McConnell Valdés LLC

The powerhouse corporate group at McConnell Valdés LLC remains a market leader, channeling the experience of its team to advise insurers and national and multinational financial institutions and corporates, across such sectors as hospitality, energy, health, media, entertainment, financial services, aviation and infrastructure, on high-value, cross-border transactions. The practice’s full service covers matters ranging from M&A, public-private partnerships for major infrastructure projects, restructurings and insolvency to municipal financing, creditors’ rights, government affairs and securities. The team is led by Rubén Méndez-Benabe, an expert in representing national banks, institutional lenders, financial institutions and borrowers in complex financings, and corporate group vice-chair Lizzie Portela-Negrón. Fellow vice-chair Ricardo García-Negrón specialises in capital-raising transactions and securities regulatory compliance. Other key figures include Samuel T. Céspedes Jr., who leads the M&A and corporate and public finance groups; Ernesto Mayoral, who brings strength to financial and insurance entities acquisitions; and Jaime González-Suárez, who manages complex municipal finance transactions.