McConnell Valdés was named the 2021 Law Firm of the Year by Best Lawyers™ in its 2021 edition for its expertise in Corporate and M&A Law, and Environmental Law.
This year, and topping last year's unprecedented number of recognitions, Best Lawyers™ named 55 McV attorneys as leaders in their field. In addition, three attorneys were named Lawyer of the Year: Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo in Energy Law, Dora M. Peñagarícano in Intellectual Property Law and Ernesto N. Mayoral in Insurance Law.
The recognized attorneys are:
Lawyer Name |
Area |
Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation and Criminal Defense |
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Roberto L. Cabañas |
Tax Law |
Tax Law |
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Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Real Estate Law and Structured Finance Law |
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Corporate and M&A Law |
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Real Estate Law |
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Real Estate Law |
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Energy Law, Environmental Law and Land Use and Zoning Law |
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Corporate and M&A Law |
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Environmental Law |
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Corporate and M&A Law |
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Arbitration and Mediation |
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Real Estate Law |
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Employee Benefits Law and Tax Law |
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Richard Graffam |
Litigation |
Appellate Practice, Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation |
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Insurance Law and Corporate and M&A Law |
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Banking and Finance Law |
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Immigration Law and Labor and Employment Law |
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Tax Law |
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Corporate and M&A Law and Real Estate Law |
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Intellectual Property Law |
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Corporate and M&A Law |
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Arbitration and Mediation, Competition/Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation |
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Banking and Finance Law |
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Labor and Employment Law |
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Corporate and M&A Law |
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Real Estate Law |
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Litigation |
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Carmen Alfonso-Rodríguez |
Litigation |
Edwin O. Figueroa-Álvarez |
Tax Law |
Cecilia M. Suau-Badía |
Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Employee Benefits Law and Tax Law |
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Intellectual Property Law |
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Corporate and M&A Law |
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Jorge A. Antongiorgi |
Labor and Employment Law |
Natural Resources Law |
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Samuel T. Céspedes |
Litigation |
Tax Law |
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Monique J.M. Díaz-Mayoral |
Banking and Finance Law |
Iraida Diez |
Labor and Employment Law |
Litigation |
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Corporate and M&A Law |
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Product Liability Litigation |
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Tax Law |
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José R. González-Irizarry |
Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation |
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Corporate and M&A Law and Real Estate Law |
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Mario L. Paniagua-Guzmán |
Litigation |
Tax Law |
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Banking and Finance Law |
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Intellectual Property Law |
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Tax Law |
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Employee Benefits Law and Tax Law |
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Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
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Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Their methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Lawyer of the Year is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location.
Also this year the prestigious international publication Chambers & Partners recognized 23 McV attorneys as Leaders in their Field in their Latin America 2021 Edition. They were selected based primarily on peer and client interviews and ranked according to technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities valued by clients. This year Samuel T. Céspedes, Jr. and Anita Montaner-Sevillano were promoted to Band 1, the highest ranking assigned by Chambers.
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