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About Us

30+ Years of experience

The Firm

Since 1993, Sosa Llorens Corporate & Business Law has provided top-end, cost-effective, personalized legal and business counseling services for corporate clients and nonprofit organizations.We also advise on the expansion of Puerto Rico-based entities, locally and abroad, and on establishing foreign companies in Puerto Rico.

Headed by former Commissioner of Financial Institutions José Antonio Sosa Llorens, the skilled and resourceful team gathers vast expertise in corporate law, financial transactions, and business planning and development. Having worked with numerous Puerto Rico based, US, and foreign institutions and with Commonwealth and federal regulatory bodies, the firm is renowned for its experience in supporting its clients’ decision-making in day-to-day operations and complex issues. Our Firm is guided by a commitment to service excellence, professional ethics, and personal integrity in all of its capacities.

Practice Areas

Our firm provides advice to commercial banks, international banks, federal and state credit unions, mortgage institutions, investment advisors, and securities broker-dealers in diverse areas, including commercial lending, Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance, asset-based lending, asset securitization, securities laws, insurance, equipment leasing, troubled or distressed asset resolution, loan workouts, and bankruptcy.

We provide legal advice and support to business enterprises on: the organization of corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), limited liability partnerships (LLPs), and other similar entities; mergers, acquisitions & reorganizations; purchase and sale of commercial property; drafting and advising on commercial leases; advice on corporate governance; purchase and sale of shareholdings in companies; business asset transfers; licensing, permits, and corporate compliance.

We assist business and nonprofit organizations in devising solutions to employment and labor-management situations that affect the efficiency and productivity of their human resources, such as: unfair labor practices, disciplinary procedures, Fair Labor Standards Act, arbitration, discrimination claims, and lawsuits, sexual harassment, drafting and negotiation of employment agreements, disability and workers compensation, wrongful termination cases, non-competition clauses, layoffs, wage and overtime claims, and collective bargaining.

We regularly negotiate, draft, and close multi-million-dollar contracts, transactions, and projects, such as: the purchase and sale of business concerns and business assets, employment agreements, construction agreements, loan, secured transaction documents, loan work-out agreements, venture agreements, and partnership agreements.

We provide a full range of notarial services, including drafting, execution, and closing of public deeds, affidavits, and validation of notarized documents for use overseas (Apostille). Full support regarding the closing of residential and commercial mortgage loans and other real estate transactions, including the negotiation, drafting, and execution of agreements for the acquisition and development of residential and commercial properties.

The risk of litigation is a reality of the modern marketplace. We focus on reducing said risk and procuring expeditious and cost-effective solutions to cases. We represent corporate, not-for-profit, and individual plaintiffs and defendants in both federal and state courts and in administrative procedures. We handle cases involving labor and employment, business and commercial litigation, appellate litigation, and bankruptcy proceedings, among others. Our services span all phases of litigation, including settlement negotiations, discovery, pre-trial, appeals, and post-judgment procedures.

We represent creditors, including financial institutions, in business and consumer debt collections. Our pre- and post-judgment collection efforts include filing lawsuits, garnishments, foreclosures of mortgages and other liens over real and personal property, evictions, obtaining and executing judgments in state and federal court, as well as representing creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.

The firm represents business and nonprofit entities regarding intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, and commercial or trade names. We handle the registration, acquisition, protection, and dispute resolution of intellectual property assets, both under the laws of Puerto Rico and of the United States, as well as issues regarding moral rights, work-for-hire agreements, visual arts, and derivative works.

The Firm provides cost-effective immigration services to domestic and international companies. Our attorneys advise on U.S. immigration matters in a wide range of visa categories (such as L-1, HB-1, and other investment visas) to ensure the effective international movement and relocation of employees and executives into the United States. Our areas of practice include support in obtaining Labor Certifications issued by the US Department of Labor as well as temporary visas and permanent residency for business, managerial, and executive personnel.

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