José R. Jiménez del Valle

Mr. Novoa-Rodríguez’s main areas of practice include land use regulation, environmental permitting, enforcement and compliance under local and federal statutes and regulations promulgated under the CAA, CWA, NEPA, RCRA and CERCLA. He has represented clients before federal and local administrative procedures regarding permit applications, compliance orders, administrative fines and other matters before federal and local governmental entities, among them the Environmental Protectio...

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...

Ms. Corrada has nearly 20 years of experience in Environmental Law. She regularly provides counseling to clients on permitting, enforcement and compliance with environmental and land use laws and regulations. She began her career in the public service, in the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, where she assisted the Air Quality Area in drafting and enacting amendments to air regulation which would allow enforcing the Clean Air Act's Title V, and adopting the State Implementation Plan in...

Walter F. Alomar-Jiménez is a Capital Member in the Corporate Department of O'Neill & Borges LLC with over 20 years of experience. Walter has been consistently listed in Best Lawyers as a leading attorney for real estate, corporate and M&A transactions. Over the years, Walter has been involved in transactions related to all aspects of real estate, commercial finance, creditor's rights, distressed asset acquisitions, mergers & acquisitions and general corporate practices. Wa...

Mr. Freese-Souffront is Vice-Chair of the Litigation Prectice Group. He is a civil and commercial litigator who handles a wide range of complex disputes. His practice focuses on maritime and admiralty law matters, high profile commercial construction disputes, distribution/franchise disputes, insurance litigation, and lender liability cases. His other practice areas include the defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims, and handling termination or non-renewal disputes under The Pet...

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi is a capital member of Marini Pietrantoni Muniz LLC and Chair of the Insolvency & Restructuring Group. Luis concentrates his practice in all aspects of insolvency matters including bankruptcy, acquisition of distressed assets, public and private sector restructurings. He also regularly handles complex commercial litigation at the trial and appellate level, including defense of lender liability suits and contract litigation. He regularly represents financial instituti...

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...

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...

Cristina Arenas-Solís is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Cristina practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Cristina Arenas-Solís since 2017. 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 Cristina Arenas-Solís is held by other lawyers.

Karina Rodríguez is an associate in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. She has successfully represented clients securing favorable outcomes at trials and appeals, as well as administrative agencies, such as the EEOC and the Department of Labor. She also provides preventive counseling to employers on topics such as internal corporate investigations on...