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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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Nereida Melendez-Rivera
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; White Collar and Corporate Crime
Position
Deputy Office Managing Partner
Career
Nereida Meléndez Rivera is the Puerto Rico Office Managing Partner. She focuses her practice on corporate internal investigations, white-collar defense, and regulatory enforcement. She advises individuals and corporations in criminal and regulatory enforcement actions as well as represents clients in investigations and proceedings by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Languages
English; Portuguese; Spanish
Education
J.D., University of Michigan; B.A., Grand Valley State University
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
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.