PMA was founded to render top quality, timely, cost-effective and personalized legal services to its clients.
The Firm’s attorneys pride themselves in taking the time to understand their clients’ business goals and provide practical legal solutions to complex legal issues.
PMA represents a wide cross-section of businesses, corporations, public entities, individuals and foundations engaged in areas such as financial services, telecommunications, insurance, renewal energy, oil and petrochemical products, retail and wholesale trade, construction, education, government and manufacturing.
We take pride in assisting our clients meet the challenges of Puerto Rico’s unique legal environment. The Firm also enjoys a close working relationship with many leading US and international law firms.
PMA has the perfect size to provide personalized services to its clients, but is large enough to handle large and complex engagements.
Chambers Global has noted that PMA “has built a superb reputation for its ‘responsiveness’ to clients’ needs and the ‘high level of specialization of its lawyers.’” As noted in the same publication, “this firm has nothing to lose if pitched against New York or global players.” Chambers & Partners has cited several market sources highlighting PMA’s excellent and versatile service and its focus on quality and thoroughness at all levels.
PMA has a broad and diversified corporate and commercial law practice. Our attorneys regularly advise clients on corporate and commercial law matters and help them structure a variety of transactions in the context of Puerto Rico’s unique legal environment. These transactions include mergers, acquisitions, management buy-outs and related transactions. Our attorneys have extensive experience in preparing legal documentation for complex commercial transactions that comply in form and substance with the requirements of the Puerto Rico Civil Code.
The Firm’s tax practice group provides advice to its clients in all areas of taxation, including Puerto Rico and U.S. Federal income taxation, sales, property and municipal taxation, tax exemption and tax credits. PMA’s tax attorneys represent local and stateside entities, corporations, financial institutions, government entities, and individuals in creative tax planning for numerous forms of business organizations, transactions, acquisitions, combinations, reorganizations, and financings; public and private offerings of various types of debt and equity instruments, including securities issued by registered investment companies and trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions, and asset-based debt or pass-through offerings, such as mortgage backed securities and auto loans; procuring tax exemptions for eligible businesses under the Puerto Rico tax incentives laws applicable to specific industries and tourism; the sale of tax credits granted under local laws, and structuring business transactions and reorganizations. PMA’s tax practice group also assists clients in obtaining rulings and negotiating closing agreements with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department in connection with complex business transactions.
The Firm’s litigation practice covers virtually every business-related issue encountered by our clients, including antitrust, banking and lender’s liability, bankruptcy and creditor’s rights, construction law, contractual disputes, distribution and franchising, employment and ERISA, environmental, health care and medical malpractice, intellectual property, permits, product liability, securities, tax, telecommunications, torts, trade regulation, and zoning matters. Our attorneys also provide litigation avoidance and compliance counseling in all practice areas.
The Firm represents employers in all aspects of the employment relationship. Our labor attorneys have extensive experience in union campaigns, collective bargaining, arbitrations, and National Labor Relations Board practice. We also provide advice in general employment matters, wage and hour claims, including class actions, and local labor regulations. Our management advice and counseling focuses on preventive practices to help employers achieve compliance and reduce litigation risks.
