Xana Connelly

She concentrates her practice in intellectual property and commercial litigation cases. Ms. Peñagarícano was part of the State Department Committee that drafted the new Trademarks Act of Puerto Rico and the Regulation for the Registration of Trademarks in Puerto Rico. She was the President of the Intellectual Property Committee of the PR Bar Association and, under her presidency, the Committee drafted the Right of Publicity bill, the Trade Secrets bill, and the Moral Rights bill...

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...

Kenneth Suria is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Appellate Practice, Arbitration and Mediation, Competition / Antitrust Law, Litigation and Medical Malpractice Litigation. Kenneth practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Kenneth Suria since 2018. 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 Kenneth S...

Rodney W. Colón-Ortiz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate and M&A Law and Land Use and Zoning Law. Rodney W. practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Rodney W. Colón-Ortiz since 2023. 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 Rodney W. Colón-Ortiz is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Luis F. Llach-Zúñiga, Esq . is a Capital Member at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC, with more than 20 years of experience counseling and representing multinational and local companies in a broad spectrum of high-stakes employment and commercial matters. His practice spans complex commercial and employment litigation, sophisticated transactional work, and the negotiation and structuring of multi-million-dollar concession agreements, in addition to tort, personal injury, ...

Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and M&A Law. Fernando J. practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán since 2014. 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 Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Rodríguez, who joined the Firm in 1974, practices in the areas of tax exemption, general corporate and government contracts. He has negotiated and re-negotiated dozens of grants of tax exemption for companies owned by U.S., European and Puerto Rican entities, including Johnson & Johnson, Schering-Plough, Medtronic, Harvey Hubbell, Astra-Zeneca (U.K.), Aventis (France) and MOVA (Puerto Rico).

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...

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...

Leslie Y. Flores-Rodríguez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Appellate Practice and Litigation. Leslie Y. practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico Best Lawyers has recognized Leslie Y. Flores-Rodríguez since 2026. 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 Leslie Y. Flores-Rodríguez is held by other lawyers.