Juan Luis Alonso 

Mr. Alonso has extensive experience in the design and implementation of qualified pension plans and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. He has had substantial experience in assisting "troubled" plans, including negotiations and submissions under the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury Closing Agreement program. Mr. Alonso also has significant experience and expertise in handling employee benefits matters in the mergers and acquisitions context. Mr. Alonso's areas of practice further include industrial and tourism tax exemption, and local taxation issues such as property, municipal license and Puerto Rico income taxes.

Before joining McConnell Valdés, Mr. Alonso was a senior tax consultant in the Tax Consulting Department of Ernst & Young in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

He has lectured on various employment benefits and tax matters, including Puerto Rico tax consequences of distributions from qualified plans and recent developments in Puerto Rico tax law, regulations and jurisprudence. Mr. Alonso has published various articles concerning the Puerto Rico Educational Contribution Account. He has also participated as speaker at seminars sponsored by the Puerto Rico Society of Public Accountants.

Mr. Alonso is a Certified Public Accountant.