McConnell Valdés has been named the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" by Best Lawyers™for its expertise in Environmental Law and in Intellectual Property Law. The "Law Firm of the Year" award recognizes a single top firm for its work in a specific legal practice area nationwide. Awards are determined based on a handful of factors including peer based feedback, the firm's coverage and scope in this practice area, historical analysis of the firm's "Lawyer of the Year" awards, and the firm's reputation as an expert in this area.
In addition, 26 McV Attorneys were recognized in 17 areas of practice: Appellate; Arbitration and Mediation; Banking and Finance Law; Civil Rights Law; Competition / Antitrust Law; Corporate and M&A; Criminal Defense; Environmental Law; Immigration ; Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Intellectual Property; Labor; Litigation; Project Finance and Development Practice; Real Estate; Structured Finance Law and Tax.
The attorneys recognized are:
- Appellate Practice: Juan A. Marqués-Díaz
- Arbitration and Mediation: Arturo J. García-Solá, Juan A. Marqués-Díaz, Roberto C. Quiñones-Rivera
- Banking and Finance Law: Salvador F. Casellas
- Civil Rights Law: Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach
- Competition / Antitrust Law: Roberto C. Quiñones-Rivera
- Corporate and M&A: Antonio Escudero-Viera, Ernesto N. Mayoral, Samuel T. Céspedes Jr., Silvestre M. Miranda
- Criminal Defense: Antonio A. Arias-Larcada
- Environmental: Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo, Jorge J. García-Díaz
- Immigration: Anita Montaner-Sevillano
- Insolvency and Reorganization Law: Antonio A. Arias-Larcada, José R. González-Irizarry
- Intellectual Property: Dora M. Peñagarícano, María Teresa Szendrey-Ramos, Roberto C. Quiñones-Rivera
- Labor: Alfredo M. Hopgood-Jovet, Anita Montaner-Sevillano
- Litigation: Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach, Richard Graffam
- Project Finance and Development Practice: Salvador F. Casellas
- Real Estate: Francisco J. Pavía, Harry O. Cook, Jorge M. Ruiz-Montilla, Paul R. Cortés-Rexach, Salvador F. Casellas, Silvestre M. Miranda
- Structured Finance Law: Salvador F. Casellas
- Tax: Isis Carballo-Irigoyen, Roberto L. Cabañas, Xenia Vélez, Yamary I. González-Berríos
Samuel T. Céspedes Jr. was awarded “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate and M&A Law.
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Attorneys
- Antonio Arias-Larcada
- Isis Carballo-Irigoyen
- Salvador Casellas
- Samuel T. Céspedes Jr.
- Harry O. Cook
- Paul Cortés-Rexach
- Antonio Escudero-Viera
- Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo
- Jorge J. García-Díaz
- Arturo J. García-Solá
- Yamary González-Berríos
- Juan A. Marqués-Díaz
- Ernesto N. Mayoral
- Silvestre Miranda
- Anita Montaner-Sevillano
- Francisco J. Pavía
- Dora Peñagarícano
- Roberto C. Quiñones-Rivera
- Jorge M. Ruiz-Montilla
- María Teresa Szendrey-Ramos
- Xenia Vélez
