Biography
Mr.Ruiz-Rodríguez has over 35 years of experience in the practice of law, focusing his practice on corporate tax, employee benefits, estate and gift taxation, excise, individual and personal property taxes, tax audits, and tax litigation. During his career, he has advised some of the largest local and U.S. employers in Puerto Rico in the manufacturing, financial and retail sectors.
Prior to re-joining McConnell Valdés in 2013, where he worked as a Tax Associate from 1983 to 1984, Mr.Ruiz-Rodríguez led the Tax Department at Martínez, Odell & Calabria for over a decade. His practice included advising clients in all areas of Puerto Rico tax law as well as in the designing and drafting of employee benefits plans; their qualification in Puerto Rico; and the handling of operational and claims issues arising under Puerto Rico and Federal law.
He served as Judicial Clerk for Judge W.H. Beckerleg, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1980 to 1982.
Practices
News & Publications
News
- McV serves as local counsel in Liberty Global’s acquisition of Choice Cable TVDecember 10, 2014
Publications
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertFebruary 1, 2023
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 1, 2022
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertOctober 4, 2022
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 4, 2022
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 25, 2022
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 26, 2021
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertFebruary 3, 2021
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 18, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJune 30, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertJune 15, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertApril 30, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 22, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertApril 2, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 31, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 19, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 18, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 3, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 7, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 14, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 21, 2019
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 13, 2019
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 9, 2019
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 2, 2019
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertDecember 14, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 15, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 7, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertAugust 1, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertApril 24, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 22, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertDecember 4, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 21, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 10, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMay 10, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertFebruary 10, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 19, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 16, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 9, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertDecember 19, 2016
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 17, 2016
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 14, 2016
- March 8, 2016
- March 1, 2016
- February 9, 2016
- January 7, 2016
- January 4, 2016
- Tax & Retail, January 12, 2015
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Court of Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Interamerican University
- Major: Accounting
J.D., Cum Laude, Interamerican University School of Law
L.L.M., New York University School of Law
- Major: Taxation
Memberships
- Puerto Rico Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association (Taxation Section)
