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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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Sonia Torres Pabón
Work Department
White Collar and Corporate Crime; Compliance
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; Spanish
Memberships
American College of Trial Lawyers
Women’s White Collar Defense Association
Education
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J.D., Inter American University of Puerto Rico 1986 cum laude
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J.D., Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 1990
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
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.