The litigation specialists at Reichard & Escalera regularly appear before the commonwealth courts, in the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and in the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, representing clients in disputes involving a diverse range of matters. These include contract disputes, constitutional issues, antitrust actions, unfair business practices, insurance disputes, medical malpractice, corporate civil claims under the RICO Act, environmental claims and bankruptcy. Rafael Escalera Rodríguez brings strength to complex labour litigation, superfund cases, securities, trade mark litigation, product liability and civil rights actions. Sylmarie Arizmendi, the co-chair of the commercial litigation practice and head of the employment practice, acts for companies in employment claims ranging from single-litigant discrimination complaints to collective wage and hour actions.