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ioliver@ccsllp.com
T. 787.756.5333 ext. 243
F. 787.756.5339
VCARD
Education
- University of Puerto Rico School of Law, J.D., 1998
- Law Review: University of Puerto Rico Law Review, Member, 1995-1996
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1991
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1999
- United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 2001
- United States District Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2005
Memberships
- Puerto Rico Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Recognitions
- Certificate of Merit in 1996, Member Editorial Board University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1995-1996.
- Recipient of the Bildner Prize from the Yale University Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Ms. Oliver is an experienced litigation
attorney and is currently an Of Counsel Attorney at the Firm and
attends to her own private practice. For several years before, she
worked as a Senior Associate at CC&S, with our Litigation
Department, participating in, coordinating and supervising
litigation before administrative, state and federal forums
encompassing civil, commercial, bankruptcy and appellate practice.
Until recently, she worked as Special Assistant to the Director of
Legal Affairs of the Municipality of San Juan, where she was
responsible for an array of matters pending before the Office of
Legal Affairs of the Municipality, including particularly, the
overall coordination and direction of litigation before
administrative, state and federal fora with both in-house and
outside counsel; analyzing and recommending compromise settlements
and defending the same before the Municipal Legislature; and working
with the development and analysis of municipal ordinances and
regulations; among other undertakings. She has also served as Acting
Deputy Solicitor General at the Department of Justice of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Office of the Solicitor General
represents the Commonwealth and related governmental entities in
civil, criminal and administrative appellate proceedings. It also
conducts and oversees professional disciplinary investigations and
actions regarding attorneys admitted to the Puerto Rico Bar.
Ms. Oliver has also worked for other high
profile law firms attending multifaceted litigation; with a
particular emphasis on bankruptcy litigation, contested matters and
adversary proceedings; catastrophic personal injury cases; Health
Law; RICO Act and Class Actions. The clients Ms. Oliver has
represented include individuals as well as local businesses, high
profile corporations, both creditors and lenders, and developers.
Published Opinions:
Scotiabank de Puerto Rico v. Oros Reales, Inc. et al.,
2014 PR APP LEXIS 1706; Cantera Dorado, Inc. v. PR Asset Portfolio 2013-1
Int'l, LLC (In re Cantera Dorado, Inc.) 512 B.R. 126, 128 (D.P.R. 2014);
Plaza Realty of Rio Piedras v. Mr. Sergio Gabriel Selcer, 755 F. Supp.2d 376
(D.P.R. 2010).