Alberto G. Estrella > 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.

Estrella LLC channels the expertise of its team to provide insurers and major multinationals (including The Home Depot, American Airlines and Walmart) with a one-stop shop for litigation and dispute resolution matters. With an active client spanning such sectors as energy, real estate, aviation, healthcare, government and media, the firm displays a particular proficiency in cyber litigation, commercial and liability litigation in the retail sector, and in disputes in the oil and gas industry. The practice is headed by managing partner Alberto Estrella, who draws on 20 years of experience in both state and federal courts; senior partner Kenneth Suria, who brings strength to class actions, product liability and medical malpractice claims, and commercial and insurance litigation; consumer affairs division head Luis Morera, who specialises in defending administrative claims; and bankruptcy practice leader Carlos Infante, who acts for individual and business debtors, creditors and creditors’ committees. Other key figures include Andrés Colberg Trigo, who utilises a background working for the Legislation Division of the Justice Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and associate Stephanie Vilella, who assists in cases involving complex bank regulations.