Antonio Escudero-Viera

E-mail address:  aev@mcvpr.com
Phone number:  (787) 250-5625
Fax number:  (787) 759-2710

Antonio Escudero-Viera is a Capital Member of the Corporate Practice Group, Chairman of the Trust and Estates Practice Area and of the Pro-Bono Committee. For twelve years Mr. Escudero-Viera served as Managing Partner. He is currently member of the firm's Policy Committee.

Practice Areas

Mr. Escudero assists clients in structuring commercial transactions, purchase and sale of businesses, as well as corporate reorganizations, and counsels clients on real estate matters. He also provides general advice and compliance counseling with Puerto Rico and United States environmental laws and regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority, and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. He counsels clients on estate planning matters, creation of trusts and wills.

Education

He obtained a Bachelor of Science of Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) and a juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Admissions

Mr. Escudero is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the District of Columbia, the State of New York and the State of Florida.

Memberships

Mr. Escudero is member of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association Environmental Committee, the Puerto Rico Chapter of the International Water Federation, the "Academia Puertorriqueña de Legislación y Jurisprudencia", the American Bar Association and The American Law Institute.

Representative Matters

Mr. Escudero has successfully represented IPR Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a part of AstraZeneca, E.I. Dupont de Nemours and Wyeth, among others, in greenfield site location approvals, as well as in ongoing regulatory and environmental matters.