PRACTICE AREAS

Tort Claims

Our firm has represented clients at the Federal and State level in tort claims resulting from Automobile Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Wrongful Deaths. We are relentless in the pursuit of compensation resulting from negligence. Having participated in numerous trials, our attorneys have experience obtaining just awards for our clients.

Wage and Hour

The firm represents employees seeking compensation in wage and hour claims for worked overtime, meal periods, misclassification, record keeping, deductions, garnishments, and leaves, arising under Puerto Rico’s wage and hour regulations and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Legislation and Government

Our advice is available for every aspect of government contracts including counseling and litigation before agencies of the central government and municipalities.

We are often we are called upon to represent clients in the negotiation and execution of actual contract documents and regularly represent clients in connection with administrative and judicial review of contract award decisions.

When disputes arise concerning contract performance or termination, we defend our clients’ interests before the appropriate administrative or judicial forum, or in arbitration proceedings.

Products Liability

Our firm takes pride in representing clients in products liability claims before federal courts in various judicial districts across the United States. From automobile parts all the way to cathode ray tube devices, our team of attorneys have been involved in protecting consumers rights and right to compensation.

Having litigated complex product liability cases in Multi-District Litigation involving hundreds of parties and issues, the firm has gained valuable experience and insights in the intangible characteristics of this type of mass litigation.

Entertainment Law

With vast experience in music industry agreements and litigation, our attorneys have counseled a number of international musical artists, publishers, and record labels in all of their entertainment law related issues in the music, radio, television, newspaper and multimedia businesses.

They have also has lectured about the entertainment industry at various forums internationally and have been part in litigation involving complex intellectual property issues directly affecting the industry.

Intellectual Property and Technology

We advise and represent clients to assure the fullest legal protection for their unique products and services, as well as for the goodwill established by clients as to their existing products and services.

From registration, transfer, and protection of their proprietary rights in trademarks and copyrights, to litigation and enforcement. We also have particular experience in matters involving rights to musical works, recording contracts and in the negotiation of licensing and franchise agreements.

Legal issues related to First Amendment, libel, and defamation actions have been litigated as well those involving software, the internet, advertising, contests, and packaging/labeling. In addition, our attorneys have frequently litigated, trademark and copyright infringement actions in federal courts and rights of publicity, moral rights of authorship and trade secrets in local courts, as well as pursuing intellectual property matters before administrative agencies.

Telecommunications

Having participated in the transfers of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses for radio stations and television channels, our firm has gained valuable experience in this area of the law. We also have also participated in the highly complex FCC reverse auction and taken part of post auction process and as well as yearly filings. Our firm also is involved in compliance of industry regulations and the the defense of enforcement notices and actions.