Mariana Muñiz-Lara
DLA Piper Puerto Rico
DLA Piper Puerto Rico
Client SatisfactionThe 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.
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‘The DLA team was excellent. Tremendous preparation. It was evident that they understood the many technical aspects of our business, which was essential for the case they handled.'
'Without a doubt, their preparation makes them shine. I never had a doubt that they knew the case better than the other party.'
Key clients
- Luma Energy and Luma Energy ServCo
- Quanta Services
- Stericycle of Puerto Rico
- Julio Herrera Velutini
- Chiara and Victor Manuel Marcial Martinez
- Ramón Conde
- Johnson & Johnson
- Triple-S Management
- Abexus
Work highlights
- Advised Julio Herrera Velutini, who is charged with allegedly having given an illegal donation to the former governor of Puerto Rico in exchange for removing the regulator that oversaw the international banking entity under his ownership.
- Acted for Luma Energy in two class actions brought by residential and commercial customers in Puerto Rico for alleged damages suffered as a result of a major power outage.
- Represented Stericycle of Puerto Rico in a challenge to a bid award by the Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration of a contract for the hauling and destruction of regulated and non-regulated biomedical materials.
Lawyers
Leading associates
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Margarita Mercado-Echegaray, Nereida Meléndez-Rivera