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Firm
After separating
from the
local corporate
firm of
McConnell
Valdes,
Puerto Rico's
largest law
firm, Ramón
Coto-Ojeda
founded Coto
Malley & Tamargo,
LLP in 1999. Now
after 25 years
of successful
law practice,
Mr. Coto-Ojeda
has decided to
establish Coto &
Associates,
which practice
is essentially
the same as the
one he has had
in his prior
firms.
The new firm
will allow
clients an even
more streamlined
staffing of
cases and
matters,
directly through
the main partner
with the
capable assistance of
seasoned and
experienced
associates and
special counsel.
We compromise to
continue
striving on
accessibility
and agility in
responding to
clients’
requests in a
results oriented
fashion. As
always, we
address issues
rapidly yet
maintaining
control of legal
expenses for our
clients and
attempts to make
their client’s
issues and
concerns our
own.
Coto & Associates will
continue to be
engaged in the
following
practice areas:
general civil,
commercial, tax
and
environmental
litigation,
petroleum
marketing
practices,
products
liability, food
liability,
construction,
bids and
government
procurement,
corporate, real
estate,
commercial
banking, trusts
and estates
litigation,
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.
One of the focus of the
firm’s practice
is distribution
and franchising
law and, in
particular, Act
75 and Act 21
consultation,
mediation,
arbitration and
litigation. Mr.
Coto-Ojeda
serves regularly
as arbitrator
and mediator in
these areas.
The firm also handles
product
liability for
several clients
food processing
industries and
appear regularly
before the
Department of
Consumer Affairs
(“DACO,” for its
English acronym)
on these and
other
enforcement
proceedings
related to the
petroleum,
computer, and
food industries.
The firm is also
local counsel
for the Grocery
Manufacturers
Association.
We believe that the
firm’s
alternative
dispute
resolution
experience -
both as
mediators and
arbitrators- is
key to any
process of
ascertaining
early on the
least cost vs.
best case
outcomes of
claims and
disputes. We
also provide our
service full
labor and
employment law
services through
experienced
labor special
counsel.
The firm
also handles
securities
industry
customer claims
against the
firm’s
securities
clients,
including
arbitrations and
mediations, over
allegations of
churning, lack
of supervision,
compliance,
unauthorized
trading, and
selling away
cases, before
the Financial
Industry
Regulatory
Authority (FINRA),
which is the
largest
independent
regulator for
all securities
firms.
We also
handle our
corporate
clients’
consumer affairs
issues, claims
and regulatory
affairs
involving such
varied areas as
labeling,
deceptive
advertisements,
unfair trade
practices,
advertisements,
contests, and
promotions all
of which fall
under the DACO
umbrella.
Mr. Coto-Ojeda also has
substantial
experience in
the
petroleum
marketing
industry having
represented
Shell and
Caribbean
Petroleum
Corporation
(“Gulf”).
Mr. Coto-Ojeda
has 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
Discover
Financial
Services 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
on their Cuba
initiatives by
assisting them
in registering
trademarks,
exploring sales
and trade
opportunities,
organizing
sanctioned
trips, and other
related matters.
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