Education
- B.A., Cum Laude, Princeton University
- J.D., Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico Law School
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- Puerto Rico Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
- Hispanic National Bar Association
Nannette Berríos-Haddock
Ms. Berríos-Haddock's areas of practice are general civil and commercial litigation, with particular focus on petroleum marketing, distribution and franchising, securities, and antitrust law. Ms.Berríos-Haddock also has extensive experience litigating complex antitrust class actions.Some of Ms. Berríos-Haddock's representative cases include:
- Investigations by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Puerto Rico's Office of Monopoly Affairs ("OMA"). Represented several clients in investigations and requests for production of documents by the FTC and the OMA involving allegations of price fixing, monopoly, and unfair methods of competition. All investigations did not result in further action or charges by either agency.
- Sol Puerto Rico Limited v. Luis Morales Collazo. Action for declaratory judgment and injunction stemming from termination under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act and trademark infringement filed with the Federal District Court for Puerto Rico. Federal court entered a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring immediate surrender of service station in record time without a hearing.
- Drusila Morales et al. v. Joint Underwriting Association et al. Class action monopoly claim filed on behalf of all insurance agents and brokers against all insurance companies that sold motor vehicle insurance in Puerto Rico. Obtained voluntary dismissal of all claims against our client.
- Shell Co. (P.R.) Ltd. v. Los Frailes Service Station. Action for declaratory judgment and injunction stemming from termination under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act and trademark infringement filed with the Federal District Court for Puerto Rico. Franchisee filed counterclaim seeking damages for alleged violations to the federal and local antitrust statutes, as well as breach of contract. Federal court entered a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring immediate surrender of service station. The multi-million antitrust claims were dismissed by summary judgment.
- Wilson Padilla v. Shell Co. (PR.) Ltd. Complaint for declaratory judgment and damages in the millions presented by franchisee for alleged false representations, breach of contract, and price discrimination. Successfully procured dismissal of all claims against individual co-defendants in the Federal District Court for Puerto Rico. Also obtained favorable arbitration award granting possession of the service station to our client and successful judicial enforcement thereof.
