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Antonio García Ramírez
Work Department
Partner at Labor, Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
Antonio L. Garcia is a partner of the areas of Labor and Employment Law and Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration in ECIJA, with over 18 years of experience in advising Puerto Rican and international businesses. He focuses on various areas of labor and employment law and regularly advises clients on a wide array of employment issues, such as, employment terminations, employee discipline, reductions in force, internal investigations, and so forth.
A trial attorney by nature, Mr. Garcia still regularly advises employers on the drafting and review of employment manuals, and the implementation and administration of employment policies. Mr. Garcia, who is an experienced litigator, has successfully defended hundreds of cases at both trial and appellate levels. Matters have included Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, harassment and discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and labor management arbitration. Representative opinions include Bermúdez v. Kelly Services, 815 F. Supp. 2d 475 (D.P.R. 2011), Martínez Burgos v. Guayama Corp., 656 F.3d 7 (1st Cir. 2011), Cruz-González v. Pep Boys, 169 D.P.R. 829 (2007), and José Méndez Jiménez, et al. v. Carso Construcción de Puerto Rico, 2019 TSPR 99.
Antonio is Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art.
Languages
Antonio speaks Spanish and English.
Education
He holds a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College as a William H. Gray Scholar and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where he served as a member of the law review. A member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, Mr. Garcia is admitted to practice before the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
The disputes group at ECIJA SBGB provides a full service, leveraging the bench strength of its global network to assist clients with arbitration and administrative, civil and commercial litigation. Experienced labour litigators and office founding members Jaime Sanabria Montañez and Antonio García Ramírez are key contacts.
Puerto Rico > Labour and employment
The labour and employment team at ECIJA SBGB brings expertise to advising local start-ups and multinational corporates including Coca-Cola, across the food and beverages, construction, medical devices, financial services, insurance, automotive and manufacturing sectors, on a wide range of matters, including the designing of company policy, regulatory compliance, collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration and high-stakes litigation involving claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, and retaliation. The team also assists with employee leave, disability accommodation requests and wage-and-hour issues. The group is led by office founding members Antonio García Ramírez, who assists clients with employee terminations, employee discipline, reductions in force and internal investigations; Jaime Sanabria Montañez, who, in addition to labour law, specialises in privacy and data protection; and Enrique del Cueto, who handles single-plaintiff and multi-plaintiff litigation, at all stages. Another key figure is Anfranz Vázquez Bragan, who, alongside managing labour disputes, focuses on employment issues in the sports and entertainment area.