The Firm has core expertise in a multitude of legal disciplines, including Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Corporate and Intellectual Property, Commercial Lending, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning and Asset Protection, and Tax matters.
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights
Our attorneys represent secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases, including appeals to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The Firm represents creditors through all phases of insolvency, from pre-filing considerations and workouts, through disclosure statements and reorganization plans, preparation and…
Corporate and Intellectual Property
The Firm advises clients on structuring a new business, registration and licensing requirements, right of minority shareholders, responsibilities of officers and directors, and the winding-up of business operations in Puerto Rico. We also advise our clients in all regulatory affairs with the Puerto Rico governmental agencies and need-to-know advice on all operational aspects of business.…
Commercial Lending
We represent local and national entities including all types of financial institutions, such as banks and mortgage banks. Fernández, Cuyar, Rovira & Plá, LLC. has ample experience in structuring, negotiating and implementing the full sequence of financial transactions, including construction loans, revolving credit facilities, term, permanent and mortgage loans, inventory and accounts receivable financing and…
Employee Benefits
The employee benefits law practice assists clients with the establishment and administration of employee benefit programs. We have participated in the drafting of pension, profit sharing, stock option and health benefit plans, and in the qualification of retirement plans with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the Puerto Rico Treasury Department. We have also participated…
Litigation
The Firm’s litigation law practice has broad expertise representing corporate and individual clients before local and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. It represents clients in the increasingly litigious and complex field of commercial transactions as well as in administrative proceedings and hearings before Commonwealth and federal regulatory agencies. Counseling clients as…
Estate Planning and Asset Protection
Our attorneys can prepare the documentation required for the sale of real property, the establishment of mortgages and for other types of real estate transactions. These often vary considerably from similar transactions in other jurisdictions in the U.S. due to the Spanish derivation of Puerto Rico real estate laws. The Firm can handle simple personal,…
Tax
Puerto Rico is a tax jurisdiction separate from the United States. The Commonwealth has developed sophisticated legislation concerning income, property, excise and municipal license tax responsibilities. It is imperative for entities and individuals doing business on the island, whether domestic, or based in the United States or foreign countries, to take into consideration the interplay…