(Main Office)

Fiddler Gonzalez & Rodriguez, P.S.C. is a full-service law firm with well established practice areas encompassing nearly all areas of law. With over 100 lawyers, the firm is one of the largest in the Caribbean and Latin America. Fiddler is a dynamic and modern legal organization committed to provide practical and results-oriented legal services tailored to our clients' needs at competitive billing rates.

The firm enjoys a close relationship with leading mainland law firms and with firms of solicitors in the United Kingdom. Fiddler is a member of Meritas and Business Counsel.

Statement of Practice

Admiralty and Maritime, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Unfair Competition and Business Regulation, Aviation, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization, Commercial Financing, Compensation and Benefits, Construction Financing, Construction, Consumer Mortgage Lending, Corporate, e-Commerce, Environmental, Financing, Food and Drug Regulation, Health, Infrastructure Projects, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Information Technology, Labor and Employment, Legislation and Government Affairs, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Telecommunications, Tourism.

Representative Clients:

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
McDonald's Corp.
AES Corp.
Merck, Sharp & Dohme Co., Inc.
Allstate Insurance Co.
Puerto Rico Bankers Assn.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Oracle Corp.
Cigna Corp.
Ericsson Radio System
American Airlines, Inc.
Nestlé S.A.
Microsoft Corp.
Amgen Manufacturing, Inc.
Bacardi Corp.
Pep Boys Co.
BASF Pharmaceuticals, Co.
Pepsi Americas, Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Puerto Rico Conservation Trust
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Manufacturers Assn.
Deutsche Bank AG
Allied Industries
Pfizer Inc.
Eaton Corp.
Siemens Corp.
Banco Santander
Kelly Services, Inc.
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Triple-S, Inc.
The Chase Manhattan Bank
General Motors Corp.
Angel Ramos Foundation
Cerveceria India
Lanco Manufacturing
JC Penney
GM Group
Puerto Rico Telephone Company
Toyota de Puerto Rico
Citibank
El Dia, Inc.
Doral Bank
Grupo Ferre Rangel
Primera Hora
Advance Graphic Printing
Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.

Address

BBVA Tower
254 Muñoz Rivera Avenue 6th Floor
San Juan 00918, (San Juan Dist.)
Puerto Rico

Phone

Phone: 787-753-3113
Fax: 787-759-3123

Website

http://www.fgrlaw.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Salvador Antonetti-Zequeira (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Puerto Rico; 1968, U.S. District Court, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1967). Associate Editor, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. President, Board of Trustees, University of Puerto Rico, 2001—. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; Distribution Law; Business Torts; Antitrust; Commercial Arbitration; International Arbitration.Email: Salvador Antonetti-Zequeira

Julio L. Aguirre (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Law; Contract Law.Email: Julio L. Aguirre

Roberto B. Suárez (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Puerto Rico. Education: Villanova University; Pontificia University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1968); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., cum laude, 1972); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1973). Practice Areas: Taxation Law.Email: Roberto B. Suárez

Leopoldo J. Cabassa-Sauri (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Pontifical University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1968); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., cum laude, 1971). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Financing Law; Commercial Leasing Law; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Leopoldo J. Cabassa-Sauri

Juan Carlos Pérez-Otero (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1966; LL.B., cum laude, 1969). Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Juan Carlos Pérez-Otero

Eduardo M. Negrón-Navas (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, Puerto Rico; 1979, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Natural Resources.Email: Eduardo M. Negrón-Navas

José A. Silva-Cofresí (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Puerto Rico; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Equal Employment Law.Email: José A. Silva-Cofresí

José A. Acosta-Grubb (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: State and Federal Civil Trials and Appeals; Banking; Real Estate; Construction; Contract; Insurance and Maritime Litigation.Email: José A. Acosta-Grubb

Arturo Bauermeister (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Widener College (B.A., 1969); University of Puerto Rico (M.A., 1972; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law.Email: Arturo Bauermeister

Diego A. Ramos (Shareholder) born Cuba, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1980, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.S., 1975); Pontificia University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence and Civil Procedure. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Products Liability; Franchise Law; Antitrust.Email: Diego A. Ramos

José Julián Alvarez-Maldonado (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Puerto Rico; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Tulane University (J.D., 1982; LL.M., with distinction, 1983). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Securities Law.Email: José Julián Alvarez-Maldonado

Raúl J. Vilá-Sellés (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Puerto Rico. Education: Boston University (B.B.A., 1966); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Mortgage Law.Email: Raúl J. Vilá-Sellés

José J. Santiago (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals; Labor and Employment Law; Workmen's Compensation.Email: José J. Santiago

Pedro A. Cantero-Frau (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Puerto Rico; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Financing Law.Email: Pedro A. Cantero-Frau

Juan Carlos Gómez-Escarce (Shareholder) born Cuba, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Natural Resources; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Litigation.Email: Juan Carlos Gómez-Escarce

César Gómez-Negrón (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1977); Pontificia University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Tax Incentives.Email: César Gómez-Negrón

Armando Martínez-Fernández (Shareholder) born Cuba, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.S., 1982); Interamerican University (J.D., 1985). Editor-in-Chief, Interamerican University Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Contract Law.Email: Armando Martínez-Fernández

María Luisa González-Hernández (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1952; admitted to bar, 1989, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., cum laude, 1972; M.E.H., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Natural Resources.Email: María Luisa González-Hernández

Pedro I. Vidal-Cordero (Shareholder) born Spain, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Puerto Rico, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Insurance; Financial Institutions Law; General Corporate Law; Healthcare; Contracts Law.Email: Pedro I. Vidal-Cordero

José E. González-Borgos (Shareholder) born Washington, D.C., 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Puerto Rico; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Canisius College (B.A., 1975); Pontifical University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Damages and Products Liability Litigation; Contract Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Appellate Litigation; Banking Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: José E. González-Borgos

Arline V. Bauzá-Figueroa (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1983); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Finance Law.Email: Arline V. Bauzá-Figueroa

Ricardo L. Ortíz-Colón (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, 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, 1985; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1987-1989. Law Clerk, Justice Miriam Naveira de Rodón, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1989-1991. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Aviation Law; Intellectual Property; Contract Law.Email: Ricardo L. Ortíz-Colón

Pedro J. Manzano-Yates (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., cum laude, 1987; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Associate Editor, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1989. Law Clerk, Justice Antonio S. Negrón García, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Pedro J. Manzano-Yates

María del Carmen Taboas (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1955; admitted to bar, 1978, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2001 U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1978); Temple University (LL.M., 1983). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Damages and Products Liability Litigation; Contract Litigation; Franchise Litigation; RICO Civil Litigation; Appellate Litigation.Email: María del Carmen Taboas

Charles Bimbela-Quiñones (Shareholder) born New York, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Law Clerk for Justice Peter Ortiz, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Aviation Law; Products Liability; Banking Litigation; Contracts; Antitrust.Email: Charles Bimbela-Quiñones

Rosa M. Méndez-Santoni (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1984; J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Rosa M. Méndez-Santoni

Pedro J. Reyes-Bibiloni (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1979); Interamerican University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Natural Resources; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Pedro J. Reyes-Bibiloni

Alberto Luis Toro-Suarez (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Puerto Rico; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1986); Georgetown University (J.D., 1989); New York University (LL.M., 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance(45%); Tax Incentives(45%); Trusts.Email: Alberto Luis Toro-Suarez

José Alberto Sosa-Lloréns (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1969; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992); Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 1993). Associate Director, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Securities; Banking; Corporate and Public Financing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment Company Law; Corporations.Email: José Alberto Sosa-Lloréns

María Teresa Szendrey-Ramos (Shareholder) born New Jersey, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 1990); Columbia University Law School (LL.M., 1993). Law Clerk, Justice Hernandez Denton, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Corporate General; Trusts.Email: María Teresa Szendrey-Ramos

Carmen Rosa Juarbe (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 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., 1990; J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Labor.Email: Carmen Rosa Juarbe

Alicia Figueroa-Llinás (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1989; J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Alicia Figueroa-Llinás

Luis A. Oliver (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Tulane University (B.S., 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Law Clerk, Salvador E. Casellas, District Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1994-1995. n. Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; Products Liability; Distribution Law; Antitrust; Aviation Law.Email: Luis A. Oliver

Luis L. Torres-Marrero (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., magna cum laude, 1996); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation). Recipient: Dean's List. Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico, 1992. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Organization; Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Special Partnerships; E-Commerce Taxation; Corporate Income Tax; Excise Tax; Property Tax; Municipal License Tax.Email: Luis L. Torres-Marrero

Waldemar Fabery-Villaespesa (Shareholder) born Spain, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Interamerican University (J.D., 1991); Boston University (LL.M., 1993). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Tax Exemptions; Tax Incentives.Email: Waldemar Fabery-Villaespesa

Carlos A. Padilla-Velez (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1992); Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1995). Editor in Chief, Interamerican University Law Review, 1994-1995. Law Clerk, Justice José A. Andreu García, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and Antonio S. Negron Garcia, Senior Associate Justice, 1995-1997.Email: Carlos A. Padilla-Velez

María-Isabel Rey-Cancio (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Vassar College (A.B., general and departmental honors, 1993); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1996); Georgetown Law Center (LL.M., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: María-Isabel Rey-Cancio

Juan J. Casillas-Ayala (Shareholder) born Puerto Rico, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., cum laude, 1993); Interamerican University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk, Justice Francisco Rebollo, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Labor Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Discrimination; Labor Arbitration; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Juan J. Casillas-Ayala

Roberto A. Cámara-Fuertes (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Puerto Rico; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1997); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Roberto A. Cámara-Fuertes

Miguel A. Santiago Rivera (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Employee Benefits.Email: Miguel A. Santiago Rivera

Ana M. Del Toro-Sabater (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico. Education: Hood College (BA., 1991); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Ana M. Del Toro-Sabater

Silvia Egurrola-Alonso (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude, 1994; J.D., magna cum laude, 1999).Email: Silvia Egurrola-Alonso

Maria Luisa Montalvo (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, 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., 1996; J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Maria Luisa Montalvo

Tomas A. Roman-Santos (Member) born September 10, 1973; 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 (B.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 1995); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999); Columbia University School of Law, New York (LL.M., 2002). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor in Chief, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1999. Adjunct Professor, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Teaching Legal Research and Writing Course, 2007—. Member: Puerto Rico and Federal Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Assistant Secretary of Legal Affairs (General Counsel) Treasury Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 2005-2007. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation; Taxation; Antitrust; Intellectual Property Litigation; Aviation Law; Construction Litigation.

Rebeca Caquías-Mejías (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1998); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Secured Transactions.Email: Rebeca Caquías-Mejías

Antonio L. García-Ramírez (Member) born Puerto Rico, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1998); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor Arbitration; Discrimination Claims; Wrongful Termination; Equal Employment Law; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Antonio L. García-Ramírez

Enrique R. Padró (Junior Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico; 2002, U.S. District Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Puerto Rico School of Public Administration (M.A.P.). Golden Key Honor Society; All American Scholar, University of Puerto Rico School of Law; National Dean's List, University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Notary Public. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor Arbitration; Discrimination Claims; Sexual Harassment Claims; Wrongful Termination; Equal Employment; Wage and Hour Law; Public Employee Claims; Litigation before the P.R. Labor Relations Board.Email: Enrique R. Padró

Edna Tejeda-Oyola (Junior Partner) born Puerto Rico, 1978; admitted to bar, 2001, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Edna Tejeda-Oyola

Juan Carlos Avilés Feliú (Junior Partner) born Puerto Rico, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1997); Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation.Email: Juan Carlos Avilés Feliú

Rosalie Irizarry-Silvestrini (Junior Partner) born Puerto Rico, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994; J.D., magna cum laude, 1997); New York University (LL.M., 1998). Board of Editors, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Rosalie Irizarry-Silvestrini

Héctor Santaella-Santé (Junior Partner) born Bilbao, Spain, November 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1998); Inter-American University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Editor, Inter-American Law School. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations; Notaries Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor Arbitration; Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; Wage and Hour Law.Email: Héctor Santaella-Santé

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Bianca A. Landron (Senior Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Accounting, 1998); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financing.

ASSOCIATES

Mónica De Jesús-Santana (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 14, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1999); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 2002). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contract Law; Distribution Law; Construction Law.Email: Mónica De Jesús-Santana

Ghia M. Pieraldi-Vassallo (Associate) born Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., Public Accounting, magna cum laude, 1999); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D. summa cum laude, 2005). Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity. Certified Public Accountant, 2002. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish, English. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(75%); Civil Litigation(25%).Email: Ghia M. Pieraldi-Vassallo

Diana M. Espinosa (Associate) born Puerto Rico, March 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico. Education: California State University, San Bernardino; University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 2005). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Termination; Age Discrimination in Employment.Email: Diana M. Espinosa

Yesika Z. Ramos (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Jacksonville University (B.A., 1995); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(40%); Commercial Litigation(40%); Administrative Law(10%); Telecommunications Law(10%).Email: Yesika Z. Ramos

OF COUNSEL

Rafael R. Vizcarrondo (Of Counsel) born Puerto Rico, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1982, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1959); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1962). Recipient, Award from Puerto Rico Bar Association for most outstanding student and highest scholastic average in graduating class, 1962. Vice-Editor, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1961-1962. Honorary Superior Court Judge, 1976-1980. Magistrate, Compensations Commission, United Nations Security Council on the claims based on Iraq invasion of Kuwait, 1999—. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Distribution Law; Construction Law; Contracts and Civil Litigation; Lenders' Liability and Bank Litigation.Email: Rafael R. Vizcarrondo

Aurelio Emanuelli-Belaval (Of Counsel) born Puerto Rico, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., 1962); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1965). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Financing Law.Email: Aurelio Emanuelli-Belaval

Ileana Fernández-Buitrago (Of Counsel) born Puerto Rico, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Puerto Rico; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property Law; General Civil Law.Email: Ileana Fernández-Buitrago

José R. Jiménez del Valle (Of Counsel) born Puerto Rico, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Puerto Rico; 1972, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1967); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1971). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Financing Law.Email: José R. Jiménez del Valle

Tristán Reyes-Gilestra (Of Counsel) born Puerto Rico, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1969; LL.B., cum laude, 1972). Editor, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1970-1971. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Equal Employment Law.Email: Tristán Reyes-Gilestra

Carlos V. J. Dávila (Of Counsel) born Puerto Rico, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Puerto Rico; 1978, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1973); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Carlos V. J. Dávila

Antonio R. Sifre (Of Counsel) born Puerto Rico, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Puerto Rico; 1970, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1966); University of Puerto Rico (LL.B., 1969); New York University (LL.M., 1970). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law.Email: Antonio R. Sifre

STAFF ATTORNEYS

Teodoro Peña-García (Staff Attorney) born Puerto Rico, 1946; admitted to bar, 1969, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1966; LL.B., 1969); New York University (LL.M., 1971); post graduate studies, London School of Political Science. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: General Civil Practice; Litigation; Contracts Law; Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Teodoro Peña-García

Carmen Irizarry de Domínguez (Staff Attorney) born Puerto Rico, 1945; admitted to bar, 1980, Puerto Rico; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1968); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Recipient: West Publishing Company Award for highest average in Anglo-American Law; Bar Association of Puerto Rico Award for highest average in Legal Studies. Law Clerk, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Appeals; Labor Law; Arbitration.Email: Carmen Irizarry de Domínguez

Ignacio José Gorrín-Maldonado (Staff Attorney) born Maryland, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., cum laude 1992); Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Contracts; Commercial; Damages; Real Estate Law.Email: Ignacio José Gorrín-Maldonado

Vivian I. Neptune-Rivera (Staff Attorney) born Puerto Rico, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1992; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995); Columbia Law School (LL.M., 1998). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Recipient, Public Law Medal. Editor, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Law Clerk: Puerto Rico Court of Appeals, 1995-1996; Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1996-1997. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law(60%); Immigration Law(10%); Labor Law(10%); Discrimination(20%).Email: Vivian I. Neptune-Rivera

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