Mellado & Mellado Villarreal is a leading law firm in Puerto Rico, dedicated to resolving urgent and high-stakes disputes. Our team is skilled in delivering clean records, expedited relief, and strategic leverage in negotiations for our clients. We have extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, injunctions, Act 75/21 disputes, construction and surety conflicts, and financial sector litigation. Our firm also handles healthcare litigation, wills and trusts disputes, personal injury and product liability cases, as well as employment and labor disputes across various forums, including administrative, arbitration, state, and federal.
Our track record includes securing temporary and permanent injunctive relief in critical commercial disputes and representing creditors to recover assets from fraudulent transfers. We act for a U.S. federal financial agency in recovery actions, achieving favorable outcomes in loss-share arbitration, fidelity bond issues, and directors and officers claims. Additionally, we advocate for distributors and manufacturers in Act 75 disagreements, obtaining appropriate compensations and dismissals. In construction litigation, we represent owners and contractors, as well as handling claims against bonding companies. Mellado & Mellado Villarreal also defends national brands in employment litigation, addressing unjust dismissal and discrimination claims with precision.