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DLA Piper Puerto Rico Offices
OCHOA BUILDING
500 CALLE DE LA TANCA, SUITE 401
SAN JUAN, PR 00901-1969
Puerto Rico
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Margarita Mercado
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
Margarita Mercado-Echegaray leads the litigation practice group in the San Juan Office. She focuses her practice in the areas of litigation, arbitration, regulatory, and professional ethics.
From 2013 to 2016, Margarita served as Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a role in which she litigated prominent cases before the Puerto Rico Supreme Court and the US Federal Court of Appeals for the First Circuit involving complex and high-profile civil, criminal, constitutional, administrative and regulatory controversies. Following her tenure as solicitor general, Margarita was a solo practitioner handling civil litigation before the Commonwealth courts, the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, as well as administrative agencies.
Education
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LL.M., Columbia University School of Law 2009
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J.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Law 2006
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A.B., University of Puerto Rico 2003
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
The dispute resolution team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico
leverages a global network spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific region and the bench strength of its team to assist local authorities, financial institutions, individuals, and national and multinational corporates in the energy, financial services, tech and life sciences sectors (including Luma Energy and Johnson & Johnson) in high-stakes arbitration and commercial litigation. The firm’s full offering extends to claims related to breach of contract, bidding processes, employment matters, distribution agreements, intellectual property and consumer rights. The team is led by experienced litigator and arbitrator Margarita Mercado-Echegaray, who previously served as the Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and deputy office managing partner Nereida Melendez-Rivera, who, along with Sonia Torres-Pabón, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, brings expertise to white-collar crime matters. Also of note is of counsel Mariana Muñiz-Lara, who specialises in intellectual property and employment law matters.