Manuel A. Pietrantoni

Manuel handles complex, high-profile disputes. He has successfully tried multiple cases in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings and administrative forums. He also has successfully argued or briefed multiple cases before the First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, and the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals.

Manuel regularly lectures on the Federal Rules of Evidence, and has written multiple articles on evidence, and on the Puerto Rico Dealer and Franchise statute that have been published by the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Federal Bar Association, and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce. In 2014, he served as a faculty member for the Puerto Rico “Building Trial Skills” program of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA).

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Manuel is a former President and board member of the Federal Bar Association, Puerto Rico Chapter. He is a Fellow of the Federal Bar Association, and a Fellow of the American Bar Association. He is recognized by Best Lawyers®, The Legal 500®, and Chambers & Partners, both in its Latin America and Global ranking guides.

He has tried cases to verdict, arbitrated or mediated cases to final awards, or argued appeals involving general business and contract disputes, construction defects, dealer and franchise and trade disputes, energy matters, environmental matters, First Amendment and other Constitutional issues, fraud, healthcare, insurance, intellectual property, mass torts, personal injury, premises liability, trade secrets, wiretap laws, and zoning and land development regulations.

Manuel earned a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.