The Client’s Guide

Latin America’s Leading Lawyers for Business

CHAMBERS & PARTNERSL E G A L P U B L I S H E R S

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2012

LATINAMERICA

CHAMBERS

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Ferraiuoli LLCThis five-lawyer tax department has a strate-gic alliance with sole practitioner ManuelLópez Zambrana and debuts in the rankingthis year. The practice group acts as counselto multinationals and medium-sized compa-nies, and has latterly been particularly

active in designing tax and corporate struc-tures. Recent work highlights include advis-ing Tito Busó/Alquimia on applicable taxbenefits available to companies involved inthe Puerto Rican film industry. PedroNotario-Toll is the main contact for clients.

Ferraiuoli LLCThis real estate and commercial lendingdepartment regularly represents clients inconnection with property acquisitions, com-mercial real estate loans and loan restructur-ings. Clients praise the team for its “brilliantunderstanding of the commercial real estatebusiness” and its “ability to provide practicalsolutions to complicated issues.” It recently

advised the owners of three local shoppingcentres on negotiating the restructuring ofcredit facilities with several US-based finan-cial institutions. It also acted as general coun-sel to Rocket Learning in similar credit facil-ities negotiations. Department headFernando Rovira-Rullán is the main point ofcontact for clients.

Ferraiuoli LLCThis full-service firm has an outstanding rep-utation in the IP sector. The ten-strongdepartment handles a range of patents, trademarks and copyright matters. It regularlytakes part in large patent infringement casesand acts on behalf of media and film compa-nies. The team also manages a number ofcompanies’ trade mark portfolios, includingthe Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers. It isadvising the Puerto Rico Tourism Companyand Sucesión Morales on ongoing copyrightinfringement lawsuits. Managing partnerEugenio Torres Oyola chairs the firm’s IPgroup and is highly regarded in the market.

He recently advised one of the country’sleading universities on several patent mat-ters. Fernando Rovira Rullán stands out forhis expertise in IP and corporate matters,while Laura Belendez acts on a range oftrade mark and copyright enforcement cases.Special counsel Yolanda Alvarez is a trademark specialist and handles a high volume oftrade mark infringement cases. She is anexpert in entertainment law, and advisesBanco Popular on IP and licensing mattersrelated to the bank’s annual music and cul-ture media event.

Ferraiuoli LLC

PUERTO RICO

is ranked in Chambers Latin America2012 as follows:

Ferraiuoli LLCTHE FIRM This compact firm is well regard-ed for its high-quality work in this field. Thefive-strong corporate department representstop-tier clients and focuses on M&A andsecurities transactions. The group is regular-ly retained for sales of loans, workouts andcommercial lending. Recent work highlightsinclude designing and reorganising corpo-rate structures for multinationals and medi-um-sized Puerto Rican corporations. Thegroup also advised Advent Morro on its mul-timillion-dollar acquisitions of an HVACmaintenance company and a local waterpurifications services company.

Sources say: “The firm has impressed us withits growing presence on significant transactionsin both the local and international markets.”KEY INDIVIDUALS Fernando RoviraRullán is a leading figure in the firm’s corpo-rate practice and enjoys a strong reputationin the sector. He assisted the Big Star mediagroup with its recent corporate reorganisa-tion. Partner Rene Aviles Garcia joined thefirm in 2010. He represents a number ofhigh-profile retail clients and is earmarked asa rising star at the firm.

CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL

Corporate/CommercialLeading Firms

Band 2Ferraiuoli LLC

Leading Individuals

Band 3Rovira Rullán Fernando Ferraiuoli LLC

Up-and-coming individualsAviles Garcia Rene Ferraiuoli LLC

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Leading Individuals

Band 1Torres Oyola Eugenio Ferraiuoli LLC

Band 2Rovira Rullán Fernando Ferraiuoli LLC

Band 3Belendez Laura Ferraiuoli LLC

Up-and-coming individualsAlvarez Yolanda Ferraiuoli LLC

Intellectual PropertyLeading Firms

Band 1Ferraiuoli LLC

REAL ESTATE

Real EstateLeading Firms

Band 3Ferraiuoli LLC

TAX

TaxLeading Firms

Band 3Ferraiuoli LLC

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