Alejandro J. García-Acabá > Estrella LLC > San Juan, Puerto Rico > Lawyer Profile

Estrella LLC draws on the bench strength of its team to advise such household-name multinationals as Walmart, T-Mobile and Microsoft, involved in high-value, complex, cross-border transactions. With an active client base spanning sectors ranging from retail, tech, energy and aviation to telecoms, financial services, construction and entertainment, the firm’s comprehensive offering extends to stock and asset purchases and sales, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance, due diligence and litigation concerning control disputes among business owners, directors and officers. The practice is headed by José Meléndez Alfonzo, an expert in energy industry issues. Managing partner Alberto Estrella brings experience to commercial and contractual disputes, premises liability issues, franchise law, antitrust and business regulation, in addition to administrative law matters. Bankruptcy practice leader Carlos Infante utilises his gaming industry expertise. At the associate level, Mayra Artiles Fonseca assists with intellectual property, privacy law and data protection, and business immigration issues, in addition to general corporate matters; Alejandro García specialises in franchising and notarial law; and Rhayza Syd Rivera, who handles complex IT and hospitality industry matters.

The real estate group at Estrella LLC utilises the expertise of its team to advise title insurance companies and domestic and multinational corporates across such sectors as energy, hospitality, retail and real estate on sales, purchases, leasing, landlord-tenant issues, property development, financing, mortgages, environmental compliance, due diligence and litigation. The team is headed by veteran litigator and arbitrator Odemaris Chacón Varona, who draws on over 20 years of experience in the practice space. Key support is provided by senior associate Alejandro García, who specialises in purchase and sale and lease agreement deeds.