Rica López de Alós
E-mail address: rla@mcvpr.com
Phone number: (787) 250-2632
Fax number: (787) 759-2753
Rica López de Alós is an Income Member in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. Before she became a lawyer, Ms. López de Alós enjoyed a distinguished career as a journalist, specializing in medical research, culture and art.
Practice
For almost four years prior to 2000, Ms. López de Alós’ was an associate in our Litigation Practice Group. She has now specialized in general labor and employment law litigation and consulting, concentrating her experience in both local and federal courts. She is also experienced in civil and commercial litigation and consulting.
She leads the Mergers & Acquisitions Labor and Employment Law Practice Team, composed of eight attorneys and one paralegal.
Education
She obtained a Bachelor in Arts in Public Communication, magna cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Public Communication, and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where she received the "All American Scholars" Award in 1993-1994 and was included in 1993-1994 "National Dean's List." She has attended various seminars on varied employee benefits topics.
Admissions
Ms. López de Alós is admitted to practice 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
She is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, and was a member of its Special Committee for the Revision of the Puerto Rico Ethics Code, and the Federal Bar Association. She regularly lectures on local and federal rules of professional conduct, and other subjects related to professional ethics.
Representative Cases
- Marrero v. Schindler Elevator Corp., 494 F.Supp.2d, D. Puerto Rico, June 11, 2007
- Montalvo-Len v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Co., WL 2905350, D. Puerto Rico, September 24, 2007
Publications
Ms. López de Alós was the Editor in Chief of Labor Perspectives, the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group’s quarterly newsletter that provides general information concerning labor and employment law matters, from 2001-2009.