McConnell Valdés LLC

Law Firm in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Address
270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, 9th Floor (Hato Rey)
San Juan 00918, Puerto Rico
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 364225, San Juan, PR, 00936-4225
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Phone: 787-759-9292  
Fax: 787-759-9225/787-759-8282/787-767-2500
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McConnell Valdés LLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Business and Corporation Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Bids and Government Procurement, Commercial and Civil Litigation, Construction, Distribution and Franchising, Employee Benefits, Environmental and Land Use, Financial Institutions, Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense, Health Care, Hospitality Industry, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Maritime, Mergers and Acquisitions, Military Leave, Product Liability, Retail Industry, Real Estate, Securities, Tax Exemption, Trusts and Estates.
Year Established: 1946
Firm Profile:
McConnell Valdés LLC was founded in 1946 by Herbert S. McConnell and Adolfo Valdés. Today, it is one of the largest Hispanic-owned law firms in the world, offering services in most areas of corporate and commercial practice. The Firm represents locally owned corporations, subsidiaries of United States corporations, as well as European, Asian and other foreign interests.

The Firm is divided into six Practice Groups: Corporate, Real Estate & Financial Lending, Environmental & Land Use, Labor and Employment, Litigation, and Tax. Client services are provided also by the specialized interdepartmental practice areas, such as Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Distribution & Franchising, Employee Benefits, Financial Institutions, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Maritime, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Liability, Retail, Securities, Tax Exemption, Welfare Benefits and Government Enforcement and White Collar Defense.

The Firm's attorneys are committed to excellence in service to its clients by providing top quality, efficient and effective legal services through scholarship, hard work and dedication. They actively participate in seminars, workshops, conferences that reinforce their particular area of concentration, and in professional associations and continued education seminars, which serve to strengthen their particular specialization.

Firm Size: 122
Representative Clients:
Citibank, N.A.; Colgate-Palmolive Co.; Eli Lilly & Co.; Federated Department Stores, Inc. (Macy's); Hewlett-Packard Co; Johnson & Johnson; Popular, Inc.; Oriental Bank & Trust; Sears Roebuck and Co.; Tishman Realty Corp.; Unilever; Univision; Walgreen Co.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Antonio Escudero-Viera (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 2, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1978, District of Columbia; 1984, Florida and New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1966); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1969). Editor-in-Chief, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1968-1969. Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1970—. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia; The Florida Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations; American Law Institute; Academia Puertorriqueña de Jurisprudencia y Legislación. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Law; Environmental Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Antonio Escudero-Viera
Silvestre M. Miranda (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Puerto Rico. Education: Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., 1965); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1968). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Journal, 1967. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Silvestre M. Miranda
Jorge R. González (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, April 29, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Puerto Rico. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Author of the following articles in Business Puerto Rico: "Puerto Rico - Dominican Republic Related Manufacturing Operations," Spring, 1986; "Act 75 - Protection of the Distributor - Representative in Puerto Rico" and "Barbados Offers High Level Production Sharing Attractions," Summer, 1986; "Highlights of Puerto Rico Tax Incentives Act," and "Principal Issues in 936-CBI Financing," Jan.-Feb. 1987; "Export Service Industry-Puerto Rico's Untapped Incentive Program," Oct.-Nov. 1987; "Misconceptions Hamper Jamaica '936' Production Sharing Potential," Winter, 1988; "Is Puerto Rico Fulfilling its CBI Commitment?" Jan.-Feb. 1988; "Dominican Republic Production Sharing Update," Fall, 1988; "Act 75 Update," Dec.-Jan. 1989; "Update - Puerto Rico's CBI Commitment," Jan.-Feb. 1990; "CBI Legislation Extended Indefinitely and Expanded," Fall, 1990; "Act 21: Protection of the Sales Representative in Puerto Rico," Spring, 1991. Also author of "Puerto Rico's Special Status - Investment Advantages," Oct., 1991 Leader's; "The Caribbean 936 Program: Step Towards a Puerto Rican Global Strategy," Jan., 1992 Latin Finance. Co-Author: "A Special Report on Privatization," March 1992 issue; "Puerto Rico - Island Crossroad of the Integrating Americas," International Offshore & Financial Centers Handbook, Volume II - Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic & Central America, 1993. Author: "Contractual Considerations," Chapter for Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce Exporter's Manual, May, 1993; "The Puerto Rico Regulatory Environment," Latin Finance America Trade Finance Supplements, 1991-1992 and 1993; "Lessons from Successful Export Service Companies," Dec. 1995; "Incentivos Contributivos para la Exportación," May 1999; "The Jones Act - To Be or Not To Be?" May 1999; "Distribution Relationships Within the Latin American Context," March 2000. Board of Directors, Lex Mundi, 1991-1995. President, International Trade and Service Association of Puerto Rico. Trustee, Caribbean Latin American Action. Member: American (Member: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Business Law; International Law and Practice) and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Transactions; Distribution/Representative Agreements; Tax Exemption Law. Email: Jorge R. González
Radamés (Rudy) A. Torruella (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 28, 1940; admitted to bar, 1970, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Eighth Circuits, Puerto Rico Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1974, District of Columbia; 1990, New York. Education: The Wharton School of Business and Finance of the University of Pennsylvania; Interamerican University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1966); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1969). Member, Board of Directors, 1978— and President, 1984-1986, Past President, 1986-1988, Association of Labor Relations Practitioners. Member: Trial Diplomat Court Practice Institute, 1980; Puerto Rico Advisory Council of the American Arbitration Association, 1983-1986; Advisory Council for the Secretary of Labor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Labor Matters, 1985-1988; Governor's Labor Council to Study the Feasibility of Granting Public Employees the Right to Collective Bargaining, 1994; Rotary Club of San Juan, 1994—, Vice President, 1995-1996; Advisory Board to the U.S. National Cemetery; 82nd Airborne Division Association and Special Forces Association; American Veterans' Committee; Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee, CUE. Member: New York State Bar Association; U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society; National Association of Manufacturers; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Discrimination Law; Sexual Harassment Litigation; Collective Bargaining Contract Negotiations; Immigration Law. Email: Radamés (Rudy) A. Torruella
Rafael Pérez-Bachs (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, February 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1968); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1971). Member: Puerto Rico Supreme Court Bar Examination Committee, 1981-1983; Bar Examination Committee, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1982—. Puerto Rico Area Chairman for the Defense Research Institute and Trial Lawyers Association, 1983—. Member, Bankruptcy Rules Committee, Bankruptcy Court, 1983—. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Environmental Litigation; Bankruptcy; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense; Personal Injury. Email: Rafael Pérez-Bachs
Francisco G. Bruno (Member) born Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 31, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1967; LL.B., 1970). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association; The Maritime Law Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Maritimo. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Aviation Law; Environmental; Torts; Commercial Litigation. Email: Francisco G. Bruno
José R. González-Irizarry (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, December 20, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Bankruptcy Court; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1973; J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Part-time Lecturer, Bankruptcy and Legal Research, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1986-1998. Member, Special Committee on Continuing Legal Education created by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to consider the adoption of mandatory continuing legal education for the Puerto Rico Bar Association. Certified Mediator of the Lex Mundi College of Mediators. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Law. Email: José R. González-Irizarry
Harry O. Cook (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Puerto Rico and District of Columbia. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., 1981). Contributing Author: "A Breakthrough from Colonialism, an Interdisciplinary Study of Statehood," University of Puerto Rico Press, 1984; Case Comment, "Harris v. Santiago Rosario," Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, Vol. 12, No. 3, Summer, 1980. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Partnership Law; Real Estate Law; Sports Law. Email: Harry O. Cook
Manuel Moreda-Toledo (Member) born Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, June 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., cum laude, 1971; J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Chairman of the firm's Product Liability and Toxic Tort Practice Group. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; The Maritime Law Association of the United States. Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Torts; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Insurance Law; Admiralty Law; Aviation Law. Email: Manuel Moreda-Toledo
Maggie Correa-Avilés (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1986, U.S. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; J.D., cum laude, 1974); Columbia University, New York (LL.M., 1975); Currently completing requisites of Doctorate Degree in Civil Law, University of Valladolid, Spain. Member, Board of Editors, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1972-1974. Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, 1975-1979. Author: "Protection of Advertising Slogans in Puerto Rico," Business Puerto Rico, Jan.-Feb. 1987. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Federal Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, English, French and Italian. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Law; Trademarks; Copyrights; Act 75. Email: Maggie Correa-Avilés
Arturo J. García-Solá (Managing Director) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to Hon. J.M. Pérez-Giménez, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1983-1985. Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Member: Federal Bar Association (Former President, Puerto Rico Chapter); Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Law; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Franchise Litigation; Constitutional Law and Litigation. Email: Arturo J. García-Solá
Mario L. Paniagua (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Puerto Rico; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1969); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1974). Assistant Solicitor General, 1975-1977. Member, Puerto Rico Board of Bar Examiners, 1989-1990. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Puerto Rican Hospital Association (Chairman, Legislative Committee). Practice Areas: Health Law; Administrative Law; Commercial Law. Email: Mario L. Paniagua
Richard M. Graffam-Rodríguez (Member) born Caracas, Venezuela, May 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1988, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Connecticut (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Law Clerk to Judge Raymond L. Acosta, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1986-1989. Member: Federal Bar Association (President, Puerto Rico Chapter, 1994-1995; Vice President, First Circuit, 1996-1998; Member, Editorial Board, "The Federal Lawyer," 1995-1998); Hispanic National Bar Association (Vice President, 1996-1998); Maritime Law Association (Proctor); Inter-American Bar Association (Member of the Council, 2000). Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; Maritime Law; Product Liability. Email: Richard M. Graffam-Rodríguez
Roberto L. Cabañas (Member) born Fajardo, Puerto Rico, September 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1985, Puerto Rico. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1975; J.D., 1978); University of Massachusetts (M.S., 1980). Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico, 1986. Author: "La Reforma Contributiva y el Contribuyente Individual," Factum, Colegio de Abogados, Jan-Mar 1988, year 2, No. 1, p. 15. Co-Author: "Highlights of the Amendments to the Income Tax Act," Business Puerto Rico 10, Winter 1987; "The Special Partnership: A Viable Option for Conducting Operations in Puerto Rico," Business Puerto Rico (Spring 1991). Adjunct Professor, University of Puerto Rico, School of Business Administration, 1990-1994. Special Advisor to the Puerto Rico Secretary of the Treasury in connection with the drafting and enactment of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994 and of the regulations thereunder. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1997). Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: Roberto L. Cabañas
Ernesto N. Mayoral-Megwinoff (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Puerto Rico; 1982, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1978); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Author: "Análisis Integrado de la Anotación Preventiva de Demanda y el Aviso de Pleito Pendiente," 50 Revista Jurídica de la Universidad de Puerto Rico 511 (1981). Associate Professor, Course on Banking Law, Interamerican University, 1994-1995. Member, Puerto Rico Bar Examination Board, 1990-1994. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations; Notarial Bar Association. Reported Cases: Banco de Ponce v. Barnes, 125 D.P.R. 526. Practice Areas: Banking Regulation; Financial Institution Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Investments; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Ernesto N. Mayoral-Megwinoff
Paul R. Cortés-Rexach (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Securities Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Paul R. Cortés-Rexach
Salvador F. Casellas (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, October 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1982); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985); Columbia University (LL.M., 1988). Staff Attorney, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1985. Law Clerk to: Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, Victor Pons, 1986-1987; Judge Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1988-1989. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Private and Public Finance; Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions. Email: Salvador F. Casellas
Alfredo M. Hopgood-Jovet (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1986). Member: Association of Labor Relations Practitioners. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Alfredo M. Hopgood-Jovet
Samuel T. Céspedes-Sabater, Jr. (Member) born Rome, New York, October 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania; 1988, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1984); Columbia University (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk to Hon. Juan M. Pérez Giménez, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 1987-1988. Attorney, Torts Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1990. Deputy Director and General Counsel, Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, 1990-1991. Legal Counsel to the Governor of Puerto Rico, 1992. Practice Areas: Corporate and Public Finance; Distribution Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. Email: Samuel T. Céspedes-Sabater, Jr.
Antonio A. Arias-Larcada (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, June 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1985); Interamerican University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; RICO. Email: Antonio A. Arias-Larcada
James D. Noel III (Member) born Bogotá, Colombia, August 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Puerto Rico; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., Government, 1979); Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Treasurer, Alumni Chapter Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity, Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 1983-1984. Recipient: Santos P. Amadeo Award for Constitutional Law and Civil Rights; Most Outstanding Student award in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law. Legislative Editor, 1980-1981 and Associate Editor, 1981-1982, Catholic University of Puerto Rico Law Journal. President, National Association of Law Students, Ponce Chapter, 1981-1982. Member: Federal (Secretary, Puerto Rico Chapter) and American Bar Associations; Association of Labor Practitioners. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Federal and Local Litigation. Email: James D. Noel III
Dora M. Peñagarícano-Suárez (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Law Clerk to Superior Court Judges, López Oliver, López Rodríguez and Alicea López, Extraordinary Writs Section, 1986-1987. Part-time Lecturer, Bankruptcy Course, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1995—. Member: Federal and Puerto Rico Bar Associations; Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; False Advertising; Bankruptcy; Collections; Foreclosures; Products Liability; Construction Law; Forfeiture; Commercial Litigation; State and Federal Practice. Email: Dora M. Peñagarícano-Suárez
Jorge Antonio Antongiorgi-Betancourt (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, July 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Puerto Rico; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., Biology, 1977; J.D., 1981). Assistant to the Legal Advisor of the Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, 1982-1985. Member: American Bar Association; Association of Public Notaries. Practice Areas: Labor Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Appellate Practice. Email: Jorge Antonio Antongiorgi-Betancourt
Rafael A. Ruiz-Ayala (Member) born Bayamon, Puerto Rico, May 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1996, Puerto Rico. Education: Harvard University (B.A., Government, magna cum laude, 1985); Yale University (J.D., 1990). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association (Member, Constitutional and Human Rights Committee). Languages: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Rafael A. Ruiz-Ayala
Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, September 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1989); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1994). Judicial Clerk for Honorable Antonio S. Negrón García, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1992-1993. Co-Author: with Rafael Vizcarrondo, Jay A. García Gregory and Heriberto J. Burgos, Civil Appeal Procedures in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, published in Civil Appeal Procedures Worldwide, International Bar Association (1992). Member: American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Basic Controlex Corporation v. Klockner Moeller Corporation, 202 F.3d 450 (1st Cir. 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust; Distribution; Contracts; Appellate Practice; Personal Injury. Email: Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach
Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo (Member) born Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, April 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (B.S.I.E., magna cum laude, 1991); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Chief Editor, Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueño, 1993-1994. Tau Beta Pi; Alpha Pi Mu; Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient: Carlos Mascareñas Award; Mercantile Law and Negotiable Instruments Award; Most Outstanding Legal Aid Clinic Student Award, 1994. Author: "Cambios Recientes en el Campo de los Derechos Morales de Autor," 32 Rev. D.P. 141 (1992). Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Carmen C. Cerezo, Chief U.S. District Court Judge, District of Puerto Rico. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation. Email: Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo
Roberto C. Quiñones-Rivera (Member) born Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, November 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1992, Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1998, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico; Rollins College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1987); Yale Law School (J.D., 1990). Managing Editor, Yale Journal of International Law, 1989-1990. With Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, N.Y., 1990-1992; Goulston & Storrs, Boston, Massachusetts, 1992-1994; Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994-1996. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Class Actions. Email: Roberto C. Quiñones-Rivera
Maria Antongiorgi (Member) born San Germán, Puerto Rico, November 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Seton Hill College (B.A., 1989); Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1992); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1994). Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Immigration Law. Email: Maria Antongiorgi
Juan A. Marqués (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1988); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1994). Associate Editor, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator, Alternative Dispute Resolution Bureau of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Co-Author: "La Inconstitucionalidad de la Ley de Antecedentes Penales," 61 U.P.R. L. Rev. 115 (1992). Author: "Notarización de Documentos de Extranjeros...61 U.P.R. L. Rev. 193 (1992). Law Clerk to the Chief Justice José Andréu Garcia of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, 1991-1993. Special Aide to the Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, 1994-1996. Member, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Board of Bar Examiners, 1997—. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: PRCC v. San Antonio Maritime, 2001 TSPR 16, 153 D.P.R. __ (2001). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Litigation; Civil Appeals Litigation; Civil Administrative Litigation; Constitutional Law Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Juan A. Marqués
Anita Montaner-Sevillano (Marketing Partner) born Canal Zone, Panama, November 9, 1960; admitted to bar, 1993, Puerto Rico. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers of America; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Rights; Immigration Law. Email: Anita Montaner-Sevillano
Francisco Chévere (Member) born Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Puerto Rico; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Education: Georgetown University, Sussex University, England (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1984). Member: Federal and American (Member, Committee on the Development of the Law under the NLRA) Bar Associations; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Alternate Dispute Resolution. Email: Francisco Chévere
Ivan G. Marrero (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico; 1998, Florida; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1996); New York University (LL.M., Corporate Law, 1998). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Banking; Securities; Trademarks; Promotional Marketing Law; Corporate Law. Email: Ivan G. Marrero
Agustin Fortuño-Fas (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1985); University of Texas at Austin (M.A., 1988); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu; Sigma Delta Pi. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: English, Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Immigration Law. Email: Agustin Fortuño-Fas
Jerry Lucas Marrero (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and Military Court of Appeals. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1990); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1993). Languages: Spanish, English. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use Law. Email: Jerry Lucas Marrero
Rica López de Alós (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Federal Bar Association. Languages: English, Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Rica López de Alós
Juan L. Alonso-Rodriguez (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.S., Accounting, 1990); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1998). Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico, 1993. Notary Public, Puerto Rico, 2000. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Committees on: Tax; Regulations). Languages: English, Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Employee Benefits. Email: Juan L. Alonso-Rodriguez
Henry O. Freese Souffront (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, September 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1998). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Email: Henry O. Freese Souffront
Eduardo Zayas-Marxuach (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993; J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member: Puerto Rico, Federal and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Wills and Estates. Email: Eduardo Zayas-Marxuach
Jorge M. Ruiz-Montilla (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.B.A., 1996); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1999). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Litigation. Email: Jorge M. Ruiz-Montilla
Carlos E. Serrano-Terron (Capital Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Sacred Heart University (B.A., Business Administration, cum laude, 1992); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1996). Certified Public Accountant, 1994—. Former Associate, González & Torres, PSC. Former Tax Counsel, McConnell Valdés. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Municipal Taxation.
Luis Roberto Amadeo-Carron (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., Literature, 1992); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1995). Formerly with Indiano Williams & Weinstein-Bacal. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Title VII Discrimination; Americans with Disabilities Act; Employment Law; Sexual Harassment; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Wage and Hour Law; Workers Compensation; Union Contract Negotiations; Unfair Labor Practices; National Labor Relations Act; Labor and Employment.
Nannette Berríos-Haddock (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1997); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2001). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association. Languages: English, Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Nannette Berríos-Haddock
Doira Díaz (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico and New Jersey. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1998); Fordham University (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Corporate Law; Estate Planning. Email: Doira Díaz
Roberto Abesada-Agüet (Member) admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (B.A., Business, magna cum laude, 1996); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Professor, Inter-American University, School of Law. Law clerk, 1997-1999 and Attorney, 1999-2005, Vicente & Cuebas. Member: Puerto Rico and Federal Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Blas Toledo v. Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe, 2006 T.S.P.R. 47; Souffront Cordero v. AAA, 2005 T.S.P.R. 49; R & J Motors, Inc. v. DACO, 2005 T.S.P.R. 48; Municipality of San Juan v. COFECC, 415 F.3d 145 (1st Cir. 2005); Jewelers Mut. Ins. Co. v. N. Barquet, Inc., 410 F.3d 2 (1st Cir. 2005); Hull v. Municipality of San Juan, 356 F.3d 98 (1st Cir. 2005); Behavioral Healthcare Partners v. González Rivera, 392 F.Supp.2d 191 (D. Puerto Rico 2005); Freightliner LLC v. P.R. Truck Sales, 399 F.Supp.2d 57 (D. Puerto Rico 2005); Astoria Jewelry v. N. Barquet, Inc., 291 F.Supp.2d 16 (D. Puerto Rico 2003); Arias v. American Airlines, 163 F.Supp.2d 111 (D. Puerto Rico 2001); Arias-Rosado v. Tirado, 111 F.Supp.2d 96 (D. Puerto Rico 2000).
Carlos Lamoutte-Navas (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, District of Columbia; 2002, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Marquette University (B.A., Economics, 1997); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Notary Public, Puerto Rico. Former Senior Associate at Martínez Odell & Calabria, San Juan. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico); American Bar Association (ABA); Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA); Puerto Rico Public Notaries Association.
Claudia Motta (Member) admitted to bar, 2004, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico.. Education: University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Campus (B.A., Political Science, 1999); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, summa cum laude, 2002); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2004). Member: Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Law; Antitrust; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Claudia Motta
COUNSEL
Luis E. Baco-Sanchez (Counsel) born September 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Puerto Rico; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: Who's Who Among American Law Students. Editor-in-Chief, Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueño, 1991-1992. Author: "Le Legitima Defensa de un Tercero," Rev. Derecho Puertorriqueño, Vol. 30, No. 3, 1990. Member: American and National Hispanic Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish.
Karen Morales-Ramírez (Counsel) born New York, N.Y., June 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, 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., magna cum laude, 1990); Interamerican University (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Notary Public. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Torts; Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice. Email: Karen Morales-Ramírez
Yamary I. González-Berríos (Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1990, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., cum laude, 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1991). Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico. Speaker: Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants; Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce; Puerto Rico Treasury Department. Former Legal Counsel, Internal Revenue Area, Puerto Rico Treasury Department. Former Senior Tax Consulting Manager, Tax Department, Ernst & Young. Member: Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Tax Law.
Gustavo A. Gelpí (Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 24, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Puerto Rico; 1965, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Temple University (B.B.A., 1960); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (LL.B., cum laude, 1963); University of Pennsylvania School of Law (LL.M., Labor Law, 1965). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1963. Member: Aviation and Maritime Committee and Chair, Subcommittee on state legisation relative to territorial waters, ports and navigable areas, Commission on Judicial Reform for Puerto Rico, 1973; Board of Bar Examiners, 1975-1978; U.S. District Court Examination Committee, 1983-1986; U.S. District Court Committee for Establishment of Early Neutral Evaluation Pilot Program, 1993; Admission Committee, 2000— and Chairman, 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Keynote Speaker, Induction Ceremony, U.S. Magistrate, Judge Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr., August 24, 2001. Member: Colegio de Abogados; Federal and American (Member: Litigation, Insurance and Maritime Sections) Bar Associations; The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty); Puerto Rico Association of Notaries. Reported Cases: Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co., 416 U.S. 663, 94 S.Ct. 2080, 40 L.Ed.2d 452, 1974 A.M.C. 1895 (U.S.Puerto Rico, May 15, 1974) (NO. 73-157); Zambrana-Marrero v. Suarez-Cruz, 172 F.3d 122 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Apr 21, 1999) (NO. 98-1601); El Dia, Inc. v. Governor Rossello, 165 F.3d 106, 27 Media L. Rep. 1185 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Jan 25, 1999) (NO. 98-2114); Vizcarrondo v. Board of Trustees of University of Puerto Rico, 132 F.3d 31 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unpublished Disposition, 1997 WL 755114 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Dec 08, 1997) (NO. 97-1517); F.D.I.C. v. Monterrey, Inc., 45 F.3d 423 (Table, Text in WESTLAW), Unpublished Disposition, 1995 WL 16407 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Jan 18, 1995) (NO. 94-1543); Jimenez v. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav. Co., 974 F.2d 221 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Sep 08, 1992) (NO. 91-2083); Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Grupo Girod Corp., 869 F.2d 15 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Mar 08, 1989) (NO. 88-1574); Lusson v. Carter, 704 F.2d 646 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Apr 07, 1983) (NO. 82-1693) 678 F.2d 371 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), May 21, 1982) (NO. 81-1465, 81-1625); Stephenson v. Star-Kist Caribe, Inc., 598 F.2d 676, 1979 A.M.C. 1459 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), May 17, 1979) (NO. 78-1262); U. S. Brewers Ass'n, Inc. v. Perez, 592 F.2d 1212 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Feb 21, 1979) (NO. 78-1393); Ruiz Rodriguez v. Litton Industries Leasing Corp., 574 F.2d 44, 1978 A.M.C. 1004 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Apr 27, 1978) (NO. 77-1263); Ramos v. Continental Ins. Co., 493 F.2d 329, 1974 A.M.C. 2155 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Mar 20, 1974) (NO. 73-1042); U.S. v. Stornini, 443 F.2d 833 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Jun 08, 1971) (NO. 7785); Ramos v. Beauregard, Inc., 423 F.2d 916, 1970 A.M.C. 1847 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Apr 07, 1970) (NO. 7262, 7526); Payne v. S.S. Tropic Breeze, 423 F.2d 236, 1970 A.M.C. 1850 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Mar 11, 1970) (NO. 7313); Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Bell, 390 F.2d 612 (1st Cir.(Puerto Rico), Mar 11, 1968) (NO. 6862); Giles Toro v. University of Puerto Rico, 183 F.Supp.2d 457 (D.Puerto Rico, Dec 28, 2001) (NO. CIV.97-2934 DRD); Badillo-Santiago v. Andreu-Garcia, 167 F.Supp.2d 194, 12 A.D. Cases 868 (D.Puerto Rico, Sep 28, 2001) (NO. CIV. 98-1993(SEC)); Pagan Velez v. Laboy Alvarado, 145 F.Supp.2d 146 (D.Puerto Rico, May 10, 2001) (NO. CIV 99- 1066 JAF); Dogson v. University of Puerto Rico, 26 F.Supp.2d 341, 131 Ed. Law Rep. 165 (D.Puerto Rico, Sep 30, 1998) (NO. CIV. 96-1661 (DRD)); Zambrana-Marrero v. Suarez-Cruz, 999 F.Supp. 678 (D.Puerto Rico, Mar 31, 1998) (NO. CIV. 94-1212 SEC); Ramos v. Roman, 1997 WL 600464 (D.Puerto Rico, Aug 29, 1997) (NO. CIV. 93-2416 (DRD)); Mendez Marrero v. Toledo, 968 F.Supp. 27 (D.Puerto Rico, Jun 17, 1997) (NO. CIV. 94-2304 HL); Trans American Recovery Services, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority, 850 F.Supp. 103, 1994 A.M.C. 2991 (D.Puerto Rico, Apr 26, 1994) (NO. CIV. 92-1733 (JP)); F.D.I.C. v. Monterrey, Inc., 847 F.Supp. 997 (D.Puerto Rico, Mar 16, 1994) (NO. CIV 86-130 (RLA)); Arends v. Eurobank and Trust Co., 845 F.Supp. 60 (D.Puerto Rico, Feb 25, 1994) (NO. CIV. 92- 1907 (JAF)); Arends v. Eurobank and Trust Co., 146 F.R.D. 42, 26 Fed.R.Serv.3d 77 (D.Puerto Rico, Jan 29, 1993) (NO. CIV 92-1907 (JAF)); Jimenez v. Princess Cruises, Inc., 1991 WL 405602 (D.Puerto Rico, Sep 15, 1991) (NO. CIV. 89- 0079 HL); Rexam Ltd. Partnership, S.E. v. Resolution Trust Corp., 766 F.Supp. 41 (D.Puerto Rico, May 01, 1991) (NO. CIV. 90-2087 (JP)); Rexam Ltd. Partnership, S.E. v. Resolution Trust Corp., 754 F.Supp. 245 (D.Puerto Rico, Nov 21, 1990) (NO. CIV. 90-2087 (JP)); Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Grupo Girod Corp., 680 F.Supp. 486 (D.Puerto Rico, Feb 29, 1988) (NO. CIV 84-2427 (JP)); Inversiones Calmer, S.A. v. C.E. Heath & Co., 681 F.Supp. 100, 1988 A.M.C. 2796 (D.Puerto Rico, Jan 20, 1988) (NO. CIV 83-1969 (JP)); Castle & Cooke, Inc. v. Etoile Shipping Co., Ltd., 622 F.Supp. 609 (D.Puerto Rico, Oct 16, 1985) (NO. CIV. 83-2689 HL); Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Bird, 516 F.Supp. 647 (D.Puerto Rico, Jun 16, 1981) (NO. CIV. 79- 800); Dominguez v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp., 90 F.R.D. 595 (D.Puerto Rico, Jun 11, 1981) (NO. CIV. 80-1720 (PG)); Stephenson v. Star-Kist Caribe, Inc., 440 F.Supp. 232 (D.Puerto Rico, Nov 30, 1976) (NO. CIV. 332-68); Caraballo v. Autoridad de Los Puertos de Puerto Rico, 388 F.Supp. 308, 1975 A.M.C. 1706, 1975 A.M.C. 2689 (D.Puerto Rico, Aug 08, 1974) (NO. CIV. 74-216); U.S. v. Tonarelli, 371 F.Supp. 891 (D.Puerto Rico, Aug 14, 1973) (NO. CRIM. 77-71); Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. Div. of Grumman Allied Industries, Inc. v. Massa, 363 F.Supp. 1337, 1974 A.M.C. 1914 (D.Puerto Rico, Mar 28, 1973) (NO. CIV. 1018-72); Andros Marine Chartering Co. v. Tug Gladiator, 307 F.Supp. 17 (D.Puerto Rico, Dec 16, 1969) (NO. CIV. 254-68); Payne v. S. S. Tropic Breeze, 274 F.Supp. 324 (D.Puerto Rico, Sep 28, 1967) (NO. 453-67); Reyes v. Motor Vessel Venus II, 257 F.Supp. 335 (D.Puerto Rico, Sep 02, 1966) (NO. 5-66) 04. Languages: English, Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime; Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Appellate Practice. Email: Gustavo A. Gelpí
Lizzie Portela (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., Psychobiology, 1987); Yale Law School (J.D., 1990). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; U.S. District Court Bar; Federal Bar Association.
José Rodríguez-Suárez (Counsel) born Havana, Cuba, November 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: The George Washington University (B.A., International Affairs, 1982); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Sigma Delta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1984-1986. Law Clerk: Chambers of Judge Gilberto Gierbolini, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1984; Chambers of Chief Judge Juan M. Pérez-Giménez, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1986. Author: Case Comment, "Aplicación de la Norma de Young v. Grote a Situaciones de Complemento No Autorizado de Cheques Firmados en Blanco: Acevedo v. Citibank," 54 U.P.R. L. Rev. 829 (1985); "Congress Giveth American Citizenship unto Puerto Ricans: Can Congress Take It Away?" 55 U.P.R. L. Rev. 624 (1986), 48 P.R. Bar Assn. L. Rev. 37 (1987). Special Assistant, U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, 1982-1983. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Antitrust Law). Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law and Tax Exemption. Email: José Rodríguez-Suárez
Sandra L. Negrón-Monge (Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of the Sacred Heart (B.S., cum laude, 1994); Inter-American University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Notary Public, Puerto Rico. Judicial Clerk for Honorable Judge Francisco Rebollo López of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1997-1999. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Sandra L. Negrón-Monge
Yadira Rivera-Cintron (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico.
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Leonor M. Aguilar-Guerrero (Special Counsel) born Managua, Nicaragua; admitted to bar, 1989, Puerto Rico. Education: Central American Catholic University, Managua, Nicaragua (J.D., 1978); Center of Tributary Law (C.I.E.T.), Buenos Aires, Argentina (Masters, 1979); Business School, I.E.S.A., Caracas, Venezuela (M.B.A., 1980). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; General Corporate Law. Email: Leonor M. Aguilar-Guerrero
Esteban R. Bengoa (Special Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1980, Puerto Rico. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Interamerican University (J.D., cum laude, 1979); New York University (LL.M., 1981). Member, Board of Editors, Interamerican University Law Review, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Tax Exemption Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law.
Jorge Calero Blanco (Special Counsel) born Havana, Cuba, May 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1973, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Foreclosures; Collections; Evictions; Contractual Disputes; Construction Law; Labor and Petroleum Industry Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Jorge Calero Blanco
Isis Carballo (Special Counsel) born Havana, Cuba, February 20, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Puerto Rico; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Columbia University (J.D., 1984). Author: "Puerto Rico's Subchapter N Eliminates Double Taxation," Journal of International Taxation, January 1996; "Puerto Rico Offers Tax Exemption for Services to Foreign Markets," Journal of International Taxation, June, 1996. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Tax Exemption Law. Email: Isis Carballo
Xenia Vélez-Silva (Special Counsel) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, March 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico, 1982. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section); College of Certified Public Accountants of Puerto Rico; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation of International Operations; Puerto Rico Tax Incentives Acts; Tax Aspects of Private and Public Financing. Email: Xenia Vélez-Silva
Ariadna Álvarez (Special Counsel) born New York, N.Y., June 15, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1998, New York; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, All American Scholars Award, 1994. Editor-in-Chief, "Entredicho" a publication of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Author: "The Modern Aspects of the RICO Act," Entredicho, March 1994; "The Higher Education Reform Act of 1993," 64 UPR Law Review 179 (1995). Member: New York State, Federal (Member, Puerto Rico Chapter) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Gloria González v. Williamson Dickie Manufacturing Co., 99 F.3d 490 (1st Cir. 1996); Hernández Barreto v. ITT World Directories, Inc., 62 F.Supp. 2d 387 (DCPR 1999); Solis v. Phillips Puerto Rico Core, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1763; Rivera v. American Home Products Corp., 191 F.R.D. 45 (DCPR 1999); Rivera v. American Home Products Corp., 218 F. Supp.2d 121 (DCPR 2002); Sotomayor v. Geologistics, 248 F.3d 232 (1st. Cir. 2002). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; HIPAA Compliance; ERISA Litigation; Tax Litigation; Federal Appeals; Federal Employment Law Litigation. Email: Ariadna Álvarez
Hector M. Laffitte (Special Counsel) born Ponce, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1959, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1955); University of Puerto Rico Law School (LL.B., 1959); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1960). Special Advisor, Labor Law, House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1969-1971. Member and President, Civil Rights Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1969-1972. Member: Governor's Judicial Appointments Committee, 1977; Governors Advisory Council on Labor Policies, 1981. National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Bar Association of Puerto Rico; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association of Puerto Rico. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Litigation; First Amendment Law.
Nereida Meléndez-Rivera (Special Counsel) born Orocovis, Puerto Rico, February 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Grand Valley State College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Michigan (J.D., 1985). Recipient, Jane L. Mixer Award, 1985. Deputy Chief, White Collar Crime Unit, United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Torts; Civil Law; Commercial Litigation; State and Federal Practice; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Embezzlement. Email: Nereida Meléndez-Rivera
Sonia I. Torres-Pabon (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Puerto Rico; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Political Science, cum laude); Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D.). Editor, Catholic University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Former Criminal Chief, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico. [Lieutenant, United States Navy; Naval Judge Advocate]. Email: Sonia I. Torres-Pabon
OF COUNSEL
Daniel F. Kelley, Jr. (Of Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 5, 1919; admitted to bar, 1949, New York; 1951, Puerto Rico; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1941); Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration (Industrial Administration, 1943); Yale University (LL.B., 1947). With Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, N.Y., 1947-1949. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Robert W. Van Kirk (Of Counsel) born Waterloo, New York, December 24, 1930; admitted to bar, 1960, New York; 1964, Puerto Rico; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.S., 1952); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1959); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1960). Member, Board of Editors, Georgetown Law Journal, 1958-1959. Teaching Fellow, New York University School of Law, 1959-1960. With Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, New York, N.Y., 1960-1963. Member: New York State (Member, Sections Tax and Elder Law) and American (Member, Sections Tax and Senior Lawyers) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Tax Exemption Law; Corporate Law. Email: Robert W. Van Kirk
Walter G. McConnell (Of Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 30, 1934; admitted to bar, 1960, Puerto Rico. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1956); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1959). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Walter G. McConnell
Joseph T. Wynne (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, March 22, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, New York; 1963, Puerto Rico; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Villanova University; St. John's University (LL.B., 1957). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Tax Exemption Law; Corporate Law. Email: Joseph T. Wynne
Aurelio Torres Ponsa (Of Counsel) born Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, October 30, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1965); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1968); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1970). Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1973—. Chairman, Tax Committee and Director, Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, 1989-1993. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Tax Exemption Law; Corporation Law. Email: Aurelio Torres Ponsa
Aníbal Irizarry-Rivera (Of Counsel) born Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, February 24, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1963; LL.B., 1966); New York University (LL.M. in Labor Law, 1967). Author: "Research and Analysis of Bills Submitted to the Legislative Assembly on the Granting of Rights to Public Employees to Collective Bargaining to December 31, 1974," Interamerican University Law Review, Vol. X, No. 1, 1975; Book, "Reflections and Anecdotes about the Labor and Employment Area". Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, University of Puerto Rico Institute of Labor Relations and Management Development Center, 1968-1970. Adjunct Professor: Interamerican University Graduate School of Business Administration, 1975-1978; Interamerican University Law School, 1973-1978. Author: Weekly Column, "El Nuevo Día". Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 24, 1967-1968. Attorney, Puerto Rico Labor Department, 1968-1969. Advisor to Special Governor's Commission on Unionization of Public Employees, 1973. Member, Governor's Labor Advisory Council, 1977-1984. President, Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, 1980-1982, 1986-1988, 1994-1996. Member, Board of Directors, Puerto Rico Committee for UNICEF, 1989-1990. President, Labor Committee, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, 1994-1995; 1997-1998 and member of its Board of Directors, 1995-1998; President of the Chamber of Commerce, 1998-1999; Member of the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army, Puerto Rico Chapter, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Wage and Hour Legislation; Occupational Safety and Health Law; Legislative Process. Email: Aníbal Irizarry-Rivera
Frederick E. Hulser (Of Counsel) born Boise, Idaho, December 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico; 1985, District of Columbia, New York, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Columbia College (A.B., 1969); Columbia University School of Business (M.B.A., 1973); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Author: Article, "Investing in Puerto Rico: The Legal Framework," Latin Finance, Puerto Rico Supplement 1993. Member: Federal and American (Member, Caribbean Law Committee, Section of International Law and Practice) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Public Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Law. Email: Frederick E. Hulser
Robert S. Griggs (Of Counsel) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 31, 1925; admitted to bar, 1952, New York; 1955, Puerto Rico. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 1949); University of Michigan (J.D., 1952). Tau Beta Pi; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Michigan Law Review, 1950-1952. Author: "Puerto Rico Seeks New Tax Incentives to Compensate for Loss of Section 936," 12 Journal of International Taxation, November 2001; "Last Tax Act of the Millennium Extends R & D Credit to Puerto Rico," 11 Journal of International Taxation, June 2000; "Treasury Defines Prohibition Against New Businesses of Section 936 Corporations," 9 Journal of International Taxation, October 1998, p.42; "Tax Treatment of the New Businesses in Puerto Rico in Light of Section 936 Phaseout," 8 Journal of International Taxation, May 1997, p. 228; "'CFC' en Puerto Rico Detras la Derogacion de la Sección 936," XII Nueva Cuenca del Caribe, Fourth Quarter 1996, p. 44; "Industries Mull Use of CFCs in Puerto Rico Following 936 Repeal," 7 Journal of International Taxation, October 1996, p. 477; "Congress Votes Partial 936 Repeal to Pay for Small Businesses Tax Relief," 7 Journal of Taxation, August 1996, p. 377; "U.S. Proposes 936 Repeal, but Puerto Rico has an Alternative Plan," 7 Journal of International Taxation, March 1996, p. 100; "IRS Provides Guidance on New Section 936 Credit Limitation Methods," 6 Journal of International Taxation, October 1995, p. 469; "Deadline Nears for Electing 936 Percentage Limitation Method," 6 Journal of International Taxation, August 1995, p. 360; "NAFTA Highlights Tax Advantages of Puerto Rico vs. Mexico," 5 Journal of International Taxation, May 1994, p. 196, reprinted and abridged, 11 Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, July 1995, p. 15; "Puerto Rico in the NAFTA Era," XVIII Journal of the Flagstaff Institute, Apr. 1994, p. 1; "The Effect of the New 'Super Royalty' Regulations on 936 Corporations," Business Puerto Rico, Spring 1992, p. 53, etc. With Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, N.Y., 1952-1954. With McConnell Valdés since 1954; Partner, 1958-1991; Managing Partner, 1979-1990. Member: Board of Advisors, Journal of International Taxation; Board of Trustees, The Flastaff Institute. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Taxation; Committees on: Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers; U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties). Practice Areas: Corporate; Tax; Tax Exemption Law. Email: Robert S. Griggs
Baltasar Corrada del Rio (Of Counsel) born Morovis, Puerto Rico, April 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Puerto Rico; 1960, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Social Sciences, 1956; J.D., 1959). Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1985-1989. President, Board of Directors, Inter American Foundation of Cities, 1985-1989. Chaired the Second and Third Conferences of the Great Cities of the Americas held in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Willemstad, Curacao in 1986 and 1988, respectively. Special Guest and Participant, Fourth Conference of the Great Cities of the Americas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 1990. Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, U.S. House of Representatives, 1977-1985. Member, U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, 1977-1985. Member, U.S. House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, 1977-1985. Founder and Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1977-1985. Vice President, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1983-1985. Partner, Sifre & Ruiz-Suria Law Firm, 1959-1967. Partner, McConnell Valdés, 1967-1975. Observer, World Congress of Christian Democracy, Santiago, Chile, 1961. Participant, III International Marian Congress Dominican Republic, 1965. Participant, World Congress of the Apostolate Vatican City, 1967. President, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission appointment of Gov. Luis A. Ferré, Puerto Rico, 1969-1972 with advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Member, Puerto Rico Bar Examination Board by appointment of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1970. Founder, Puerto Rico Institute of Radio and Television Ethics (INTRE) to promote ethics in radio and television programming, 1974. Speaker at the universities Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Tulane, Temple and Bradley. Founder and Honorary President Foundation for Drug Free Youth, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1987. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Affairs.
Samuel T. Céspedes (Of Counsel) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, April 10, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1983, U.S. Claims Court; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1958; J.D., 1961). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1960-1961. Honorary Magistrate appointed by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, 1976-1980. Member of various Judicial Conferences and the Advisory Committee to the Chief Justice of Puerto Rico Supreme Court on Judicial Independence. Member, First Circuit Advisory Committee on Local Rules, 1999—. Secretary to the Boards of Directors of Popular Inc. and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. Member: Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Franchising; Judicial Administration; Litigation; Public Contract Law) Bar Associations; American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Inc. Practice Areas: Complex Civil and Commercial Law; Business Law; Tort Litigation; Appeals. Email: Samuel T. Céspedes
Antonio J. Rodríguez (Of Counsel) born Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, July 21, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Puerto Rico; 1978, District of Columbia, Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1964); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., cum laude, 1967). Legislative Assistant to Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1969-1970. Assistant to the Governor of Puerto Rico, 1971-1972. Member: Advisory Counsel, Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, 1993—; Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education, 1993—. Practice Areas: Tax Exemption Law; General Corporate Law; Environmental Law; Government Contracts. Email: Antonio J. Rodríguez
Néstor Durán-González (Chief Administrative and Financial Officer) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, October 29, 1938; admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1964; J.D., magna cum laude, 1974); New York University (M.P.A., 1966). Practice Areas: Contract Law; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Insurance Law; Environmental Litigation; RICO; Lender Liability Litigation; Products Liability; Arbitration. Email: Néstor Durán-González
Rafael Fernández-Suárez (Of Counsel) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, February 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Puerto Rico; 1972, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., cum laude, 1968; LL.B., 1971); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). Director, Intelligence Office, Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury, 1973-1976. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: State and Local Taxation; Income Tax Law; Excise Tax Law; Property Tax Law; Municipal License Tax Law; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Tax Litigation. Email: Rafael Fernández-Suárez
Miguel Palou-Sabater (Of Counsel) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, August 19, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Puerto Rico; 1963, U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico; 1964, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1959; LL.B., 1962). Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining Negotiations; Labor Arbitration; Discrimination Litigation; Wage and Hour Litigation. Email: Miguel Palou-Sabater
ASSOCIATES
Antonio J. Alvarez-Domenech (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Miami (B.A., Business Administration, 2001); Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Certificates, European Law and Comparative Family Law, "Centro de Estudios Internacionales," José Ortega & Gasset Foundation, Toledo, Spain. Member: Puerto Rico Bar, United States District Court Bar and American Bar Associations. Email: Antonio J. Alvarez-Domenech
Maralyssa Alvarez-Sánchez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., Management Information Systems, 1999); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 2005).
Gretchen Carlo-Yamin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., English Literature, cum laude, 2003); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Registered Notary Public. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Email: Gretchen Carlo-Yamin
Alexis Carlo-Ríos (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003; J.D., magna cum laude, 2007).
Maria C. Cartagena-Cancel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1983; Masters Degree in Planning, cum laude, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Recipient, Most Outstanding Student in Urban Planning Award, University of Puerto Rico. Former Senior Planning and Logistics Manager: Intel Puerto Rico; Intel Corporation.
Ada I. Casiano (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Bentley College (B.A., 2002); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2004).
Zahira Colón-Collazo (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., 2003; J.D., 2007).
Maria E. Del Valle-Rexach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico. Education: Brown University (B.A., Political Science and American Politics, 2003); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Email: Maria E. Del Valle-Rexach
Eli Diaz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (C.E., cum laude, 1999); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 2006); University of Southern California (M.B.A.).
Monique J. Diaz Mayoral (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico. Education: Sacred Heart University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2002); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 2005).
Iraida Diez (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 20, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Puerto Rico. Education: Loyola College, Baltimore (B.A., 1996); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2000). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, English. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law. Email: Iraida Diez
Jessica Figueroa-Arce (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 2002; J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.
Leslie Y. Flores-Rodríguez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, 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., Public Communication, summa cum laude, J.D., magna cum laude). Recipient: Rosa Axtmayer Scholarship, University of Puerto Rico; First Prize, Nilita Vientós Gastón Judicial Writing Competition, University of Puerto Rico Law Review; Bronze Prize, Public Service Announcements, New York Festivals. Former Group Director, Creative Department, WING Latino Group. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.
Anne Galanes (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Boston University (B.S.B.A., 2003); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2007).
Moisés Galí (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 2003; J.D., 2007).
Patricia George-Iguina (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Puerto Rico. Education: Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University (B.A., Environmental Design, M.A., 1998); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2004). Member, Legislative Commission Affairs, College of Architects and Landscape Architects of Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Resort Development; Permitting Process; Timeshare Condominium Law; Single Family Projects; Land Use Matters. Email: Patricia George-Iguina
Hugh Gonzalez-Robison (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. (Not admitted in Puerto Rico). Education: Columbia University (B.A., Philosophy, 2001); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: New York State Bar Association. Email: Hugh Gonzalez-Robison
Frank B. La Fontaine (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2003, 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., Advertising, magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2002); Tulane University (Certificate in Intellectual Property; Certificate in European Union Law). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Science and Technology; Business Law); Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Patents; Products Liability.
Irma León (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Puerto Rico. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1999); Universidad de Puerto Rico (J.D., 2003). Email: Irma León
Luis Llach-Zúñiga (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and District of Columbia Circuits; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2006, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Biology, 2001); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2003). Public Notary, 2005.
Dennise N. Longo de Morgan (Associate) born Río Piedras, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1996, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1989); George Washington University (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to Judge Clifton J. Gordy, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 1993-1994. Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City, 1994-1995. Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1998-2000. Member: Puerto Rico, Federal and Federal Communications Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Telecommunications; Intellectual Property Law; Commercial Law.
Heriberto Lopez-Guzman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Business, magna cum laude, 2002; J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member, Golden Key International Honor Society. Certified Public Accountant. Registered Notary Public. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants. Email: Heriberto Lopez-Guzman
Patricia M. Marvez-Valiente (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Miami (B.A., General Honors, 1995); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Bar Association of Puerto Rico; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Patricia M. Marvez-Valiente
Pedro F. Meléndez (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., 2004); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2007).
Alejandro H. Mercado-Martinez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico, U.S District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Babson College (B.S., Business Administration, cum laude, 2003);