PUERTO RICO Law and Practice Contributed by: Antonio J Santos and Donald E Hull, Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLC
Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLC was found- ed in 1992 to render top quality, timely, cost-ef - fective and personalised legal services. The firm has a broad and diversified real estate, banking, corporate and commercial law practice. Its at - torneys regularly advise clients on real estate, banking, corporate and commercial transac - tions in the context of Puerto Rico’s unique le - gal environment and have extensive experience in preparing legal documentation for complex commercial real estate transactions that com -
ply with the requirements of applicable Puerto Rico and US laws and regulations. The firm represents local and foreign clients in connec - tion with the acquisition and disposition of real properties and businesses in Puerto Rico and, in some cases, in Latin America and the Carib - bean. Clients in the real estate area come from a wide array of economic sectors and the firm has participated in many of the largest and most complicated real estate transactions in Puerto Rico.
Authors
Antonio J Santos is a founding member of Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez LLC and a partner in
Donald E Hull is counsel in Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLC’s corporate group, where his practice covers a broad range of matters regarding corporate and commercial law,
the firm’s corporate and real estate practice groups, where his practice covers a broad range of matters concerning commercial and corporate law. He advises clients on all aspects of real estate finance, including investment and development transactions, syndicated deals, representing borrowers and lenders, and all other real estate aspects of debt origination, refinancing and restructuring. Antonio has experience in dealing with all real estate sectors, including hospitality, healthcare, industrial, retail and commercial. He has also provided advice to clients regarding the development of residential and commercial real estate projects in Puerto Rico.
with particular emphasis on real estate development and bank financing and a focus on retail, hotel and office development. His clients include developers, purchasers, sellers, landlords and tenants, including several leading national retailers that have established operations in Puerto Rico. He has represented lenders and borrowers in loan transactions involving leveraged buyouts, project finance, real estate acquisitions, construction finance, and workouts and restructurings. Donald also works extensively with many leading international law firms as special local counsel on transactions originated outside Puerto Rico.
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