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Caribbean Business Publishes Firm Article: “Strategic Purchase of Distressed Assets in Bankruptcy”

Strategic Purchase of Distressed Assets in Bankruptcy In Puerto Rico, there is a huge untapped resource of undervalued assets available for sale from bankruptcy estates. An added advantage to buyers is that purchasing assets from companies, or individuals, that have filed for bankruptcy can be done free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances

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2015 Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC) Teams Announced

ETAC 2015 Press Release San Juan, Puerto Rico – December 10, 2014 –Estrella, LLC is pleased to announce that the fourteen schools selected to participate in the 2015 Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC) are: (1) Emory University School of Law; (2) Fordham University School of Law; (3) George Mason University School of Law; (4) Interamerican

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The National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Taps Kenneth Suria to Serve as Faculty in the DC Advanced Advocates Program

Once again the attorneys at Estrella, LLC are at the forefront of litigation and trial advocacy. This time, Puerto Rico Trial Skills Program Director and Faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (“NITA”), firm Member Ken Suria, was invited to teach at its prestigious D.C. Advanced Advocates Program for experienced trial lawyers. The Program

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Caribbean Business Publishes Article by Jose Melendez: Have you done your business risk assessment lately?

Legal Tidbits: Have you done your business risk assessment lately? We normally talk about preventive medicine to keep our bodies working adequately — taking vitamins, watch 0what we eat, get annual medical check-ups and exercise. Any business needs similar preventive measures because it is more important to prevent issues than trying to solve them once

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Popular Risk (a division of Banco Popular) Acquires GBC

Banco Popular Acquires GBC We would like to congratulate our client GBC, and our friends Luis and Marcos, for the successful sale of their business to Banco Popular.  Estrella, LLC, led by our Corporate Practice Manager Pedro Barceló, served as GBC’s legal counsel for this transaction.  Best wishes for continued success!