Mariana Muñiz-Lara > DLA Piper Puerto Rico > San Juan, Puerto Rico > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Puerto Rico Offices
OCHOA BUILDING
500 CALLE DE LA TANCA, SUITE 401
SAN JUAN, PR 00901-1969
Puerto Rico
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Mariana Muñiz-Lara
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; Employment; Intellectual Property and Technology
Position
Of Counsel
Career
Law, and Intellectual Property.
Prior to joining DLA Piper in November 2018, Mariana worked in the Litigation and Employment divisions of one of Puerto Rico’s leading local law firms. Mariana has participated in a wide range of complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters, representing public and private entities before state and federal first instance and appellate courts, as well as administrative agencies and arbitral forums. Among the areas in which she has developed her litigation practice are breach of contracts, fraud, intellectual property, employment, unfair competition, antitrust, real estate, and insurance. Mariana has also served as local counsel for pro hac vice attorneys in a wide range of court cases and arbitration proceedings held in Puerto Rico.
Mariana also served as a Law Clerk to former Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, Liana Fiol Matta, for three years, and has taught Legal Writing and Investigation courses and spoken at conferences at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
As a law student, Mariana was an Associate Director of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review, a Teaching Assistant, and a leader in diverse student organizations and pro bono programs regarding civil rights, women’s rights, workers’ rights, and community and environmental issues. She also participated in Communications Law programs with the American Bar Association and the Center for Freedom of the Press of Puerto Rico, and received several academic excellence scholarships.
Before becoming a lawyer, Mariana was a journalist and worked as a reporter at two of Puerto Rico’s major newspapers, El Nuevo Día and El Vocero
Mariana is a certified arbitrator and mediator in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Mariana provides counseling in relation to trademarks, copyrights, and data privacy.
Languages
English; Spanish
Education
J.D., University of Puerto Rico; B.A., Journalism and Modern Languages, University of Puerto Rico
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
(Rising stars)Leveraging the experience of its team and the bench strength of a global network spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific region, the dispute resolution team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico
assists local authorities, financial institutions, individuals, and national and multinational corporates across such sectors as energy, financial services, technology and healthcare with complex, high-stakes arbitration and commercial litigation. The firm’s full service extends to claims related to breach of contract, damages, employment matters, distribution agreements, intellectual property and consumer rights. In addition, the firm has a dedicated white-collar crime and investigations group. The team is led by experienced litigator and arbitrator Margarita Mercado, who previously served as the Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and white-collar crime expert Nereida Melendez-Rivera, who joined the firm with Sonia Torres-Pabón, the other former founder of Meléndez Torres Law, PSC and a former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, in July 2022. Another key figure is of counsel Mariana Muñiz-Lara, who brings strength to matters involving intellectual property and employment law.
Puerto Rico > Labour and employment
The labour and employment team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico assists national and multinational corporates across such sectors as pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing, software and financial services on day-to-day matters and in complex litigation. Janine Guzman heads the team, bringing experience to matters related to wages and hours, statutory licences, employee benefits, discipline and termination, business restructurings, reductions in force and relocations, discrimination, employee privacy, confidentiality, restrictive covenants, and immigration. Another key figure is of counsel Mariana Muñiz-Lara, who represents public and private entities before state and federal first instance and appellate courts, as well as before administrative agencies and arbitral forums.
Lawyer Rankings
- Rising stars Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
- Dispute resolution and bankruptcy Puerto Rico
- Labour and employment Puerto Rico