Jorge Fernandez-Reboredo > ECIJA SBGB > San Juan, Puerto Rico > Lawyer Profile

ECIJA SBGB
954 AVE. PONCE DE LEÓN
SAN JUAN
Puerto Rico
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Work Department

Partner at Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, Distribution and Consumer Law, Regulatory and Government Affairs

Position

Partner

Career

Jorge A. Fernández-Reboredo is Partner at ECIJA’s Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, Distribution and Consumer Law, Regulatory and Government Affairs practice areas, and has a professional experience of more than 28 years in advising Puertorrican and international companies in said areas.

He focuses his practice in the fields of corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, energy and infrastructure projects, government affairs, international trade, and civil and commercial litigation. Specifically, he has handled an array of cases both before the Federal and Commonwealth’s Courts with a portfolio of cases ranging from multiple defendants’ complex litigation in transportation, civil actions, procurement, maritime and real estate cases.

With many years of experience in commercial transactions for United States and Latin American countries’ clientele, some of his engagements include: corporate counselling and compliance monitoring to companies in the Caribbean and Latin America; counsel at copyright litigation for software design infringement against a local company; counsel for public governmental corporations and maritime companies before the Federal Maritime Commission; lead attorney for the Redistribution of the Puerto Nuevo Piers in San Juan, as requested by the Federal Maritime Commission; represented the state authority for transfer of the Mayagüez berthing facilities to the Mayagüez Port Commission in an intra-governmental transaction valued in $57MM; transactional attorney for public housing development projects in major urban areas of the Island valued in excess of $250MM; counsel for international insurance company to comply with all legal requirements for development and marketing certain extended warranty products for motor vehicles in Latin America; and, recently advised client in matters to the implementation of new energy generation infrastructure in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Mr. Fernández-Reboredo has a strong commitment in promoting musical arts for less advantaged youth. Among other social endeavors, he currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of PSB Productions, a non-profit organization involved in community musical theater.

Languages

Jorge speaks Spanish and English and has basic knowledge of French and Portuguese.

Education

Mr. Fernández-Reboredo holds a B.A. from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School for Government and International Affairs and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where he served as a member of its student government. A member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, he is admitted to practice before the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, United States District Court for the Western District of New York, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the First Circuit. Also, as member of the Puerto Rico Notary Association, he is a duly licensed notary in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Lawyer Rankings

Puerto Rico > Corporate, commercial and banking

The corporate team at ECIJA SBGB leverages the bench strength of its global network to assist multinational corporates, commercial banks, government entities, non-profits and investors across such sectors as real estate, energy, financial services, manufacturing and logistics with day-to-day corporate operations, and high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm’s full service covers matters ranging from M&A, joint ventures, corporate finance and estate planning to corporate governance and tax exemptions, as well as filings, reporting and regulatory compliance. The team is headed by managing partner Fernando Berio, who brings expertise to real estate pre-development activities, tax credit equity procurement and deal negotiation. Jorge Fernandez-Reboredo specialises in corporate advice and compliance monitoring, as well as real estate M&A at the retail and distribution level. The practice is supported by senior associate Milimar Landrón-Acevedo, who assists with the drafting of legal memoranda, contracts, agreements and opinions, utilising a background in risk management.

Puerto Rico > Real estate, hospitality and leisure

The team at ECIJA SBGB leverages the bench strength of its global network to assist domestic financial institutions, national and multinational developers, and corporates across such sectors as energy, transport and digital media on a diverse range of matters related to high-value real estate transactions, from mixed financing structures, due diligence, lease agreements and notarial services to complex procurement processes and tax matters. The practice is jointly led by managing partner Fernando Berio, who handles pre-development activities, tax credit equity procurements and deal negotiations, and Jorge Fernandez-Reboredo, who specialises in the energy sector and real estate regulatory compliance.