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DLA Piper Puerto Rico Offices
OCHOA BUILDING
500 CALLE DE LA TANCA, SUITE 401
SAN JUAN, PR 00901-1969
Puerto Rico
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Mariana Muñiz-Lara
Work Department
Employment; Intellectual Property; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Position
Of Counsel
Career
Mariana Muñiz-Lara focuses her practice in the areas of Litigation, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, and Data Privacy.
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 intellectual property, employment, breach of contracts, fraud, unfair competition, distribution and sales representative contracts, consumer rights, and torts. Mariana has also served as local counsel for pro hac vice attorneys in court cases and arbitration proceedings held in Puerto Rico.
Mariana is a certified arbitrator and mediator in Puerto Rico. Additionally, Mariana provides counseling in relation to trademarks, copyrights, and data privacy.
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 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.
Languages
English; Spanish
Education
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J.D., University of Puerto Rico
Magna Cum Laude
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B.A., Journalism and Modern Languages, University of Puerto Rico
Summa Cum Laude
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
(Leading associates)The dispute resolution team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico
leverages a global network spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific region and the bench strength of its team to assist local authorities, financial institutions, individuals, and national and multinational corporates in the energy, financial services, tech and life sciences sectors (including Luma Energy and Johnson & Johnson) in high-stakes arbitration and commercial litigation. The firm’s full offering extends to claims related to breach of contract, bidding processes, employment matters, distribution agreements, intellectual property and consumer rights. The team is led by experienced litigator and arbitrator Margarita Mercado-Echegaray, who previously served as the Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and deputy office managing partner Nereida Melendez-Rivera, who, along with Sonia Torres-Pabón, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, brings expertise to white-collar crime matters. Also of note is of counsel Mariana Muñiz-Lara, who specialises in intellectual property and employment law matters.
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, healthcare, chemicals, medical devices, energy, manufacturing, retail and financial services with day-to-day matters and complex litigation. The practice is headed by Latam regional practice group co-leader Janine Guzmán, who brings experience to matters related to hiring, wages and hours, statutory licences, employee benefits, discipline and dismissals, business restructurings, reductions in force and relocations, discrimination claims, employee privacy, restrictive covenants and immigration. Other key figures include of counsel Mariana Muñiz-Lara, who represents public and private entities before state and federal first-instance and appellate courts, and associate Daniel Brown-Sáenz, who handles matters involving unjust dismissal, retaliation and failure to accommodate.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
- Dispute resolution and bankruptcy Puerto Rico
- Labour and employment Puerto Rico