Best Lawyers Near You in San Juan, Puerto Rico for Litigation
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Katherine González-Valentín is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Katherine, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Katherine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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...
Héctor Reichard de Cardona is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and M&A Law and Litigation. Héctor, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Héctor is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Karena is a senior member at Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (“MPM”). Karena’s practice is focused on complex insurance recovery disputes on behalf of commercial and corporate policyholders. As a trial lawyer, Karena has helped clients secure millions of dollars in insurance proceeds on covered claims for hurricane losses. Karena regularly counsels clients on insurance recovery strategy and claim handling through the different stages, extrajudicially, through alternate d...
Maité Medero is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law and Litigation. Maité, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maité is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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 Fran...
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...
Rafael Escalera Rodríguez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Litigation. Rafael, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rafael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Neyla Ortiz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law and Litigation. Neyla, 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 Neyla is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mrs. Arrieta-Rivera's practice includes general civil and commercial litigation with emphasis on tax disputes and tax litigation, complex class actions, complex litigation, tort law, healthcare facility liability, and petroleum industry regulatory matters as well as collections cases. She represents clients before both state and federal court at trial and appellate levels and has worked on the defense of several high-risk cases in which she has assisted clients in obtaining favorable rulings ...
Alberto Estrella is the managing member and majority shareholder at Estrella, LLC, one of the oldest law firms in Puerto Rico, with a history dating back to the early 1900’s. He is involved in litigation and asked to advise business clients on a diverse variety of matters, including commercial and contract disputes, complex litigation, premises liability and insurance defense, antitrust and business regulation, federal laws and litigation, trademarks and copyrights, administrative law, ...
Juan A. Frau Escudero is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Juan A., 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 Juan A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mr. Marqués-Díaz chairs McConnell Valdés' Litigation Practice Group. His practice includes general civil and commercial litigation before the Puerto Rico and federal courts, concentrating in local appellate practice, constitutional, tax, consumer class action, administrative, insurance - including healthcare insurance litigation - and land use litigation. Mr. Marqués-Díaz has a solid constitutional law practice. He has argued many cases involving constitutio...
Kenneth Suria is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Arbitration and Mediation, Competition / Antitrust Law, Litigation and Medical Malpractice Litigation. Kenneth, who practices law in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kenneth is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Carlos J. Saavedra-Gutiérrez is of counsel in the San Juan office of Jackson Lewis, PC and has over 10 years of experience in both the private and public sector. Before the age of 35, Carlos held several senior leadership positions within the Government of Puerto Rico. From 2017 to 2019, Carlos was the youngest Puerto Rico secretary of Labor and Human Resources. As secretary, Saavedra oversaw the implementation of a private sector labor reform that amended and modernized most employmen...
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