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UC Berkeley Wins the 2015 Edition of ETAC

After a hard-fought final between UC Berkeley and William & Mary, UC Berkeley was proclaimed the champion of this year’s competition. The final was judged by Estrella LLC’s Kenneth Suria, UPR Law Professor Manuel Quilichini and US Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez. Judge Lopez presided.

From Default to Transfer

Last week, the Estrella federal team succeeded in having a case transferred from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico to its counterpart in the District of New Jersey.  The case, which involves a contract dispute arising out of an auction of  certain sports memorabilia that took place in South Carolina, arrived

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US Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez to Preside Over ETAC Final

We are very exited to announce that US Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez has accepted our invitation to preside over the Finals of the Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC) for a second year in a row.  We look forward to another exiting year.

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Associate Justice Maite Oronoz to Judge Semi-Finals of the Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC)

The 2015 Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC) is almost here.  The 14 team are completing their preparation as we get closer to this year’s competition, which will take place on March 7 and 8.  We will again have a stella panel of over 40 judges.  All seasoned practitioners and members of the bench.  This year

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Puerto Rico 2015 Tax Reform Bill Filed

Ley de Transformacion al Sistema Contributivo del ELA de PR- version final- Camara After months of speculation, the 2015 Tax Reform Bill was filed today, February 11, 2015.  As expected a VAT system is proposed to replace the Sales & Use Tax.