McConnell Valdés was named Law Firm of the Year for its expertise in Intellectual Property Law by Best Lawyers™ in its 2022 edition.
In addition, Best Lawyers™ named over 50 McConnell Valdés attorneys as leaders in their field, while five attorneys were recognized as Lawyer of the Year: Antonio Escudero-Viera in Corporate and M&A Law, Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo in Land Use and Zoning Law Energy Law, Carlos J. Villafañe-Real in Employee Benefits Law, Gustavo A. Gelpí in Product Liability Litigation and Salvador F. Casellas in Project Finance and Development Practice.
The recognized attorneys are:
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Melba I. Acosta-Febo |
Banking and Finance Law; Corporate and M&A Law |
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Carmen Alfonso-Rodríguez |
Litigation |
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Jorge A. Antongiorgi |
Labor and Employment Law |
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Antonio A. Arias-Larcada |
Litigation; Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Criminal Defense |
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Britt E. Arrieta-Rivera |
Natural Resources Law |
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Isis Carballo-Irigoyen |
Tax Law |
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Salvador F. Casellas |
Banking and Finance Law; Project Finance and Development Practice; Real Estate Law; Structured Finance Law |
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Samuel T. Céspedes Jr. |
Corporate and M&A Law |
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Mariana M. Contreras |
Tax Law |
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Harry O. Cook |
Real Estate Law |
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Rosa Corrada |
Land Use and Zoning Law |
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Paul R. Cortés-Rexach |
Real Estate Law |
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Néstor Durán-González |
Litigation |
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Antonio Escudero-Viera |
Corporate and M&A Law |
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Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo |
Energy Law; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law |
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Edwin O. Figueroa-Álvarez |
Tax Law |
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Henry O. Freese-Souffront |
Corporate and M&A Law |
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Jorge J. García-Díaz |
Environmental Law |
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Ricardo J. García-Negrón |
Corporate and M&A Law |
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Arturo J. García-Solá |
Litigation; Arbitration and Mediation |
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Gustavo A. Gelpí |
Product Liability Litigation |
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Patricia George-Iguina |
Real Estate Law |
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Yamary I. González-Berríos |
Employee Benefits Law; Tax Law |
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Leyla González-Ibarría |
Tax Law |
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Richard Graffam |
Litigation |
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Héctor M. Laffitte |
Litigation; Arbitration and Mediation |
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Juan A. Marqués-Díaz |
Litigation; Arbitration and Mediation; Appellate Practice |
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Ernesto N. Mayoral |
Banking and Finance Law; Corporate and M&A Law; Insurance Law |
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Rubén Méndez-Benabe |
Administrative Law; Banking and Finance Law |
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Silvestre M. Miranda |
Corporate and M&A Law; Real Estate Law |
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Anita Montaner-Sevillano |
Immigration Law; Labor and Employment Law |
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Rubén Muñiz-Bonilla |
Tax Law |
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Germán A. Novoa |
Environmental Law |
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Mario L. Paniagua-Guzmán |
Administrative Law; Litigation |
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Francisco J. Pavía |
Corporate and M&A Law; Real Estate Law |
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Dora M. Peñagarícano |
Intellectual Property Law |
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Lizzie M. Portela-Fernández |
Corporate and M&A Law |
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Roberto C. Quiñones-Rivera |
Litigation; Arbitration and Mediation; Competition / Antitrust Law; Intellectual Property Law |
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Antonio J. Ramírez-Aponte |
Banking and Finance Law; Insurance Law |
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Miguel Rivera-Arce |
Labor and Employment Law |
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Antonio J. Rodríguez |
Administrative Law; Tax Law |
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Marcos Rodríguez-Ema |
Banking and Finance Law; Corporate and M&A Law |
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Jorge M. Ruiz-Montilla |
Real Estate Law |
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Angel S. Ruiz-Rodríguez |
Tax Law |
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María Cristina Salas-Díaz |
Banking and Finance Law; Corporate and M&A Law |
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Cecilia M. Suau-Badía |
Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
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María Teresa Szendrey |
Intellectual Property Law |
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Lillian Toro-Mojica |
Employee Benefits Law; Tax Law |
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Isabel Torres-Sastre |
Intellectual Property Law |
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Xenia Vélez |
Tax Law |
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Carlos J. Villafañe-Real |
Employee Benefits Law; Tax Law |
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Eduardo A. Zayas-Marxuach |
Litigation |
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Nayuan Zouairabani-Trinidad |
Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Their methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Lawyer of the Year is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location.
In addition to Best Lawyers, the prestigious international publication Chambers & Partners recognized 21 of our attorneys as “Leaders in their Field” in the 2022 Latin America Guide and 10 on its 2022 Global Guide.
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