Our litigation, bankruptcy, business reorganization and restructuring practice is focused on addressing the difficulties affecting our clients in numerous industries, including banking & financial services, small business, retail, real estate, construction, telecommunications, insurance, hospitality & tourism, public utilities, health care, education, aviation, technology and manufacturing.
We have a multi-faceted litigation department that regularly represents clients in both, Puerto Rico federal and state courts, as well as administrative forums.
Our group has excelled in achieving client success in the following areas of bankruptcy and commercial litigation practice:
- Complex civil, commercial & bankruptcy litigation
- Debtor representation
- Collection & Foreclosure Action, including pre and post-judgment remedies
- Management of commercial civil and bankruptcy litigation of loan portfolios for banking & financial entities and loan servicers.
- Representation of creditors and institutional lenders in Chapter 7, 13 and 11 bankruptcies in Puerto Rico
- Reorganization and liquidation plans
- Alternatives to bankruptcy, including workouts, restructurings, acquisitions and financings
- Sale & acquisitions of assets from distressed entities or bankruptcy estates
- Structuring financings, real estate transactions and commercial transactions to address or anticipate bankruptcy and insolvency issues
- Involuntary bankruptcies
- Breach of contract
- Administrative proceedings before the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs, Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board and the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, among others.
- Complex discovery and e-discovery disputes
- Preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders (TRO)
- Bids and procurement consulting and litigation representing companies in connection with government contracts for goods and services.
- Appellate practice before the federal District Court, the First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.