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Firm
Coto Malley & Tamargo, LLP (“CMT”) is currently composed of thirteen attorneys, specifically five partners, an of-counsel, five associates and two special
counsels, with two paralegals, two law-clerks and a staff of approximately 25 persons. The firm was formed in January 1999, when the partners separated from the local corporate firm of McConnell Valdés, Puerto Rico´s largest law firm, after over fifteen years in that practice. As can be discerned from our individual and firm profiles and from our representative client list, CMT’s practice is essentially the same as the one that the partners had at McConnell.
However, our focus in the representation of our corporate clients differs substantially from the past. We grant our clients a streamlined staffing of cases and matters, directly through one of the four experienced partners, rather than through tiers of associates or junior partners. In addition, all the attorneys strive on accessibility and agility in responding to clients’ requests in a results oriented fashion. We seek to address issues rapidly yet maintaining control of legal expenses for our clients. We attempt to make our clients’ issues and concerns our
own.
CMT is engaged in the following practice areas: general civil, commercial, tax and environmental litigation, petroleum marketing practices, warranty and products liability, bids and government procurement, corporate, real estate, commercial banking, trusts and estates, bankruptcy and workouts, collections and foreclosures, antitrust and trade regulation, alternative dispute resolution, trademarks and copyrights, distribution and franchising, labor and employment law, and Cuba matters.
At the present time, we handle all warranty and product liability cases and matters for several clients in the automotive and food processing industry. In the past and at this time, we have worked with several corporate clients´ Caribbean, Central and South America (the “Region”) initiatives in developing and overseeing specific projects. For example, we serve as coordinating-supervising counsel for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover for many marketing initiatives in Puerto Rico and the Region, and have done litigation coordination in the Region for them and for Dupont Pharmaceuticals. We also assist several clients in their Cuba initiatives by assisting them in registering trademarks, exploring sales and trade opportunities, organizing sanctioned trips, and other related matters.
We are regularly involved in real estate work, including commercial loan documentation, negotiations of leases and other projects, for several clients in the banking and construction industries. Another one of our practice areas is distribution and franchising law and, in particular, Act 75 and Act 21 consultation, mediation and litigation. Some reported Act 75 cases that our attorneys have handled are: Accessories v. Nortel CALA, Inc., 85 F. Supp. 2d 95 (D.P.R. 2000); Able Intn’l. v. B.P.Chemicals, 145 F.3rd 67 (1st Cir. 1998); Telenetworks v. Motorola, Inc., 906 F. Supp. 75 (D.P.R. 1995); Payless Wholesale Dist. v. Alberto Culver Co. et al., 989 F. 2d 570 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 127 L. Ed. 2d 375 (1993).
Our firm is listed also in the Martindale Hubble Law Directory. You may also find additional information on CMT and its partners by visiting www.lawyers.com/cmt/attorneys.htm in the Martindale-Hubble web lawyer locator. |
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