Wigberto Lugo Mender

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...

Julio Pietrantoni is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Corporate and M&A Law. Julio, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Julio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Ruiz-Montilla chairs McConnell Valdés' Real Estate, Hospitality & Finance Practice Group. His practice includes real estate, hospitality, tourism incentives, finance, corporate and mergers and acquisitions. Over the years he has been involved in many aspects of real estate, hospitality and corporate transactions, including resort and commercial developments, structuring of corporate acquisitions, planning and structuring timeshare, condo-hotel and condominium projects, negotiat...

Juliana M. Pérez-Alemañy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law. Juliana M., 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 Juliana M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

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.

Elizabeth Perez-Lleras is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Elizabeth, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Her main areas of practice are corporate and individual income taxes. Prior to joining McConnell Valdés, she was a Tax Counsel with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department, where she reviewed private letter rulings concerning a broad range of issues including corporate and flow-through entities taxation, tax reorganizations, sales and use tax and other tax matters.

Mr. Miranda specializes in commercial law, real estate and general corporate law. He has been involved in the structuring, financing and development of complex residential, tourism and mixed use real estate developments as well as in the development, financing and construction of most major hotels in Puerto Rico. Likewise he has an extensive practice in corporate and commercial finance matters. He also represents the principal advertising and public relations companies in Puerto Rico as well ...