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ioliver@ccsllp.com
T. 787.756.5333 ext. 243
F. 787.756.5339
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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
Ileana M. Oliver-Falero

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).

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