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Sonia Torres Pabón

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Work Department

White Collar and Corporate Crime

Position

Partner

Career

Sonia I. Torres Pabón, a former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, is an experienced trial attorney. She has conducted numerous corporate investigations related to fraud and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as well as advised on the Bank Secrecy Act, the Anti-Money Laundering Act, the False Claims Act and drug diversion matters.

Before entering private practice, Sonia was the Chief of the Criminal Division for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico and a formal naval judge advocate. During her 12-year tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney, she investigated and tried complex white-collar, violent crime, money-laundering and drug-trafficking cases. Sonia additionally argued numerous appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Sonia has commented on high-profile corruption cases out of the District of Puerto Rico for a variety of media outlets.

Languages

English; Portuguese; Spanish

Memberships

American College of Trial Lawyers

Education

J.D., Inter American University of Puerto Rico; J.D., Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico