Edgar Ríos-Méndez

Neyla Ortiz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative Law and Litigation. Neyla practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Neyla Ortiz since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Neyla Ortiz is held by other lawyers.

Karena is a senior member at Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (“MPM”). Karena’s practice is focused on complex insurance recovery disputes on behalf of commercial and corporate policyholders. As a trial lawyer, Karena has helped clients secure millions of dollars in insurance proceeds on covered claims for hurricane losses. Karena regularly counsels clients on insurance recovery strategy and claim handling through the different stages, extrajudicially, through alternate d...

Carolina Velaz Rivero is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Carolina practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Carolina Velaz Rivero since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Carolina Velaz Rivero is held by other lawyers.

Alejandro J. García Carballo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insurance Law and Litigation. Alejandro J. practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Alejandro J. García Carballo since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alejandro J. García Carballo is held by other lawyers.

Gilberto Gutiérrez-Teissonniere is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Gilberto practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Gilberto Gutiérrez-Teissonniere since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Gilberto Gutiérrez-Teissonniere is held by other l...

Juan Ramón Cancio-Ortiz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and M&A Law and Structured Finance Law. Juan Ramón practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Juan Ramón Cancio-Ortiz since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Juan Ramón Cancio-Ortiz is held by...

Mr. Méndez-Benabe chairs McConnell Valdés' Corporate Practice Group. His practice focuses on corporate and financing transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial financing and public finance. He also has extensive experience with public private partnerships and financial institutions regulations. Over the years, he has advised banks, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions on corporate (including mergers & acquisitions) matters, the structuring and n...

Her main areas of practice are corporate and individual income taxes. Prior to joining McConnell Valdés, she was a Tax Counsel with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department, where she reviewed private letter rulings concerning a broad range of issues including corporate and flow-through entities taxation, tax reorganizations, sales and use tax and other tax matters.

Marie Carmen Muntaner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Litigation. Marie Carmen, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marie Carmen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Juan J. Casillas-Ayala, Esq. is an Attorney at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC, where he specializes in Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation. He was a shareholder in the Labor and Employment division of a major law firm in Puerto Rico, where he further sharpened his litigation skills during his 11 years tenure at the firm. Prior to this, he served as law clerk at the Court of Appeals with now Supreme Court Justice Rafael Martínez-Torres and subsequently at the Supreme Co...