Angel Ruiz-Rodríguez has over 40 years of experience in the practice of law, focusing on Corporate Tax, Employee Benefits, Estate and Gift Taxation, Excise, Individual and Personal Property Taxes, Tax Audits, and Tax Litigation.
Angel has advised some of the largest local and U.S. employers in Puerto Rico in the manufacturing, financial and retail sectors. For over a decade he led the Tax Department at Martínez, Odell & Calabria, where he advised 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 and as a Tax Associate at McConnell Valdés from 1983 to1984.
Credentials
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
LLM, New York University School of Law
- Major: Taxation
Memberships
- Puerto Rico Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association (Taxation Section)
Honors & Recognition
Angel is ranked in the Employee Benefits and the Tax fields of the Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico guide.
Community Involvement
He is an active participant of McV’s Pro Bono Program.
