PUERTO RICO Law and Practice Contributed by: Antonio Santos, Donald Hull and Paola Canino, Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLC
Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez LLC was found- ed in 1992 to render top-quality, timely, cost- effective and personalised legal services. The firm has a broad and diversified real estate, banking, corporate and commercial law prac - tice. Its attorneys regularly advise clients on real estate, banking, corporate and commer - cial transactions in the context of Puerto Rico’s unique legal environment, and have extensive experience in preparing legal documentation for complex commercial real estate transactions
that comply with the requirements of applicable Puerto Rico and US laws and regulations. The firm represents local and foreign clients in con - nection with the acquisition and disposition of real properties and businesses in Puerto Rico and, in some cases, in Latin America and the Caribbean. 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 Santos is a founding member of Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez and a partner in the firm’s corporate and real estate practice groups, where his practice covers a broad range of
Donald Hull is a counsel in Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez’s corporate group, where his practice covers a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, with particular
matters concerning commercial and corporate law. He advises clients on all aspects of real estate finance, including investment and development transactions, syndicated deals, 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 advised clients regarding the development of residential and commercial real estate projects in Puerto Rico.
emphasis on real estate development and bank financing, and retail, hotel and office development. His clients are 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 originating outside Puerto Rico.
Paola Canino is an associate in Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez’s corporate group.
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