Carlos A. Rodriguez-Vidal San Juan, Puerto Rico
| President & Chair, Litigation and Trial Practice | |
| phone | (787) 759-4117 (787) 759-8000 Ext. 2341 |
| fax | (787) 767-9177 |
| Email Me | |
Carlos A. Rodriguez-Vidal, a shareholder, has practiced as a trial attorney and litigator in civil and commercial cases in the Litigation and Trial Practice Department of the firm since 1983, and is the Firm's President. He chairs the department since 2000. His daily work currently revolves around disputes involving construction, franchise, distribution and sales representation contracts and various other types of civil and commercial contracts. Because of the nature of Puerto Rico's continuously evolving economy and legal landscape, Mr. Rodriguez-Vidal has also worked over the years in diverse areas of substantive and procedural law, including federal practice and procedure, banking, government procurement and bids, product liability, insurance, antitrust, intellectual property, and petroleum marketing practices.
- Bar Admissions:
- Puerto Rico, 1983
- District of Columbia, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2005
- Education:
- Columbia Law School, New York, New York,
1982
J.D. - Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania,
1979
B.A.
Major: Philosophy and Spanish
- Published Works:
- The Concept of Just Cause for the Lawful Termination of a Dealership, 58 Rev. Jur. U.P.R. 261, 58:2, 1989
- Representative Cases:
- Romero v. Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, 154 D.P.R. 370 (2001)
- Ambrosia Coal Construction Co. v. Pages, 482 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2007)
- F.C. Bloxom Co. V. Dee Produce Corp., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2050 (D.P.R. 2007)
- Castellanos-Bayouth v. P.R. Bar Ass'n, 483 F.Supp.2d 167, 508 F.Supp.2d 146 (D.P.R. 2007)
- Able Sales Co., Inc. v. Mead Johnson P.R., Inc., 420 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.P.R. 2006)
- Scotiabank v. Residential Partners, S.E., 350 F.Supp. 2d 334 (D.P.R. 2004)
- In re Atlantic Pipe Corp., 304 F.3d 135 (1st Cir. 2002)
- Seahorse Marine Supplies, Inc. v. P.R. Sun Oil Co., 295 F.3d 68 (1st Cir. 2002)
- PRASA v. Constructora Lluch, Inc., 169 F.3d 68 (1st Cir. 1999)
- Santiago v. Executive Airlines, Inc., 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 34281 (1ST Cir. 1999)
- Schneider v. Colegio de Abogados de P.R., 947 F. Supp. 34 (D.P.R. 1996)
- Puerto Rico Sun Oil Co. V. U.S. EPA, 8 F.3d 73 (1st Cir. 1993)
- Santiago v. Group Brasil, Inc., 830 F.2d 413 (1st Cir. 1987)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Building your Civil Trial Skills, National Business Institute, 2009
- First Symposium on Torts, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2008
- Puerto Rico Comparative Civil Trial Skills and Strategies, National Business Institute, 2008
- Third Symposium on Evidence Law and Litigation, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2006
- Second Symposium on Evidence Law and Litigation, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2004
- Depositions in Civil Cases, Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico Annual Convention, 2004
- Litigation and Disputes Over Construction in Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust
- First Symposium on Evidence Law and Litigation, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2002
- Dealer's Contracts Act Litigation, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 2001
- Retention of Experts and Presentation of Expert Testimony on Calculation of Damages in Civil Cases, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 2000
- Workshop on Depositions in Civil Cases, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 1999
- Construction Law in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Bar Association and Puerto Rico Engineers and Surveyors Association, 1998
- Workshop on Depositions in Civil Cases, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 1998
- Courtroom Presentations Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy and Arthur Andersen LLP, St. Charles, Illinois, 1996
- Courtroom Presentations Program, St. Charles, Illinois, 1995
- Discovery of Evidence, Continuing Legal Education Seminar at Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1994
- Local Rules of United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico - Bar Review Course, Legal Training and Research Institute (Instituto de Aprendizaje e Investigacion Juridica), 1989
- Federal Rules of Evidence - Bar Review Course, Legal Training and Research Institute (Instituto de Aprendizaje e Investigacion Juridica), 1989
- Personal Jurisdiction in Product Liability Cases, Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1988
- Anatomy of a Civil Trial, Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1987
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, 1983 - Present
- American Bar Association, 1994 - Present
- House of Delegates, 1995 - Present
- American Bar Foundation, 2003 - Present
- Fellow
- Puerto Rico Law Institute, 2005 - Present
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Chair, Board of Directors, Oficina Legal de la Comunidad, Inc., 1993 - Present
- Board of Managers, Haverford College, 1998 - Present
- Legal Advisor - Ad Honorem, Civil Rights Commission of Puerto Rico, 1985 - 1988
- Languages:
- Spanish
- English
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