| | Law Firm in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| | Address | | 221 Ponce de Leon Avenue, 15th Floor (Hato Rey) | | San Juan 00917-1815, Puerto Rico | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 363128, San Juan, PR, 00936-3128 | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Schuster Aguiló LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Labor and Employment Law, Employment Counseling, Worker's Compensation, Civil Litigation, and Business Immigration. | | Year Established: 1995 | Firm Profile:
Schuster Aguiló LLP concentrates on the representation of management in all areas of labor and employment law, collective bargaining, business immigration and civil litigation. It counsels and represents management of local, national and international companies in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, service, trade and tourism industries, as well as government agencies and individuals, amongst others. The firm actively practices on behalf of clients before the Puerto Rico and federal courts as well as before administrative forums. All firm attorneys are fluent in both English and Spanish and routinely litigate in either language. | | Firm Size: 19 | Languages:
English and Spanish. | Representative Clients:
Advance Auto Parts; Advanced Medical Optics; Alberto-Culver Company; Allergan, Inc.; American Standard Companies, Inc.; Avon Products; BASF Construction Chemicals Caribbean; Biomet, Inc.; Black & Decker; Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.; DHL Express, Inc.; Eagle USA Air Freight; Eli Lilly and Co.; EBI Patient Care, Inc.; Federal Express; General Electric; Grupo Carmelo; Hershey Foods Corporation; Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.; Humana; Johnson & Johnson; Lockheed Martin; Manpower; MAFRE Praico Insurance Co.; Mayne Pharma (USA), Inc.; McKesson Corp.; Merck Sharp & Dohme (I.A.) Corp.; Medical Card System; Metropolitan Foods Services, Inc.; Micron Technology, Inc.; Museum Restaurant Group; Pelegrina Medical, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.; Playtex Products, Inc.; Puerto Rico Govenment Development Bank; Puerto Rico Pilotage Commission; R-G Financial Corporation; Regis Corporation; Sally Beauty, Inc.; Santander Securities; Sears Holdings Management Corp.; Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.; Skanska USA; Sol Meliá Hotels and Resorts; Telefónica Larga Distancia de Puerto Rico; Thomas & Betts Corp.; Trane Puerto Rico, Inc.; Warner Chilcott Company, Inc.; Watson Wyatt Worldwide; Western Auto of Puerto Rico; Woldnet Telecommunications; Wyeth Ayerst Laboratories. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS | | Carl Schuster (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Member: Puerto Rico (Past President, Labor Law Commission), Federal and American (Member, Labor Law and Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Vélez v. Janssen Ortho, LLC, --- F.3d ----, No. 05-2721, 2006 WL 3114299 (1st Cir., Nov. 3, 2006); Otero Carrasquillo v. Pharmacia Corp., --- F.3d ----, Civil No. 05-2373, 2006 WL 2848569 (1st Cir., October 6, 2006); Pomales v. Celulares Telefónica, 447 F.3d 79 (1st Cir. 2006); Fontánez Núñez v. Jannssen, 447 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2006); Otero Varcalcel v. Cantero Frau, 124 Fed. Appx., 2005 WL 388278 (1st Cir. 2005); Rivera-Flores v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Caribbean, 112 F.3d 9 (1st Cir. 1997); Matías-Correa v. Pfizer, Inc., 345 F.3d 7 (1st Cir. 2003); Domínguez v. Eli Lilly and Co., Inc., 141 F.3d 1149 (1st Cir. P.R. 1998); Ayala-Gerena v. Bristol Myers-Squibb Co., 95 F.3d 86 (1st Cir. 1996); Arriaga-Zayas v. International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union - Puerto Rico Council, 835 F.2d 11 (1st Cir. 1989); Calderón Rosado v. General Electric Circuit Breakers, Inc., 805 F.2d 1085 (1st Cir. 1986); Fernández Vargas v. Pfizer, Civil No. 04-2236 (JAF), 2006 WL 3254463 (D.P.R. Nov. 8, 2006); Salva v. Eagle Global Logistics, Civil No. 04-2280 (HL), 2006 WL 2685109 (D.P.R. Sept. 18, 2006); Santiago Rivera v. Johnson & Johnson, 436 F.Supp.2d 316 (D.P.R. 2006); Beniquez v. Pfizer Corp., Civil No. 05-1269(HL), 2006 WL 752994 (D.P.R. March 21, 2006); Martínez v. Scotiabank De Puerto Rico, 2006 WL 1704638 (D.P.R. 2006); Vélez v. Janssen Ortho LLC, 389 F.Supp.2d 253 (D.P.R. 2005); Nelson Velázquez Fernández v. NCE Foods, 405 F.Supp.2d 179 (D.P.R. 2005); Otero Vazquez v. American Home Products Corp. ,F.Supp.2d, 2005 WL 695904 (D.P.R. 2005); Pena Marquez v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Puerto Rico Inc., Civil No. 04-1769(PG), 2005 WL 2077799 (D.P.R. August 29, 2005); Hernández-Mejías v. General Elec., 428 F.Supp.2d 4, Civ. No. 03-1289 (JAF), 2005 WL 3947577 (D.P.R., Oct. 07, 2005); Otero Carrasquillo v. Pharmacia, 382 F.Supp.2d 300 (D.P.R. 2005); Aponte Rodríguez v. U.S. Marshal Service, Civil No. 04-2195(PG), 2005 WL 2203166 (D.P.R. Sept. 8, 2005); Fernández-Vargas v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 394 F.Supp.2d 407 (D.P.R. 2005); Vélez v. Janssen Ortho LLC, 389 F.Supp.2d 253 (D.P.R. 2005); Jackeline Hernández-Mejías v. General Electric, et al, 2005 WL 3947 577 (D.P.R. 2005); Torres-Negrón v. Merck & Co., Inc., 376 F.Supp.2d 121 (D.P.R. 2005); Meléndez Cintrón v. Hershey Puerto Rico, Inc., 363 F.Supp.2d 10 (D.P.R. 2005); Díaz-Padilla v. Bristol Myers Squibb Holding Ltd. Liability Co., 2005 WL 783076 (D.P.R. 2005); González Villanueva v. Warner Lambert, 339 F.Supp.2d 351 (D.P.R. 2004); Escobar Galíndez v. Ortho Pharmaceuticals, 328 F.Supp.2d 213 (D.P.R. 2004); Feliciano-Tirado v. Johnson & Johnson D.O.C., Inc., 240 F. Supp.2d 144 (D.P.R. 2003); Alamo Rodríguez v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, 286 F.Supp.2d 144 (D.P.R. 2003); Tirado v. Johnson & Johnson D.O.C., Inc., 240 F.Supp.2d 144 (D.P.R. 2003); González-Rivera v. Citibank, N.A., 260 F.Supp.2d 350 (D.P.R. 2003); Sálamo Martínez v. Celulares Telefónica, Inc., 272 F. Supp.2d 144, (D.P.R. 2003); Alamo Rodríguez v. MCS Life Insurance Co., 283 F.Supp.2d 459 (D.P.R. 2003); Nieves-Ayala v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc., 208 F. Supp. 2d 195 (D.P.R. 2002); Arroyo Rodríguez v. Econo Supermarket, Inc., 204 F.Supp.2d 289 (D.P.R. 2002); Nazario Martinez v. Johnson & Johnson Baby Products, Inc., 184 F.Supp.2d 157 (D.P.R. 2002); Acevedo v. Johnson & Johnson-Janssen Pharmaceutical, 240 F. Supp. 2d 127, (D.P.R. 2002); Colóm González v. Black & Decker PR, LLC, 193 F.Supp.2d 419 (D.P.R. 2002); Barbosa v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., Civil No. 00-1546(HL), 2000 WL 1739309 (D.P.R. 2000, Nov. 15, 2000); Adorno-Rosado v. Wackenhut Puerto Rico, Inc., 98 F.Supp.2d 181 (D.P.R. 2000); Domínguez v. Eli Lilly & Co., 958 F.Supp. 721 (D.P.R. 1997); Ortiz Rivera v. Black & Decker, Civil No. 92-1669 (JP), 1993 WL 52749 (D.P.R. Jan. 28, 1993); Virapen v. Eli Lilly, S.A., 793 F.Supp. 36 (D.P.R. 1993); Santa Rosa Medical Center, Inc. v. Converse of PR, Inc., 706 F.Supp. 111 (D.P.R. 1988); Cruz Capella v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Puerto Rico, Inc., 677 F.Supp. 65 (D.P.R. 1987); Pellot Ferrer v. Avon Mirabella, Inc., 2003 TSPR 131; Benítez-Esquilín v. Johnson & Johnson CPI, 2002 TSPR 131 Irizarry v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Co., 2000 TSPR 15; Porto y Siurano v. Bentley P.R., Inc., 132 D.P.R. 331 (1992). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Carl Schuster | | Rafael E. Aguiló-Vélez (Member) born Bayamón, Puerto Rico, August 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Special Aide to Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, 1993. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers' Association. Reported Cases: Rivera Rodríguez v. Sears Roebuck de P.R., Inc., 432 F.3d 379 (1st Cir. 2005); Vargas v. Geologistics Americas, Inc., 284 F.3d 232 (1st Cir. 2002); Chico Vélez v. Roche Products, Inc., 139 F.3d 56 (1st Cir. 1998); Quinones Rodriguez v. Andoxx Corp., 440 F.Supp.2d 77 (D.P.R. 2006); Piñero Díaz v. Adchem Pharma Op., Civil No. 04-1522 (DRD), 2005 WL 2397 489 (D.P.R., Sept. 28, 2005); Rivera Rodríguez v. Sears Roebuck de P.R., Inc., 367 F.Supp.2d 216 (D.P.R. 2005); Kelly v. Lockheed Martin Services Group, Inc., 198 F.Supp.2d 136 (D.P.R. 2002); De Dios Cortés v. Metlife, Inc., 122 F.Supp.2d 121 (D.P.R. 2000); Colón v. Chart House Enterprises, Inc., 79 F.Supp.2d 25 (D.P.R. 1999); Medina-Sánchez v. Western Auto of Puerto Rico, 68 F.Supp. 2d 93 (D.P.R. 1999); Toyos v. Western Auto of Puerto Rico, 16 F. Supp. 2d 163 (D.P.R. 1998); Chico Vélez v. Roche Products, Inc., 971 F. Supp. 56 (D.P.R. 1997); Colón Claudio v. Syntex Puerto Rico, Inc., 2004 WL 1765541, 2004 TSPR 104; Rodríguez Rosado v. Syntex (F.P.), Inc., 2003 WL 22383611, 2003 TSPR 145; Olga Rodríguez Rosado v. Syntex (F.P.) Inc., 160 D.P.R. (2003); Martinez Rodríguez v. Bristol Myers Barceloneta Inc., 147 D.P.R. 383 (1999); Benítez Esquilín v. Johnson & Johnson CPI, 2002 TSPR 131. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Business Immigration. Email: Rafael E. Aguiló-Vélez | | Anabel Rodríguez-Alonso (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: The American University (B.A., 1993); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Member, 1994-1995 and Co-Editor, 1995-1996, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Member: Puerto Rico, Federal and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Rivera Rodríguez v. Sears Roebuck de Puerto Rico, Inc. 2005 WL3502138 (1st Cir. P.R. 2005); Torrens v. Lockheed Martin Services Group, Inc., 396 F. 3d 468 (1st Cir. P.R. 2005); Piñeiro Díaz v. Adchem Pharma Operations, 2005 WL 2397489 (D.P.R. 2005); Rivera Rodríguez v. Sears Roebuck de Puerto Rico, Inc., 367 F.Supp. 2d 216 (D.P.R. 2005); Escobar Galíndez v. Ortho Pharmaceutical, 328 F.Supp. 2d 213 (D.P.R. 2004); Acevedo v. Johnson & Johnson-Janssen Pharmaceutical, 240 F.Supp. 2d 127, (D. P.R. 2002); Comar, Inc. v. American Guarantee Liability Ins. Co., 175 F.Supp. 2d 173 (D. P.R. 2001); Chico-Velez v. Roche Products, 139 F.3d 56 (1st Cir. P.R. 1998); Domínguez v. Eli Lilly and Co., Inc., 141 F.3d 1149 (1st Cir. P.R. 1998); Torres-Negrón v. Merck & Co., Inc., 376 F.Supp.2d 121 (D.P.R. 2005); Kelly v. Lockheed Martin Services Group, Inc., 198 F.Supp.2d 136 (D.P.R. 2002); Adorno-Rosado v. Wackenhut Puerto Rico, Inc., 98 F.Supp.2d 181 (D.P.R. 2000). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Civil Litigation. Email: Anabel Rodríguez-Alonso | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | David L. Reed (Senior Counsel) born Rochester, New York, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1986, New York; 1998, Florida; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. (Not admitted in Puerto Rico). Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1978); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1985). With: Hancock & Estabrook, 1985-1987; Scolaro Shulman Cohen Lawlor & Burstein, 1987-1989; Fay's Inc., 1989-1991; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1991-2002; Bayer HealthCare LLC, 2002-2005; ImClone Systems Incorporated, 2005-2006; Osteotech, Inc., 2006-2007. Member: New York State and Massachusetts Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Transactions: Acquisition of Envision Medical by Zimmer, Inc., 1996; Divestiture of Apothecon by Bristol-Meers-Squibb Company to Novartis, 2000; Acquisition of DuPont Pharmaceuticals by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 2001; Licensing of Commodity Pharmaceutical Product Lines by Bayer HealthCare LLC to Schering Plough, 2004. Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment. Email: David L. Reed | | COUNSEL | | Carlos J. Villafañe-Real (Senior Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: State University of New York College at Oswego (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; American Bar Association; Puerto Rico Society for Certified Accountants. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Tax Law. Email: Carlos J. Villafañe-Real | | Migdalí Ramos-Rivera (Counsel) born October 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1994); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1997). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Orozco-Reverón v. Abbott Laboratories (PR), Inc., 1999 WL 1068473 (D. Puerto Rico); Olga Rodríguez Rosado v. Syntex (F.P.), Inc., 2003 T.S.P.R. 145, 160 D.P.R. (2003); Asseo for and on Behalf of N.L.R.B. v. Molex Caribe, Inc., 687 F. Supp. 25 (D.P.R. 1988); NLRB v. Unión Nacional de Trabajadores, 219 NLRB NLARAB 115, 77 LRRM 1622 (1971); Díaz-Padilla v. Bristol Myers Squibb Holding Ltd. Liability Co., 2005 WL 783076 (D.P.R. 2005). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Migdalí Ramos-Rivera | | Víctor M. Comolli (Counsel) born San Germán, Puerto Rico, September 17, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Florida; 1966, Puerto Rico; 1968, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1962); University of Florida (J.D., 1964). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Twenty-Fourth Region, 1966-1969. President, Association of Labor Relations Practitioners-Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, 1976-1978. Member: Puerto Rico, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Reported Cases: Asseo for and on Behalf of N.L.R.B. v. Molex Caribe, Inc., 687 F.Supp. 25 (D.P.R. 1988); NLRB v. Unión Nacional de Trabajadores, 219 NLRB 429; Ponce Television Corp. and Asociación Puertorriqueña de Artistas, 192 NLRB 115, 77 LRRM1622 (1971). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor Relations. Email: Víctor M. Comolli | | Deborah M. Sepúlveda (Counsel) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Colegio Universitario Cayey (B.A., 1996); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta Law, 1998-2000. Member, National Labor Relations Board, 2000-2005. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Deborah M. Sepúlveda | | JUNIOR PARTNERS | | José J. Sánchez-Vélez (Junior Partner) born Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, August 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (B.A., History, 1994); Indiana University - Bloomington (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Human Resources and Labor Legislation Committee of the Puerto Rico Manufacturer's Association. Reported Cases: García-Sánchez v. Román-Abreu, 270 F.Supp. 2d 255 (D. Puerto Rico 2003); Rosado v. Wackenhut Puerto Rico, 160 Fed. Appx. 5 (Dec. 29, 2005) (1st Cir. 2005). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law and Litigation; Collective Bargaining; Business; Immigration. Email: José J. Sánchez-Vélez | | Sara E. Colón-Acevedo (Junior Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 3, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2000, New York. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1995); Harvard University (LL.M., 1998). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Reported Cases: Caraballo v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co., 178 F.Supp. 2d. 60 (D.P.R. 2001); Sánchez v. Osram, 2006 TSPR 27 (Puerto Rico Supreme Court); Marín v. Roche Products, Inc., Civil No. CPE 2000-0299, (2005 WL 3351227) ( T.C.A., October 25, 2005). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Sara E. Colón-Acevedo | | Lourdes C. Hernández-Venegas (Junior Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Law Clerk, Hon. Carmen Rita Velez-Borras, Superior Court Judge. Member: Puerto Rico, Federal and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Caraballo v. Puerto Rico Telephone, Inc., 178 F.Supp. 2d 60; Benítez-Esquilín v. Johnson & Johnson CPI, 2002 TSPR 131; Feliciano-Tirado v. Johnson & Johnson D.O.C., Inc., 240 F. Supp. 2d 144 (D.P.R., 2003); Nazario-Martínez v. Johnson & Johnson Baby Products, Inc., 184 F.Supp. 2d 157; Sálamo Martinez v. Celulares Telefónica, 272 F.Supp. 2d 144 (D.P.R. 2003); Alamo Rodríguez v. MCS Life Ins. Co., 283 F.Supp. 2d 459 (D.P.R.2003); Morales-Alejandro v. Medical Card System, Inc., 2006 WL 1716458 (D.P.R. 2006); Bonilla Vazquez v. Warner-Lambert, 413 F.Supp.2d 88 (D.P.R. 2006); Velázquez Arroyo v. MCS Life Ins. Co., 418 F.Supp.2d 11 (D.P.R. 2006); González Rivera v. Citibank N.A., 260 F.Supp. 2d 350 (D.P.R. 2003); Matías-Correa v. Pfizer, Inc., 345 F. 3d 7, 1st Cir. (P.R.) 2003; Otero Carrasquillo v. Pharmacia Corp., 466 F.3d 13 (1st Cir. 2006); Fontánez Núñez v. Jannssen, 447 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2006); Ramírez Rodríguez v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 425 F.3d 67 (1st Cir. 2005); Lopez v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Civil No. 05-1285 (DRD), 2006 WL 508095 (D.P.R. March 1, 2006); Quinones Rodriguez v. Andoxx Corp., 440 F.Supp.2d 77 (D.P.R. 2006); Beníquez v. Pfizer Corp., Civil No. 05-1269(HL), 2006 WL 752994 (D.P.R. March 21, 2006); Salva v. Eagle Global Logistics, 2006 WL 2685109 (D.Puerto Rico); (lch) Pena Márquez v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Puerto Rico Inc., Civil No. 04-1769(PG), 2005 WL 2077799 (D.P.R. August 29, 2005); Nelson Velázquez Fernández v. NCE Foods, 405 F.Supp.2d 179 (D.P.R. 2005); Meléndez Cintrón v. Hershey Puerto Rico, Inc., 363 F.Supp.2d 10 (D.P.R. 2005); González Villanueva v. Warner Lambert, 339 F.Supp.2d 351 (D.P.R. 2004);. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Civil Law. Email: Lourdes C. Hernández-Venegas | | Magda Mariela Rexach-Rexach (Junior Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1994); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1997). Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1996-1997. Judicial Clerk to Hon. Juan M. Peréz-Giménez, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Member: Puerto Rico and Federal Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Arroyo Rodriguez v. Econo Supermarket Inc., 204 F.Supp. 2d 289 (D.P.R. 2002); Rodriguez v. Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals PR, Inc, 62 F.Supp. 2d. 374 (D. P.R. 1999); Pomales v. Celulares Telefónica, Inc., 342 F. 3d 44, 56 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 894, 1st Cir. (Puerto Rico) 2003; Velez v. Janssen Ortho, LLC, --- F.3d ----, No. 05-2721, 2006 WL 3114299 (1st Cir., Nov. 3, 2006); Pomales v. Celulares Telefónica, 447 F.3d 79 (1st Cir. 2006); Otero Varcalcel v. Cantero Frau, 124 Fed. Appx., 2005 WL 388278 (1st Cir. 2005); Rodríguez v. Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals PR, Inc., 224 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2000); Fernández Vargas v. Pfizer, Civil No. 04-2236 (JAF), 2006 WL 3254463 (D.P.R. Nov. 8, 2006); Santiago Rivera v. Johnson & Johnson, 436 F.Supp.2d 316 (D.P.R. 2006); Otero Vazquez v. American Home Products Corp. ,F.Supp.2d, 2005 WL 695904 (D.P.R. 2005); Fernández-Vargas v. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 394 F.Supp.2d 407 (D.P.R. 2005); Vélez v. Janssen Ortho LLC, 389 F.Supp.2d 253 (D.P.R. 2005); Vélez Arocho v. Colegio Jardín, Civil No. 04-1093 (JAF), 2005 WL 2030527 (D.P.R. Aug. 23, 2005); Hernández-Mejías v. General Elec., 428 F.Supp.2d 4, Civ. No. 03-1289 (JAF), 2005 WL 3947577 (D.P.R., Oct. 07, 2005); Díaz-Padilla v. Bristol Myers Squibb Holding Ltd. Liability Co., 2005 WL 783076 (D.P.R. 2005); Piñero Díaz v. Adchem Pharma Op., Civil No. 04-1522 (DRD), 2005 WL 2397 489 (D.P.R., Sept. 28, 2005). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Magda Mariela Rexach-Rexach | | José A. Ruiz-García (Junior Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and Federal Circuit Court, First Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1994); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2001). Third Mate, U.S. Coast Guard, unlimited tonnage, 1994. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Practice; Admiralty Law; Business Immigration. Email: José A. Ruiz-García | | ASSOCIATES | | Daniel Quiles (Associate) born Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Labor Relations, magna cum laude, 1996); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2005). Labor Standards Inspector, Labor's Fair Labor Standards Bureau. Federal Labor Standards Compliance Auditor, Federally Assisted Construction Projects. Law Clerk to: Hon. Judge Efraín E. Rivera Pérez, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Lawyers Division). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel Quiles | | Zahira Díaz-Vázquez (Associate) born June 24, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 2002); University of Puerto Rico Law School (J.D., 2005). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Zahira Díaz-Vázquez | | Shiara L. Diloné (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2003). Recipient: Faculty Award for Outstanding Student in Criminal Law, University of Puerto Rico, 2003; Benicio Sánchez Castaño Award for Outstanding Student in Criminal Law, Puerto Rico Bar Association, 2003. Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants. Reported Cases: Rivera v. R-G Mortgage, Civil No. 06-1570 (sec), 2008 WL 482697 (DPR February 25, 2008); Beniquez v. Pfizer Corp., 2007 WL 3233448 (TCA Sept. 24, 2007); Beniquez v. Pfizer Corp., Civil No. 05-1269 (HL), 2006 WL 752994 (DPR March 21, 2006); Hernández v. General Electric, 428 F.Supp.2d 4 (DPR 2005). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Shiara L. Diloné | | Elizabeth Peréz-Lleras (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, May 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., 2000; J.D., 2003). Golden Key. Recipient: Dean's List Award; Who's Who Among American Students Award; Presidential Award, 2000 and Faculty Award for Most Outstanding Student in Administrative Law, 2002, University of Puerto Rico. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Reported Cases: López Cotto v. Western Auto of P.R., Inc., 2007 T.S.P.R. 94; López Cotto v. Western Auto of P.R., Inc., KLCE 200501808, 2006 WL 314392 (TCA January 31, 2006); Marin v. Roche Products, Inc., KLAN 0501167, 2005 WL 3351227 (TCA October 25, 2005). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law. Email: Elizabeth Peréz-Lleras | | Ms. Ana B. Rosado (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2007, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. (Not admitted in Puerto Rico). Education: Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (A.B., 2000); Stanford Law School (J.D., 2003). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Ms. Ana B. Rosado | | Vanessa Alejandro-Rodríguez (Associate) born Caguas, Puerto Rico, March 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2007). Phi Alpha Delta. Author, "Casirans en Puerto Rico: Agresión institucionalizada contra la muier," 76 Rev. Jur. UPR ___ (2007). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Administrative Law. Email: Vanessa Alejandro-Rodríguez |
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