C. Ignacio Matos Benítez

As Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Practice Group Ms. Montaner-Sevillano brings to the table her extensive experience in the field and she is able to provide a deep understanding of the intricacies of conducting business in Puerto Rico as well as a unique awareness of the importance of budget supervision and controls. Ms. Montaner-Sevillano concentrates her practice in employment rights laws. She provides counseling and litigation defense in cases filed under the Americans with Disabi...

Emanuel Álvarez Pérez is an associate in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, office of Jackson Lewis P.C., where he focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters. His practice encompasses preventive advice, counseling, and litigation defense in discrimination, harassment, corporate investigations, company reorganizations, leaves, accommodations, and employee misconduct. Emanuel also advises on compliance with local employment regulations, including drafting policies, handboo...

Ms. Vélez' practice is focused on advising clients on the tax treatment of corporate transactions and reorganizations, as well as assistance in devising tax-efficient corporate structures for new or existing Puerto Rico operations. She has worked extensively with the Puerto Rico tax and industrial incentives acts and provisions relative to U.S. income taxation of international operations, as well as the Puerto Rico and U.S. taxation of investment income, including government obligation...

Ramón Coto-Ojeda is the Managing Partner of Coto & Associates, who also heads the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice and the Cuba Team. Before forming Coto & Associates in January of 1999, he was a partner of McConnell Valdés where he worked since he joined the firm in 1982 as a law clerk. Mr. Coto-Ojeda has vast experience representing institutional lenders and other corporate interests in civil and complex commercial litigations, including products li...

Héctor Reichard de Cardona is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law and Litigation. Héctor, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Héctor is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Juan Ramón Cancio-Ortiz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and M&A Law and Structured Finance Law. Juan Ramón, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juan Ramón is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. García-Negrón is a securities, corporate and commercial finance attorney who focuses on providing practical advice and creative solutions to clients in a wide variety of business matters and industries, including domestic and foreign banking and financial services, investment management, hospitality, real estate, education, telecommunications, life sciences, healthcare, aviation and energy. He also counsels clients on estate and trust planning and is very active in the entre...

Mr. Luis F. Llach-Zúñiga, Esq. is an Attorney at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC, with more than 13 years counseling and representing multinational and local companies on diverse matters, ranging from employment-related concerns and lawsuits, to handling and litigating complex tort, personal injury and premises liability claims before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and local courts. Mr. Luis F. Llach-Zúñiga, Esq. has extensively counseled and successfully rep...

Mr. Mayoral acts as lead counsel in a wide range of banking, securities, and insurance acquisitions, and on regulatory applications to federal and Puerto Rico banking agencies. His practice is concentrated in banking, financial, and insurance regulatory matters, as an advisor for banks and other financial institutions (including international banking entities doing business in Puerto Rico), and insurance companies and producers. He has also acted as lead counsel in a wide range of corporate t...

Ms. George-Iguina is Vice-Chair of McConnell Valdés' Real Estate, Hospitality & Finance Practice Group. She focuses her practice on hotel acquisitions, operations, development, finance, management and licensing agreements, as well as on commercial real estate acquisition and sale. With over fifteen years of experience in the real estate and hospitality fields, her practice and advice are enriched by her training and experience as an architect. Ms. George-Iguina, who was instrumenta...