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 is recommended in the 2011 editions of the Chambers & Partners Global Guide and the Chambers & Partners Latin America Guide. He has been recommended in the Chambers & Partners Global Guide since 2006 and recommended in the Latin America Guide since the latter's guide inception in 2009.

His representative cases include:

• UPR v. Laborde, et al, 2010 TSPR 225 (P.R.)
• Next Step Medical Co, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson International, 619 F.3d 67 (1^st Cir. 2010).
• The Shell Company (Puerto Rico) Ltd. V. Los Frailes Service Station, 605 F.3d 10 (1^st Cir. 2010).
• R&G Mortgage Corp. V. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 548 F.3d 1 (1^st Cir. 2009)
• Basic Controlex Corporation v. Klockner Moeller Corp., 202 F.3d 450 (1^st Cir. 2000);
• Medical Books In Print, Inc. v. Harcourt, Inc., 93 Fed. Appx. 240 (1^st 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).