The labour and employment group at McConnell Valdés LLC remains a market leader, assisting major multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Toyota and T-Mobile, across such sectors as pharmaceuticals, telecoms, aerospace, automotive, consumer goods and medical devices with day-to-day employment matters, the labour aspects of high-value transactions, and high-stakes labour litigation. The team is led by practice group chair Anita Montaner-Sevillano, who specialises in business immigration matters, and brings skill to disputes involving workers’ compensation, wage and hour collective claims, whistleblower and retaliation claims, and labour audits; and group vice-chair Miguel Rivera-Arce, who draws on experience managing union issues, labour arbitration and collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Another key figure is seasoned litigator Reinaldo Figueroa-Matos, who represents employers in administrative proceedings before local and federal agencies.
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‘What distinguishes the McConnell Valdés team is its professionalism, knowledge and, above all, its collaboration with its clients.'
‘Reinaldo Figueroa's knowledge, excellent communication and transparency when offering us his recommendations has made the attorney-client relationship stronger.'
'Anita Montaner has a lot of experience and is excellent at preparing us for the cases we face.'
Kernmandanten
- Johnson & Johnson
- Toyota Manufacturing North America and Toyota de Puerto Rico
- T-Mobile
- Coopervision
- Unilever
- Raytheon Corporation and Collins Aerospace
- Medtronic
- Ethicon
- Acadia Healthcare Company (San Juan Capestrano Hospital)
- Dorado Beach Golf Management
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented T-Mobile in various employment litigation proceedings before state and federal courts, agencies and appellate forums.
- Advising Ethicon on a multi-plaintiff collective wages and hours claim where over 300 employees and former employees allege they are owed salaries going back 20 years.
- Delivered a successful defence of International Hospitality Enterprises against a wrongful termination claim.
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Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Anita Montaner-Sevillano; Miguel Rivera-Arce