Roberto C. Rodríguez Poventud

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. 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...

María Cristina Salas-Díaz is a banking and financial regulatory lawyer advising financial institutions, fintech companies, and wealth management firms on complex licensing, structuring, and cross-border regulatory matters. Her practice focuses on the formation and operation of regulated financial institutions—including international banking and financial entities, broker-dealers, investment advisers, money services businesses (MSBs), and finance companies—as well as ...

Sara is a shareholder in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, office of Littler. 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 experience defending employers facing collective wage and hour class actions. In her more than 15 years of practice, Sara has develo...

Naihomy Álamo-Rivera is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Naihomy practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Naihomy Álamo-Rivera since 2027. 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 Naihomy Álamo-Rivera is held by other lawyers.

Maité Medero is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Maité practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As the head of Estrella’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, Maité Medero serves as a trusted advisor to some of the Puerto Rico’s largest companies where she regularly advises their human resources leadership and teams to ensure compliance with workplace laws. Maité advises companies of ...

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...

Her main areas of practice are tax incentives, employee benefits, corporate and individual income taxes. Prior to joining McConnell Valdés, Ms. González-Ibarría was a Legal Counsel with the Internal Revenue Area of the Puerto Rico Treasury Department. While with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department, she reviewed closing agreements and private letter rulings concerning a broad range of issues including general income taxation, withholding, corporate reorganizations and empl...

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.

Mr. Zayas-Marxuach has developed a commercial and general civil litigation practice in federal and state courts, with emphasis on distribution and franchising, insurance litigation, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, class actions and product liability, particularly prescription drug litigation. Additionally, Mr. Zayas-Marxuach regularly provides litigation and counseling services to individuals in estate and probate matters.