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Roberto Quiñones-Rivera

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Work Department

Litigation Practice Group

Position

Capital Member, Litigation Practice Group. Leader, Securities Litigation & Arbitration Practice Team; Leader, Antitrust Practice Team and Co-Leader, Intellectual Property Practice Team

Career

Mr. Quiñones-Rivera has over 30 years of experience in complex commercial litigation and arbitration and in legal counseling.  He has handled major business cases in a wide range of areas, including securities, antitrust, RICO, intellectual property, distribution and ERISA.

He has successfully represented multinational, U.S. and Puerto Rico-based businesses in their most challenging commercial disputes on the island. Recent examples include his representation of ten international and Puerto Rico banks in three cases filed by municipal bond insurers seeking over $1.6 billion in damages arising from defaults of Puerto Rico bonds; representation of numerous financial institutions in hundreds of judicial, arbitration and administrative proceedings stemming from the collapse of the Puerto Rico bond market and the island’s bankruptcy; representation of defendants in antitrust cases brought by the Government of Puerto Rico alleging price-fixing conspiracies in violation of federal and Puerto Rico law; and representation of content distributors, entertainment companies and advertising agencies in intellectual property litigation.

Mr. Quiñones has also handled cases brought as class actions in federal and state courts; has represented businesses in connection with investigations by Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions and Department of Justice; and has acted as first chair in bench and jury trials.