Henry O. Freese-Souffront
E-mail address: hf@mcvpr.com
Phone number: (787) 250-5810
Fax number: (787) 759-2784
Henry O. Freese-Souffront is a Capital Member in the Litigation Practice Group. He is part of the firm's Construction Practice Team and member of the Recruiting Committee.
Practice
Mr. Freese-Souffront's main areas of practice are maritime and admiralty law, insurance law construction law, franchise law, intellectual property, and general civil and commercial litigation in both state and federal courts.
Education
Mr. Freese-Souffront obtained a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from the University of Puerto Rico, magna cum laude, and a juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, cum laude.
Admissions
Mr. Freese-Souffront is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and District of Columbia Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the Puerto Rico District.
Memberships
Mr. Freese-Souffront is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association.
Representative Cases
- Sultán v. Pleasure Craft Contender 25', 139 F. Supp. 2d 230 (DPR), a precedent-setting case raising several issues of first impression in our circuit with regards to the supremacy of maritime law over state law. During the past years, Mr. Freese-Souffront has been involved in the management of complex construction cases and arbitration proceedings, including the Puerto Rico North Coast Superaqueduct Litigation, a multi-party, multi-million dollar construction litigation pending before the state and federal courts.