Juan Felipe Santos

E-mail address:  jfs@mcvpr.com
Phone number:  (787) 250-5627
Fax number:  (787) 759-2795

Juan Felipe Santos is an Associate in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group and part of the ERISA and Welfare Benefits Practice Area. He joined our firm for the first time as a Legal Assistant Intern in 1999. After being admitted to law school, Juan Felipe worked over the summers as a Summer Associate and throughout the academic semesters as a Law Clerk.

Practice Areas

He represents clients through all phases and types of federal and local labor and employment lawsuits and administrative matters, ranging from individual charges and cases to broad-scale collective actions regarding wage and hour disputes, employment discrimination and harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, statutory leaves of absence, welfare benefits (ERISA), Railway Labor Act, defamation, and other employment-related torts. Counseling on employment matters and practices to a diverse industry clientele. Conduct due diligence employment law audits. Active role in complex federal and state cases. Trial litigation experience. Excellent settlement negotiation skills. Speaker at various seminars.

Education

He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 2000, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 2003.

Admissions

Mr. Santos is admitted to the practice of law before the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Memberships

He is member of the Federal Bar Association.

Representative Cases

• Montalvo-León v. Wyeth Pharms. Co., 2007 U.S. Dist LEXIS 76635.

He has also obtained several favorable judgments at trials in local court.

Publications

McConnell Valdés' Labor Perspectives: "Consideration of Arrest Records in Employment Decisions;" "U.S. Supreme Court's New Decision Establishing Compensable Activities;" "Health Plan Continuation: A Summary of Requirements under USERRA and ERISA;" and "Do not Underestimate Litigation Hold Letters: General Guidelines for Employers in the Electronic Discovery Era."