McConnell Valdés

McConnell Valdés was founded in Puerto Rico by attorneys Herbert McConnell and Adolfo "Wally" Valdés in 1946, when Puerto Rico was embarked on an industrialization process that would bring to the island the giants of manufacturing, as well as creators of new industrial technologies. Many of these businesses were venturing outside of the United States for the first time. Our evolution has always been parallel to the evolution of Puerto Rico. What started as a law firm dedicated to representing financial institutions and manufacturers is now a full service law firm with practice areas covering virtually any aspect of business law in Puerto Rico. As the world and Puerto Rico change, and as the way businesses have become truly international and more reliant than ever on state-of-the-art technology, our firm also continues to evolve, developing new practice areas and meeting head-on the challenges presented in this rapidly changing environment. McConnell Valdés operates as a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The firm is managed by a Managing Director and a Policy Committee. The Firm is divided in six practice groups, each with a chairperson (Samuel T. Céspedes, Jr in Corporate; Salvador F. Casellas in Real Estate & Finance; Carlos Fernández-Lugo in Environmental, Energy & Land Use; Alfredo Hopgood-Jovet in Labor & Employment Law; Francisco G. Bruno in Litigation; and Carlos E. Serrano in Tax) in charge of all the administrative affairs of that particular group. In addition to the Policy Committee, the Firm has a Practice Management Committee, a Marketing & Business Development Committee, a Recruiting Committee, a Professional Development Committee, a Conflict of Interest Committee and a Pro Bono Committee.