We focus on a strategic approach to legal services by rendering efficient, practical, and thorough legal advice, and aggressively try cases to judgment, when necessary, to protect our clients’ business interests and needs. Our mission is simple: achieve the best possible result for our clients. Whether it’s trying a case to verdict and until the final appeal is decided, or negotiating a settlement in or out of court, our lawyers work tirelessly to serve our clients’ interests and reach their desired result.

MPM’s dedicated team of legal professionals is committed to guiding clients through the complex landscape of antitrust laws and trade regulations to protect their business interests. From merger reviews and acquisitions to antitrust investigations and litigation, we offer strategic advice and representation tailored to each client’s unique needs. Whether clients are seeking to expand their market presence, defend against allegations of anticompetitive behavior, or resolve disputes with competitors, our team has the knowledge and expertise to guide them through every stage of the legal process.

As businesses face increasing scrutiny from regulatory authorities, competitors, and consumers, our experienced attorneys provide comprehensive counsel to help clients understand and comply with antitrust laws, ensuring fair competition, and preventing potential violations.

MPM handles private antitrust litigation across all aspects, from managing class actions and multidistrict litigations to litigating individual actions in a single jurisdiction. Our litigators see the broader picture and adeptly handle the intersection between antitrust law and other areas, including securities and intellectual property, to devise creative and holistic solutions. We also have prepared and provided seminars to clients (and their salesforce) regarding the do’s and don’ts to protect thec clients’ businesses and avoid antitrust scrutiny or potential liability.

MPM’s appellate practice is dedicated to providing exceptional representation in complex appellate cases. Our team comprises highly experienced attorneys who have briefed and argued high-profile cases before both state and federal appellate courts. We bring together some of the most skilled and persuasive legal writers and litigators in Puerto Rico. Additionally, many of our attorneys have served as judicial clerks at the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals, further enhancing our firm’s appellate expertise.

Our appellate practice handles high-stakes, precedent-setting appeals across a broad range of subjects, including antitrust, bankruptcy, defamation, First Amendment issues, insurance, professional liability, securities, mass torts, and various constitutional matters.

MPM’s appellate team is prepared to guide clients through the appellate process with a meticulous approach to legal research, detailed record analysis, and an emphasis on preserving key arguments for appeal. We leverage deep expertise across the firm’s diverse, industry-leading practice areas to develop compelling written briefs and deliver powerful, persuasive oral arguments. At the trial stage, we draw on our appellate experience to advise clients on critical strategic decisions and to craft and argue dispositive motions with a keen focus on positioning for potential appeals.

MPM’s appellate practice is built on a commitment to excellence, diligence, and strategic thinking. Whether pursuing or defending an appeal, our goal is to protect our clients’ interests, achieve favorable outcomes, and shape the development of law through our advocacy.

MPM has a leading dealer and franchise practice, not just for dispute resolution, but also consulting. We represent across all industries both international and national manufacturers and suppliers, and local dealers; as well as international and national franchisors, and local franchisees. Our hands-on experience representing both positions gives us a unique advantage over competing firms, and provides us with a keen understanding of the needs of all the parties involved. Whether it is a dealer and franchise matter under Law 75 (Puerto Rico’s dealer and franchise statute) or a sales representative matter under Law 21 (Law 75’s sister statute protecting sales representatives), our lawyers possess the necessary in-depth knowledge and experience to represent all types of clients. 

Related publications include:

• “Lessons to be Learned from Puerto Rico’s Law 75” – The Franchise Lawyer, Vol. 17, No. 3 (ABA Summer 2014)
• “Puerto Rico’s Dealer and Franchise Statute Adapts to the Latest Developments in Law, Commerce, and Technology” – Franchise Law Journal, Vol. 30, No. 1 (ABA Summer 2010)
• “Forum Selection Clauses under the Puerto Rico Dealer Statute: Is the Statute’s Provision invalidating such Clauses still Enforceable?”  – The Business Suit, DRI Newsletter (July 2008)
• “Internet sales that affect Exclusivity Rights of Puerto Rico Dealers and Sales Representatives” – P.R. Chamber of Commerce (February 2008)
• “Unbranded or generic products sold to distributors in Puerto Rico: are distributors reselling such products protected by the Puerto Rico Dealers’ Act?” – The Business Suit, DRI, Newsletter (June 2007)  

MPM has a robust First Amendment practice that garners interest from print, television, and radio media companies alike. It represents clients in all three major news and entertainment broadcast forums. Its clients include Publi-Inversiones Puerto Rico, Inc., Spanish Broadcasting Service Corp., and Telemundo of Puerto Rico, Inc., principally defending against defamation claims and other First Amendment matters. In 2024, for instance, MPM represented El Vocero, one of the major newspapers in Puerto Rico, and obtained a landmark victory where the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, for the first time, held that the reporter’s privilege applies in Puerto Rico, thus recognizing a journalist’s qualified right to protect the identity of confidential sources. 

MPM has a highly regarded intellectual property practice group, who serve our clients with their intellectual property needs in Puerto Rico, the United States and internationally. Our team handles all aspects of intellectual property matters, from the registration and protection of trademarks in the Puerto Rico Trademark Registry and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the registration of copyrights in the United States Copyright Office, to litigating matters of trademark, copyright and patent infringement. We are able to advance our clients’ interests at every stage, from risk mitigation and avoidance, to compliance monitoring, pre-suit assessments, rights enforcement, trial and appeal. MPM attorneys have litigated IP matters across the state and federal courts, as well as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) and the United States International Trade Commission.

Our IP services include: (i) intellectual property counseling and opinions; (ii) trademark, copyright and branding; (iii) intellectual property (trademark and copyright) registration and licensing; and (iv) intellectual property litigation.

MPM attorneys have defended clients in multiple high stakes securities matters. While prepared to take cases to trial or final hearing, we pride ourselves in reaching favorable and early results. In keeping with our firm’s mission, we strive to achieve the best possible results for our clients.

Our practice areas include:

• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration
• Government Investigations
• Enforcement Actions

Our attorneys have represented clients in different securities matters, including class actions, derivative suits, and individual arbitration claims. We have represented broker-dealers and financial institutions in different administrative and investigative proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as in securities’ related discovery before governmental agencies in formal and informal investigations. We have also represented clients before the state and federal courts in Puerto Rico in securities related litigations, as well as in multiple individual arbitration claims filed before FINRA.

Representative subject areas include, among others, claims alleging misrepresentation, fraud, unsuitability, churning, unauthorized transactions, supervision, and product failure.

MPM attorneys represent professional and amateur athletes, as well as sports and talent agencies and media companies in a wide variety of matters. We have represented clients in matters regarding sports and media rights, image and brand counseling and protection, as well as other commercial transactions involving talent, sponsorship and licensing deals. We have also represented clients in sports and entertainment related litigation.