Carlos M. Sánchez La Costa

José A. Díaz-Brugueras is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. José A., who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which José A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ms. Bauzá is a corporate attorney with more than 28 years of experience in the real estate, financing and corporate field. Her practice includes negotiating, structuring, and implementing transactions for a variety of clients, including financial and corporate entities such as commercial banks, private equity funds government financing entities and real estate developers doing business in Puerto Rico. She regularly handles in all aspects of real estate and debt transactions and financi...

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.

Gilberto Gutiérrez-Teissonniere is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Gilberto, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gilberto is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

She is the Vice-Chair of McConnell Valdés' Corporate Practice Group. Her main areas of practice include general corporate matters, financial institutions, mergers and acquisitions in the insurance and banking industries, distribution and sales representative laws, insurance and healthcare services - including litigation - as well as regulatory matters and government and legislative affairs. Before joining McConnell Valdés, Mrs. Portela concentrated in the practice of civil and c...

Michelle Marichal-Soderberg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Michelle, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michelle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ms. González-Berríos' practice emphasis is on corporate tax and employee benefits. She has advised taxpayers regarding both tax and tax exemption issues relating to corporate acquisitions, reorganizations and liquidations. Ms. González-Berríos has represented clients in adversarial proceedings, requests for private letter rulings and negotiations of closing agreements before the Puerto Rico Treasury Department. Ms. González-Berríos regularly advises c...

Mr. Miguel A. Santiago. Esq. is an Attorney at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC. Prior to founding CST, Mr. Santiago was a partner at one of Puerto Rico’s largest and oldest law firms where he spent close to ten years counseling in the corporate-tax area including corporate, tax, employee benefits, real estate and employment law. Before such tenure, he was a senior tax consultant at Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. Santiago counsels employers in all aspects of Corporate, Tax, Employee Be...

María Elena González-Calderón is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law. María Elena, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which María Elena is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tatiana Leal-González is an associate in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She focuses her practice in substantive and procedural aspects of labor and employment law litigation and has successfully defended claims against employers before federal and local court, and administrative agencies, involving complex allegations of wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation, age and disability discrimination. Tatiana frequently provides legal advice and preventi...