
Myrna Lozada (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Sacred Heart University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Puerto Rico (M.A., Economics, 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1985-1987. Author: "La Intimidad Compartida - Efectos y Consecuencias Sobre Las Garantías Constitucionales Contra Registros y Allanamientos Irrazonables, Pueblo v. Pérez Pérez," 55 University of Puerto Rico Law Review 685, 1986. Member: National Association of State Venture Funds; Caribbean and Latin America Venture Capital Association; Association of University Technology Managers; Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (Network of Women Entrepeneurs). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Banking Law. Email: Myrna Lozada
José E. Villamarzo-Santiago (Member) born Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico, 1998. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Association of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: José E. Villamarzo-Santiago
Alicia Lamboy (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 25, 1965; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., cum laude, 1991); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1998). Licensed Professional Planner. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Interamerican Association of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences; Water Environment Federation; Puerto Rico Planning Association. Email: Alicia Lamboy
Angel Berberena (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico, (B.B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1998). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal and American Bar Associations; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico-V.I. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Angel Berberena
Angel X. Viera-Vargas (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1999). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Angel X. Viera-Vargas
SENIOR COUNSEL
Vicente J. Antonetti (Senior Counsel, Labor and Employment Law) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, October 23, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Puerto Rico; 1961, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico; Rollins College (B.A., 1957); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1960). Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal and American (Member, Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the National Labor Relations Act, Section on Labor and Employment Law, 1974—) Bar Associations; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico-V.I. (Member and Past President). Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Vicente J. Antonetti
OF COUNSEL
Max Goldman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., December 19, 1916; admitted to bar, 1940, New York; 1945, U.S. Supreme Court; 1956, Puerto Rico. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.S.S., 1936); Columbia University (J.D., 1940). Phi Beta Kappa. Professor of Law, ad honorem, University of Puerto Rico Law School, 1964-1965. Law Clerk to Judge Learned Hand, Chief Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1944-1945. Assistant General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1949-1952. Director, Office of Industrial Tax Exemption of Puerto Rico, 1952-1959. Member, Civil Rights Commission of Puerto Rico, 1965-1969. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Tax Exemption Law. Email: Max Goldman
Jorge Souss (Of Counsel) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, June 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1976, District of Columbia. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1968; LL.B., magna cum laude, 1972). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk to Supreme Court Justice Carlos V. Dávila, 1973. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; The District of Columbia Bar; American and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law. Email: Jorge Souss
Heber E. Lugo-Rigau (Of Counsel) born Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, September 24, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, New York; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1958); Texas Southern University (LL.B., 1963). Author: "Sex Discrimination: The Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Puerto Rico," Revista Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, Vol. 32, No. 2, 1971. Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 24th Region, 1963. Chairman, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Personnel Board, 1969-1972. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; The District of Columbia Bar; New York State, American and Federal Bar Associations; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners; National Health Lawyers Association. [Sp-4, U.S. Army, 1958-1960]. Languages: Spanish and English. Email: Heber E. Lugo-Rigau
Edgardo Colón Arrarás (Of Counsel) born Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, May 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1976); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1979). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal and Inter-American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Edgardo Colón Arrarás
Rodolfo Cobas Mondríguez (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, September 15, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Puerto Rico; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Eckerd College (B.A., 1984); Interamerican University (J.D., 1993). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Commercial Law. Email: Rodolfo Cobas Mondríguez
SENIOR ASSOCIATES
Lourdes del R. Fontanillas (Senior Associate) born Ponce, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico. Education: Catholic University of Puerto Rico (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996; J.D., summa cum laude, 2001); Georgetown University (LL.M., 2004). Phi Alpha Delta; Mu Alpha Phi. Certified Public Accountant. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Lourdes del R. Fontanillas
Roxana Cruz-Rivera (Senior Associate) born Arroyo, Puerto Rico, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (B.A., 1996); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1999); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Roxana Cruz-Rivera
Javier G. Vazquez-Segarra (Senior Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1998); Interamerican University (J.D., 2001). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Javier G. Vazquez-Segarra
Paul A. Ferrer (Senior Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Puerto Rico and U.S Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Interamerican University (B.A., 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Interamerican Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law. Email: Paul A. Ferrer
Victor Quiñones-Martinez (Senior Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 7, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S, 1999); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2002). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Victor Quiñones-Martinez
Gladys Fontánez-Reyes (Senior Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Email: Gladys Fontánez-Reyes
Carlos R. Pastrana Torres (Senior Associate) born May 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1998); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2002). Member, Puerto Rico Law Review. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association; Interamerican Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Carlos R. Pastrana Torres
Griselle Bermúdez-Rodríguez (Senior Associate) born Bayamón, Puerto Rico, May 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1998); Interamerican University (J.D., cum laude, 2001); Loyola University Chicago (LL.M., 2007). Editor-in-Chief, Interamerican Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Health Law. Email: Griselle Bermúdez-Rodríguez
Maritza I. Gómez (Senior Associate) born Caguas, Puerto Rico, January 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2006, Florida. Education: Oral Roberts University (B.A., 1995); Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2001); Tulane University (LL.M., 2004). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Maritza I. Gómez
ASSOCIATES
Gloriana A. Rodríguez-Martínez (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Certified Public Accountant. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Gloriana A. Rodríguez-Martínez
Angel D. Marrero Murga (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 15, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 2001); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2005). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Angel D. Marrero Murga
Johanna E. Estrella López (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Johanna E. Estrella López
Briseida Y. Delgado Miranda (Associate) born Bayamón, Puerto Rico, December 12, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Campus (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2004). Certified Public Accountant. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Briseida Y. Delgado Miranda
Alexis Hernández (Associate) born January 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (J.D., 2005). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Alexis Hernández
Miguel A. Serrano Urdaz (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1996); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2005). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Miguel A. Serrano Urdaz
Reggie Diaz-Hernández (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2003); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Immigration Law. Email: Reggie Diaz-Hernández
Carmen G. Torrech Cabrero (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 27, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2008, U.S., Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 2003); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Carmen G. Torrech Cabrero
Rosanna Rivero-Marín (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992; M.A., 2001; Ph.D., 2001); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Rosanna Rivero-Marín
Angel Aja-Delgado (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 2000); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Big Ten Medal of Honor, 2000. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Angel Aja-Delgado
Amarilis DeSoto Cordero (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 27, 1983; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Amarilis DeSoto Cordero

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