News & Awards

  • We’re proud to share that Ignacio Labarca Morales, a member of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC, is a participant of the 2025 Next Generation Program hosted by the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ). This highly esteemed honor recognizes rising professionals in the bankruptcy field who......

  • MPM Member Luis C. Marini was selected as part of the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Lawdragon describes the list as one of “stellar advisors that get the Mayday call when companies and other major entities face crises that imperil their......

  • MPM is proud to welcome our 2025 Summer Associate Class: Joshua García Aponte, Marina T. Rodríguez Seguí, and Camila M. Fontánez Berríos. Each brings a strong academic background and a shared commitment to legal excellence. We look forward to supporting their professional growth as they......

  • MPM is thrilled to announce that founding member Karena Montes has been recognized in the prestigious Chambers & Partners Global Guide! Karena has earned an “Up and Coming” ranking in Dispute Resolution for Puerto Rico, a testament to her exceptional legal expertise. The Chambers &......

  • MPM Law Celebrates Manuel A. Pietrantoni’s Band 1 Ranking in Chambers & Partners Global Guide. Founding member Manuel A. Pietrantoni earned a Band 1 ranking for Dispute Resolution in Puerto Rico. It is the highest individual distinction afforded by Chambers to attorneys in Puerto Rico......

  • We at Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz (MPM) are incredibly proud to announce that our dispute resolution team has achieved the highest recognition, a Band 1 ranking, in the prestigious Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2025 for dispute resolution firms in Puerto Rico. This esteemed accolade is......

  •     All members of MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC have been honored in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico across seven distinct practice areas. This prestigious recognition highlights the firm’s exceptional legal expertise and dedication to client success. Furthermore, Luis Marini......

  • Luis Marini, President of the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal (IIDC), has co-authored a chapter in the IIDC’s 20th anniversary book. The chapter, co-authored with IIDC Vice-President Carmen Conde, focuses on the diverse legal regimes for avoidance actions across Latin America and Europe. It provides......

  • Members of MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC recently participated in the XX Congress of the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal (IIDC) in Lima, Peru. This prestigious international gathering brought together leading insolvency practitioners from across Latin America and Europe to discuss the latest developments and challenges......

  • Members of MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC, including Luis Marini, Mauricio Muñiz, and Ignacio Labarca, along with associates Paola Torres and Getzemarie Lugo, recently attended the Puerto Rico International Banking Association’s and Puerto Rico International Insurers’ Association’s annual Puerto Rico Financial Services Forum. Held on October......

  • Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (MPM) is proud to celebrate the induction of member Carolina Velaz as a 2024 Fellow of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (FBA). This prestigious honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to and leadership within the FBA and......

  • Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (MPM) is proud to announce that Manuel A. Pietrantoni and Karena Montes Berríos, two of its members, have been ranked in the prestigious Chambers and Partners Latin America Guide 2025 for Dispute Resolution in Puerto Rico. Manuel A. Pietrantoni has earned......

  • Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (MPM) is pleased to announce that its co-chairs of the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Practice, Luis Marini and Carolina Velaz, have received top rankings in the 2025 Chambers and Partners Latin America edition for Dispute Resolution: Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico. Luis Marini......

  • Chambers and Partners Latin America Edition 2025 has recognized Adriana Capacete Cabassa, Chair of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC’s Commercial Transactions & Real Estate practice, as a leading Corporate/Commercial lawyer in Puerto Rico. Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (“MPM”) celebrates this significant achievement, particularly for our newly......

  • Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (MPM) continues solidifying its reputation in the legal world. The prestigious Chambers and Partners Latin America Guide 2025 recently recognized us as a Band 1 firm for dispute resolution in Puerto Rico. This esteemed ranking reflects the firm’s unwavering commitment to......

  • Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (“MPM”) is proud to have played a key role in the successful closing of Oasis, a transformative $43 million development financing transaction in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In this critical project, MPM provided legal representation to the Departamento de la Vivienda......

  • We congratulate our esteemed colleague, Carolina Velaz, on her recent election as Vice President for the First Circuit of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) for the 2025 fiscal year. This significant achievement follows her successful term as Chapter President for the FBA in the 2024......

  • MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC proudly announces that partner Luis Marini has been recognized as one of The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers for 2024. Lawdragon describes its list of lawyers as “indispensable to companies undergoing transitions, working through difficulties, or simply utilizing......

  • MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC is pleased to announce that it successfully advised its client, FirstBank, in the approval and closing of a $52 million loan to the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO). This financing will support the expansion of CooperVision’s manufacturing facilities in Juana......

  • Our partner at MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC, Luis Marini, recently participated in a webinar titled “Crisis Sistémicas y Crisis Soberanas” (Systemic Crises and Sovereign Crises) hosted by the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal (IIDC). The webinar, which focused on public debt restructuring and systemic risk......

  • In a significant legal victory for press freedom in Puerto Rico, MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC successfully represented El Vocero de Puerto Rico before the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in the landmark case of José R. Izquierdo II v. Enrique (Kike) Cruz et al., CC-2023-0005.......

  • We at MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC (MPM) were delighted to be a Gold Sponsor of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) Caribbean Insolvency Symposium held at the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort. In addition to our Gold Sponsorship, we co-sponsored a......

  •   Today, MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC (MPM) marks its sixth year of successful operation. As we reflect on this milestone, we express our deepest gratitude to our valued clients, esteemed colleagues, and cherished friends for their unwavering support throughout this journey. Over the past six......