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Annette Cortes-Arcelay 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Partner
phone 787-759-4225
fax 787-474-2316
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Annette Cortes Arcelay is a partner in the Litigation and Trial Practice Department of Goldman Antonetti & Cordova, P.S.C. Ms. Cortes Arcelay has experience litigating at both the trial and appellate court levels, before the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She concentrates on complex civil and commercial litigation; distributorship, franchising, and representation related suits and disputes; government procurement processes and contracts; construction defects claims and facilities related disputes; civil rights; and administrative and appeal proceedings. She is also a practicing notary public.

Areas of Practice:
Complex Commercial Litigation
Distributorship, Franchising, and Representation Related Suits and Disputes
Government Procurement Processes and Contracts
Construction Defects Claims and Facilities Related Disputes
Civil Rights
Administrative and Appeal Proceedings in Local and Federal Courts
Bar Admissions:
Puerto Rico, 2003
U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2005
Education:
Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 2008
LL.M.


University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Who's Who Among American Students in American Universities & Colleges


University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1999
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Honor Roll, Social Sciences Department
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Comparing the HRC and the Inter-American System, The International Litigation Committee Quarterly, American Bar Association, 27:1, Fall, 2010


Representative Cases:
CMI v. Municipality of Bayamon, 410 F. Supp 2d 61 (D.P.R. 2006) (USDC-PR 2007)
Wylie v. Stipes, 595 F. Supp 2d 179 (D.P.R. 2009)
Rafael Rodriguez Barril, Inc. v. Conbraco Industries, Inc., 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 18776 (1st Cir. 2010)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Colegio de Abogados, 2003 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Forum on Franchising, 2010 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Adsuar Muniz Goyco Seda & Perez-Ochoa, P.S.C., Senior Associate, 2008 - 2010


O'Neill & Borges, Associate, 2003 - 2007


Languages:
Spanish
English
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
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