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Jaime Sanabria Montañez
Work Department
Partner at Labor Law, Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration, Privacy and Data Protection, and Cybersecurity
Position
Partner
Career
Jaime L. Sanabria-Montañez is Partner at ECIJA’s Labor Law, Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration, Privacy and Data Protection, and Cybersecurity practice areas, and has a professional experience of more than 16 years in advising Puertorrican and international companies in said areas.
He focuses his practice on defending claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, leaves, disability and accommodation, and wage-and-hour issues. A seasoned trial and appellate litigator, Mr. Sanabria regularly appears before Puerto Rico and federal courts, as well as quasi-judicial administrative forums. He also advises clients on myriad labor and employment matters.
As a long-time adjunct professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Mr. Sanabria teaches employment law, federal employment discrimination, and international and comparative workplace law. He also teaches labor and employment law to judges at the Puerto Rico Judicial Academy and is a member of the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners for the Admission to the Puerto Rico Bar. Mr. Sanabria has published several law review articles – one of which was recently cited by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court in Santiago Nieves v. Braulio Agosto Motors, 2017 T.S.P.R. 24 (2017) – on Puerto Rico employment and labor law. He is a frequent speaker at seminars for professional groups and clients, such as the Society for Human Resources and Management, the University of Puerto Rico School of Law Pro Bono Program, and the National Business Institute.
Languages
Jaime speaks Spanish and English.
Education
Mr. Sanabria clerked for Puerto Rico Supreme Court Justice Baltasar Corrada del Rio. A magna cum laude graduate (B.A. and J.D) of the University of Puerto Rico, Mr. Sanabria also holds a 2002 LL.B. from the University of Barcelona Faculty of Law, as well as a 2005 LL.M. from Columbia University. He is admitted to practice before the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, the United States District Court of Puerto Rico, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First and District of Columbia Circuits.
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Labour and employment
(Leading individuals)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.
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Puerto Rico > Labour and employment
- Labour and employment Puerto Rico
- Dispute resolution and bankruptcy Puerto Rico