McConnell Valdés LLC

Litigation Practice Group

Capital Member

Mr. Cepeda-Díaz’s practice areas include general civil and commercial litigation, securities arbitration, environmental litigation, healthcare facility liability, products liability, antitrust and trade regulation, and distribution. He has trial experience in both the Federal and Puerto Rico courts and has presented oral arguments before the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

As a law student, he worked three semesters as Student Law Clerk to Judge García-Gregory and one summer as an intern in the chambers of U.S. Circuit Judge Juan R. Torruella of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He also served as an Associate Editor of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review.

Before joining McConnell Valdés, he worked as a Law Clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He first served a three-year term with U.S. District Judge Jay A. García-Gregory, followed by a one-year term with then newly-appointed U.S. District Judge Francisco A. Besosa.