General Civil Litigation |
| The Firm represents clients in all aspects of general civil litigation in state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies and arbitration proceedings. |
| Attorneys: |
| Luis N. Saldaña - Román Shareholder |
| Born in Seville, Spain, December 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Mr. Saldaña is the Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of Denmark, San Juan, Puerto Rico since March 2011. Since May 2019 he is also the Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of Sweden (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands). Her Majesty Margrethe II of Denmark bestowed upon him the Order of the Dannebrog on May 2019. Co-Author ABA's Book on Obtaining Evidence Abroad, Discovery Across the Globe (Puerto Rico Chapter). |
| Ian P. Carvajal Shareholder |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Puerto Rico, 1995, State of Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. |
| Lizette Vélez-Rivé Shareholder |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Puerto Rico; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. |
| Frances R. Colón-Rivera Partner |
| Born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Ms. Colón has been a speaker on National Business Institute, Fundamentals on Employment Discrimination Law Seminars and on the Council on Education in Management Puerto Rico Employment Law Update Seminars. |
| Manuel Sosa-Báez Partner |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 6, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; and, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Admited to bar, 2013, United States Court for International Trade. Lecturer on Federal Jurisdiction, 2013- present; Adjunct Professor of Maritime Law, University of Puerto Rico, School of Law, 2005-10; Visiting Professor of Maritime Law, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Law, Summer 2005; Speaker on Maritime Law and Legislation at Ship Operations Cooperative Program’s Meeting, June 22-24, 2004;Author of Puerto Rico Clings to the Uniformity of General Maritime Law, 2 Benedict’s Mar. Bull. 257 (3d Quarter 2004). |
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| Bayoán Muñiz-Calderón Shareholder |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Court of Appeals |
| Vanessa Blanco-Méndez Shareholder |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 16, 1984; admitted to bar, 2010, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 2012; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2015. |
| Fernando Sabater-Clavell Shareholder |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 21, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. |
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| Lourdes M. Santos-Gutiérrez Partner |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. |
| Carolene Fontanet-Smith Junior Partner |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 18, 1989; admitted to bar, 2015, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 2015. |
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| Alicia P. Pérez-Caballero Junior Partner |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 18, 1987; admitted to Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. |
| José A. Sánchez-Girona Special Counsel |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 1, 1967; admitted to Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; First Circuit Court. |
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| Xaymara Colón-González Junior Partner |
| Born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, September 16, 1986; admitted to bar, 2013, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico (2013). |
| Luis J. Clas-Wiscovitch Junior Partner |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 19, 1989; admitted to bar 2016, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Admitted to the Florida Bar, 2018. |
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| Angel Rotger-Sabat Partner |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 25, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, and 2016, District of Columbia, and 2019, Colorado; former Attorney General (2000), and Deputy Attorney General (1997-1999) of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. |
| Johanna Smith-Miró Associate |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico August 14, 1984 Admitted to Bar 2013, Puerto Rico; USDC 2017 |
| Manuel E. Mazo-Nido Associate |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 3, 1991; admitted to the Puerto Rico Bar, 2017; U.S District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, awaiting induction ceremony, 2019. |
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| Gretchen L. Alvarado-González Associate |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 3, 1988; admitted to bar, 2014, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 2014. |
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| Fernando J. Collazo Valle Partner |
| Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, July 15, 1977. Bar admissions: Puerto Rico (2003), U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (2003), U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2003), U.S. Supreme Court (2006). |
| Paola J. Figueroa-Alemañy Associate |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 3, 1990; admitted to bar, 2017, Puerto Rico. |
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| Gladys M. Míguez-Corujo Junior Partner |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2, 1983; admitted to bar, 2011, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 2011. |
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| Natalia P. Betancourt Torregrosa Associate |
| Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 11, 1990; admitted to bar, 2017, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 2021. |
| Josef J. Pagán-Maisonet Associate |
| Born in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, on February 1st, 1997. |
| Arelys Ortiz-Rivera Associate |
| Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, March 4, 1991. Admitted to the Puerto Rico Bar, 2017. |