Specialists in complex litigation involving major players in the pharmaceuticals industry, including Pfizer and GSK, the labour and employment team at Jackson Lewis P.C. also brings strength to day-to-day matters for major insurers and domestic and multinational corporates across the hospitality, retail, aviation, energy, retail, financial services and tech sectors. The team is headed by veteran trial lawyer Juan Felipe Santos, who assists with human resources compliance and with collective and class actions regarding wage and hour disputes, employment discrimination and harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge and statutory leaves of absence. Sara Colón-Acevedo and Pedro Torres-Díaz bring extensive trial experience before both federal and local courts and administrative forums in Puerto Rico. Carlos Saavedra-Gutiérrez utilises a background as general counsel to the Governor of Puerto Rico. The team was strengthened by the additions of associates Karina Rodríguez, who joined from Estrella LLC in August 2022, and Marcia Laurido-Soto, who joined from Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez LLP in March 2023.
Testimonials
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‘The Jackson Lewis team in San Juan is proactive, thorough and knowledgeable. They have a deep understanding of employment law and are able to provide legal advice in a practical manner. They are strong litigators and consistently deliver top-quality work.'
‘Juan Felipe Santos is a very intelligent attorney, who is accessible and responsive. It is evident that he has a thorough understanding of complex legal issues. He is open to working collaboratively to implement a strategy in active litigation matters. Carlos Saavedra is a very smart attorney, and also very accessible. Karina Rodríguez is one of their most recent hires in the San Juan office but she is clearly one of their strongest associates. She shows a great degree of commitment to her work and attention to detail that is not easy to find.'
Key clients
- Pfizer
- GSK
Work highlights
- Provided a successful defence of a healthcare and pharmaceuticals company in a wage and hour matter involving 71 plaintiffs.
- Represented a company in the healthcare and pharmaceuticals sector in a case involving nearly 40 plaintiffs.