Biography
She represents employers both in local and federal courts in wrongful termination, employment discrimination and retaliation claims, among other employment related claims.
Mrs. Cordero also advises clients in business immigration matters, including I-9 completion, storage and preparation for inspection. She has successfully filed petitions before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for employment-based non-immigrant visas, mostly L1A and H1B visas. She has also successfully filed petitions for employment-based immigrant visas and adjustment of status to U.S. lawful permanent resident, and has worked on family-based immigrant visa petitions.
Mrs. Cordero has participated as a speaker at labor and employment seminars hosted by the Firm, and as an invited speaker before different professional associations.
Prior to joining the Firm, she worked as a civil litigation law clerk. As such, she assisted during the discovery stage of medical malpractice, general contracts and damages claims. She also drafted motions and appeals for cases in local courts. In addition, Mrs. Cordero revised and drafted municipal ordinances and regulations for municipal legislatures.
While in law school, she participated as a student attorney in the Immigration section of the University of Puerto Rico Law School Legal Aid Clinic. Her work in the Legal Aid Clinic was usually related to Family Petitions, Applications to Adjust Status and Applications for Naturalization.
In 2012 she participated in the University of Puerto Rico Law School Summer Program in the Universitat de Barcelona.
Practices
News & Publications
News
- McV Pro Bono Program NewsNovember 21, 2019
- McV Labor & Employment Law NewsMarch 27, 2017
- McV Labor & Employment Law NewsFebruary 3, 2017
Publications
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertFebruary 9, 2021
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 4, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 13, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 24, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 17, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 6, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 19, 2020
- McV Labor & Employment Law NewsMay 20, 2020
- May 4, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertApril 28, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertApril 14, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 30, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 25, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 20, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertFebruary 21, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 22, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 8, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 5, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 3, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 19, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMay 6, 2019
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupFebruary 28, 2019
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupJanuary 4, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertDecember 12, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 26, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertSeptember 24, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 14, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 24, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 24, 2018
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico
Education
B.A., Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico, 2010
- Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 2014
Certified Legal Specialty
- Civil Law Notary
Memberships
American Bar Association
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Labor and Employment Law Section