Biography
Mrs. Montaner's areas of practice include business immigration and employment law, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII, the ADEA, workers' compensation, wage and hour claims, wrongful discharge, and all other types of employment discrimination. She provides counseling and litigation defense to employers before agencies and courts in employment rights litigation.
She is ranked as one of Puerto Rico’s Leading Attorneys in the Labor & Employment field by the renowned international publication Chambers & Partners in its Latin America Guide. She is also ranked in the Labor and the Immigration Law fields of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico guide.
She is an active firm member in Lex Mundi, a leading global association of independent law firms. She has lectured on various topics for the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, the Society for Human Resources Management, the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, as well as other professional organizations. She regularly provides seminars to clients. She has also contributed several articles to major circulation newspapers in Puerto Rico related to immigration and employment rights laws.
Ms. Montaner-Sevillano was the first woman to be elected to the Firm's Policy Committee, where she served as a valuable member for nine years.
Practices
News & Publications
News
- McV NewsAugust 21, 2019
- McV NewsAugust 21, 2018
- March 22, 2018
- McV NewsAugust 28, 2017
- July 14, 2016
- June 7, 2016
- 17 McV Attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico© 2016September 11, 2015
- McV Labor Attorneys Speakers in Upcoming SHRM Annual ConferenceJuly 9, 2015
- Twenty-six McV Attorneys Recognized in Chambers & Partners Latin America GuideJune 22, 2015
Publications
- 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
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 26, 2018
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupJune 12, 2018
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupMarch 15, 2018
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupFebruary 13, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertFebruary 2, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJanuary 31, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertDecember 27, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 16, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 19, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 6, 2017
- McV NewsOctober 4, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 22, 2017
- An McV Retail AlertAugust 17, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertApril 10, 2017
- An McV Retail AlertApril 5, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 13, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJanuary 10, 2017
- An McV Retail AlertDecember 1, 2016
- An McV Retail AlertDecember 1, 2016
- An McV Immigration Practice AlertNovember 15, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 21, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertSeptember 6, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 1, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 21, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 21, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertJune 15, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertJune 3, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment AlertMay 18, 2016
- March 8, 2016
- February 9, 2016
- February 2, 2016
- January 7, 2016
- Retail Consumer Laws, November 30, 2015
Leader, Immigration Practice Team
Co-Leader, Retail Industry Practice Team
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
Education
B.A., Cum Laude, Boston College
- Major: Political Science and French Literature
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico Law School
Memberships
Puerto Rico Bar Association, section on Labor and Employment Law
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)