Eduardo J. Arias

Carlos Infante Gutiérrez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Carlos Infante, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carlos Infante is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sara is a principal in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice concentrates in employment discrimination and wage and hour law counseling and litigation on behalf of employers in Puerto Rico local and federal courts. She has extensive trial experience before both federal and local courts and administrative forums in Puerto Rico. She also has experienced defending employers facing collective wage and hour class actions. In her more than 15 years of practice, Sara h...

Juan Felipe Santos is the office managing principal and office litigation manager of the San Juan, Puerto Rico, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has successfully represented employers in litigation before federal and Puerto Rico courts, including jury trials. Before joining Jackson Lewis when it opened the Puerto Rico office in 2013, Juan worked for over 10 years in other major law firms in Puerto Rico, devoting his practice exclusively to labor and employment law. Juan represents clients thro...

José E. Villamarzo Santiago is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. José E., 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 José E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Israel Fernández-Rodríguez, Esq. is an Attorney at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC, where he serves as an attorney specializing in labor and employment counseling and litigation, in addition to civil and commercial litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fernández-Rodríguez was a senior associate in the Labor and Employment division of a major law firm in Puerto Rico, where he tenured for five years. A substantial part of Mr. Fernández-Rodríguez’ practice involves coun...

He represents U.S. and foreign clients in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, workouts, foreclosure and asset repossession. A member of the firm's PROMESA Task Force, Mr. Arias has been actively counseling investment funds and creditors on Puerto Rico public debt restructuring. In the aftermath of Hurricane María, he has also been involved in disaster relief consulting and procurement of reconstruction projects, particularly in the energy and healthcare fields. He also has exten...

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...

Roberto Quiñones-Rivera, a graduate of Yale Law School, started his litigation practice with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York and Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston. He has over 30 years of experience in complex commercial litigation and arbitration and in legal counseling. Mr. Quiñones has handled major business cases in a wide range of areas, including securities, antitrust, RICO, intellectual property, distribution and ERISA. Mr. Quiñones has ...

Eduardo Tamargo-Motroni is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Eduardo, 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 Eduardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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.