SENIOR PARTNERS
Edwin Quiñones (Senior Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Puerto Rico; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit. Education: Widener University (B.A., 1970); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, Valedictorian, 1973); Yale University (LL.M., 1974); Harvard University (M.P.A., 1978). Lecturer: Interamerican University School of Law; University of Puerto Rico. Author: on a Variety of Legal and Social Issues. Participant, in Numerous Radio and Television Debates. Former Legal Counsel, to the Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Special Aid to the Governor of Puerto Rico. Former Presidential Appointee, to the United States President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Member, Board of Directors, Puerto Rico Legal and Education Fund. Member: Puerto Rico Bar; Federal Bar; Telecommunications Bar. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; White Collar Crime; Labor Law; Litigation; Lobbying; Telecommunications.Email: Edwin Quiñones
Jose C. Sanchez-Castro (Senior Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School (B.S., 1992); Tulane Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers; The Puerto Rico Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporate Law; Securities); Puerto Rico Association of Notaries. Transactions: Puerto Rico Investors Tax-Free Family of Funds (Issuer's Counsel), 1998; Puerto Rico IRA Select Growth & Income Puerto Rico Fund (Issuers' Counsel), 1998; Puerto Rico Housing Finance Corporation (Underwriters' Counsel), 1998; Puerto Rico Flexible Allocation Fund (Issuer's Counsel), 1998; Puerto Rico Investors Tax-Free Fund VI, Inc., 1999. Languages: Spanish, English and Italian. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Jose C. Sanchez-Castro
PARTNERS
Edward W. Hill Tollinche (Partner) born Ponce, Puerto Rico, February 20, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1997). Notary Public. Member: Puerto Rico and Federal Bar (Member, Puerto Rico Chapter Newsletter) Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; Federal and Local Tort; Contracts; Civil Liability; Commercial Law.
Javier I. Arbona-Azizi (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: St. Louis University (B.B.A., Business Administration, Accounting, 1994); Interamerican University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk to: Associate Justice, Hon. Antonio S. Negrón García, Supreme Court, Puerto Rico, 1997-1998; Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Hon. Gerardo A. Carlo, Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 1998-1999; Bankruptcy Judge, Hon. Sara E. de Jesús, Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 1999-2000. Member: Puerto Rico and Federal Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Surety Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Javier I. Arbona-Azizi
SENIOR ASSOCIATES
Yassmin González-Vélez (Senior Associate) 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., Economics, 1996; J.D., 1999). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law.Email: Yassmin González-Vélez
Tessie M. Leal-Garabis (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico. Education: Bentley College (B.S., 1995); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Member, Board of Editors, Law Review of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 1998-1999. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 1998-1999. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Labor Litigation.Email: Tessie M. Leal-Garabis
Gladys A. Maldonado (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S.E.E., 1992; J.D., 2000). Former engineering manager, telecommunications industry: government bid procedures, implementation of switching technology to comply with federal regulations such as Equal Access, Local Number Portability, and CALEA. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Administrative Law.Email: Gladys A. Maldonado
Yvonne M. Menéndez-Calero (Senior Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Chicago, Illinois (B.A., 1995); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member, Inter-American University Law Review. Former Attorney, Federal Litigation Division, Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Warranty Law; Antitrust; Labor Law.Email: Yvonne M. Menéndez-Calero
ASSOCIATES
Betsy Asencio-Quiles (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Political Science, 1995); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1999). Director of the Legal Affairs Office, Puerto Rico Department of the Family; Legislative Affairs Advisor, Puerto Rico Governor's Office. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Labor and Employment.Email: Betsy Asencio-Quiles
Carlos Iván Nieves (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude); John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (M.A., Public Policy); Stanford University (M.S., Mechanical Engineering); University of Puerto Rico (J.D.). Advisor to the Governor of Puerto Rico, Management and Labor Affairs; Assignee, Inter American Development Bank, Washington, D.C.; Consultant, Municipal Water Industries, Ecuador and Honduras. Languages: Spanish, English and French. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Government Contracts.Email: Carlos Iván Nieves
Jorge Soltero (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S.B.A., Accounting, 1999; J.D., 2004). Notary Public. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Employment Section); International Association of Entertainment Lawyers Labor. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Entertainment Law.
Dagmar Fernández (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico and Florida. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Political Science and Economics, magna cum laude, 2001); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Public Finance; Securities.Email: Dagmar Fernández
Angel Gatell-García (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico. Education: Washington College, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras Campus (B.A., History, 1998); Pontifical Catholic University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member, Team Captain and MVP player, Rowing Squad, 1994-1995 season. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Labor and Employment.Email: Angel Gatell-García
Juan Carlos Ramírez-Ramos (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (B.A., Biology with a concentration in Genetics, 2004); Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D. magna cum laude, 2007). Recipient: The Luis Enrique Loyola Marín Award; Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation, 2007. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Corporate Law.Email: Juan Carlos Ramírez-Ramos
SPECIAL TAX COUNSEL
Manuel López Zambrana (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 1977; J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Certified Public Accountant, Puerto Rico, 1978. Adviser to the Government of Puerto Rico in drafting the 1994 Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code and Regulations. Member, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce. Former Tax Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations; Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants. (Also Member, Manuel López Zambrana, P.S.C.). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law.Email: Manuel López Zambrana