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Edna E. Pérez-Román is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Edna E., 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 Edna E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ms. Diez is an experienced trial attorney with over 15 years of practice with a successful litigation record representing employers. She provides legal counseling in all areas of employment law. She actively litigates employment lawsuits and administrative matters, both in local and federal forums, with excellent results for clients. Her practice focuses on preventive counseling and litigation in diverse topics, including wrongful termination, employment discrimination, wage and hour, retalia...

Her main areas of practice are banking law and financial services, with a focus on licensing, regulatory and compliance matters. For over 15 years, Ms. Salas-Díaz has worked with international banking and financial entities, investment advisors, broker-dealers, private equity funds, mortgage institutions and loan or finance companies from the United States, Canada, México, United Kingdom, China, Israel and Caribbean and Latin America (including Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Urugua...

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.

Her main areas of practice include banking and financial institutions, commercial financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorgs, governance and public financing. She also advises clients on aspects of doing business in Puerto Rico, including fund formation (private equity and Opportunity Zone funds). Ms. Acosta regularly advises national and local banks, broker-dealers, mortgage institutions and other financial institutions (including international banking entities) and institutional ...

Mr. García-Díaz has over 20 years of experience in the private practice, providing counseling to clients in regulatory and compliance matters related to major federal and local environmental laws, such as CERCLA (Superfund), RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act. He represents clients before local and federal agencies with jurisdiction over Puerto Rico environmental matters, such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Arm...

Mr. Luis F. Llach-Zúñiga, Esq. is an Attorney at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC, with more than 13 years counseling and representing multinational and local companies on diverse matters, ranging from employment-related concerns and lawsuits, to handling and litigating complex tort, personal injury and premises liability claims before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and local courts. Mr. Luis F. Llach-Zúñiga, Esq. has extensively counseled and successfully rep...

Mrs. Carballo Chairs McConnell Valdés' Tax Practice Group. She focuses her practice on complex corporate tax matters, including startup operations, inbound and outbound corporate reorganizations, acquisitions, financings, exit strategies, legislative affairs, tax incentives and exemptions, and competent authority proceedings between the Puerto Rico Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service. A substantial part of her practice is devoted to tax minimization strategies through ...

Angel Rey Seijo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Angel, 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 Angel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

He concentrates his practice in the representation of hospitality industry clients. He has structured joint ventures for investments in hospitality projects and has represented developers in all aspects of the financing of these projects, including the negotiation and execution of credit agreements, guaranty agreements and mezzanine financing arrangements. He has also represented developers in the negotiation and execution of hotel management agreements with some of the principal hotel brands...