Education
- Bachelor's Degree, Boston College
- Masters of Laws Degree, Harvard Law School
- J.D., Magna 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
Memberships
- Puerto Rico Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach
Mr. Arias is civil and commercial litigator. The main component of his practice is the defense of claims arising from distribution and sales representation contracts.
Mr. Arias also defends personal injury and products liability claims. Maritime law is a component of his practice as well. Mr. Arias provides correspondent services to protection and indemnity clubs. He prosecuted a complex refrigerated cargo claim and has defended complex maritime personal injury cases.
Mr. Arias has jury trial experience which includes "first chair" duty. He also has substantial appellate experience and has successfully argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. During the Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s 1992-1993 term, Mr. Arias clerked for the Honorable Antonio S. Negrón-García who was at the time the most senior and prolific Associate Justice.
Mr. Arias is also a member of the American Bar Association and its Forum on Franchising. Mr. Arias has been recommended in the 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 editions of the Chambers & Partners Global Guide and in the 2009 & 2010 Editions of the Chambers & Partners Latin America Guide.
His representative cases include:
- R&G Mortgage Corp. V. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 548 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2009)
- Basic Controlex Corporation v. Klockner Moeller Corp., 202 F.3d 450 (1st Cir. 2000);
- Medical Books In Print, Inc. v. Harcourt, Inc., 93 Fed. Appx. 240 (1st Cir. 2004);
- The Shell Co. (Puerto Rico) Limited v. Los Frailes Service Station, Inc., 551 F.Supp.2d 127 (D.P.R. 2007)
- Lang v. Corporacion de Hoteles S.A., 522 F.Supp. 2d 349 (D.P.R. 2007);
- Quality Const. Chemicals, Corp. v. Sika Corp, 389 F.Supp.2d 246 (D.P.R. 2005);
- Matosantos Commercial Corp. v. SCA Tissue North America, LLC., 369 F.Supp.2d 191, 67 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 240 (D.P.R. 2005);
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc v. Secretary of Justice, 238 F. Supp. 2d 395 (D.P.R. 2002);
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Secretary of Justice, 236 F. Supp. 2d 200 (D.P.R. 2002);
Mr. Arias co-authored: Civil Appeal Procedures in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, published in "Civil Appeal Procedures Worldwide", International Bar Association (1992).
