Miguel Rivera-Arce 

Mr. Rivera-Arce provides legal counseling in all areas of labor and employment law. He actively litigates labor and employment lawsuits and administrative matters, both in local and federal forums. His experience encompasses counseling and litigation in diverse topics, including wrongful termination, employment discrimination, wages and hours, retaliation, sexual harassment, violation of constitutional rights, defamation, employee benefits, contracts and other employment-related torts. He has managed several wage and hour collective actions and class actions.

As a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Team, he provides legal counsel to clients during startups, acquisitions, mergers and closings of operations. He also has experience in union representation, labor arbitration and collective bargaining agreement negotiations.

Mr. Rivera-Arce's representative cases include:

• Mariela Hernandez v. Televicentro de Puerto Rico, 2006 T.S.P.R. 142
• Caban Hernandez v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 486 F.3d 1 (1st. Cir. 2007)
• Caban Hernandez v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96027 (April 27, 2006)
• Ana Julia Torres-Alman v. Verizon Wireless, Axesa Servicios de Informacion, 522 F.Supp. 2d 367 (D.P.R. 2007)

He has published various articles for the Firm's Labor Perspectives newsletter:

• "Supreme Court Clarifies the Potential Liability Exposure an Employer Faces if Hit with an Age Discrimination Lawsuit Brought Under Act 100." (Spring 2008)
• "Employer's Beware: The Purchase of Assets 'Free of Liens' from a Bankruptcy Proceeding Does Not Exempt the Application of the Successor Liability Doctrine." (Summer 2006)
• "New Penal Code Creates Crimes that May Have Repercussions in the Workplace." (Fall 2005)
• "Sexual Orientation Discrimination: Is There a Cognizable Cause of Action." (Summer 2004)