Dispute Resolution
Latin America Guide 2025 : Puerto Rico
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The firm represents clients in all matters of civil commercial litigation, in the federal and Puerto Rico courts, before administrative agencies, and in arbitration and mediation proceedings. The firm also provides strategic and preventive counselling to its clients. The firm's experience includes areas such as bankruptcy and creditor's rights, trade regulation, antitrust, dealer protection laws, trademarks, intellectual property, false advertising, unfair competition, personal injury defense, construction, mass torts, class actions, health, insurance and environmental.
Chambers Review
O'Neill & Borges houses an established dispute resolution practice with an impressive portfolio of multinational clients from the financial services, oil and gas, and insurance sectors. The team is particularly well versed in advising on commercial litigation, and regularly represents clients in class actions, securities disputes and RICO Act cases. The firm also boasts extensive experience in handling insolvency litigation and product liability disputes, as well as arbitration proceedings.
Work Highlights
- O'Neill & Borges advised Edwards LifeSciences Technologyon several class actionsrepresenting 172,441individuals claiming for damages due to alleged elevated ethylene oxideexposure.
Strengths
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"O'Neill & Borges has agreat and efficient team who are always available, proactive in finding legal solutions and have striking knowledge of the details of local law."
"O'Neill & Borges's lawyers are very agile, conscious of time, and understand the needs and intricacies of our organisation, allowing them to work on complex matters."
"O'Neill & Borges has agreat and efficient team who are always available, proactive in finding legal solutions and have striking knowledge of the details of local law."
"O'Neill & Borges's lawyers are very agile, conscious of time, and understand the needs and intricacies of our organisation, allowing them to work on complex matters."
Notable Practitioners
Strong practitioner Hermann Bauer-Álvarez is well known by peers for his work in the bankruptcy arena, drawing particular recognition for his work for the Puerto Rican government.
"Hermann Bauer-Alvarez is our key contact for bankruptcy and dispute resolution. He has been pivotal in helping us resolve very complex situations."
Partner Carlos Valldejuly-Sastre continues to receive praise for his involvement in the dispute resolution arena in Puerto Rico, and is active in insurance and liability claims, as well as class actions.
"Carlos Valldejuly-Sastre has vast experience, and knows what to expect and how to adjust."
Salvador Antonetti Stutts continues to receive praise from interviewees for his expertise in handling litigation proceedings in Puerto Rico.
"Salvador Antonetti Stutts has incredibly deep knowledge and is a great litigator."
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