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Andrés W. López is the founder of The Law
Offices of Andrés W. López, P.S.C. in San Juan, Puerto
Rico. He previously worked as a Senior Associate at Fiddler
González & Rodríguez, LLP in San Juan, and as an Associate at
Hill & Barlow, P.C. in Boston. He also served as a former law
clerk to the Honorable George A. O’Toole, Jr., United District
Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and to the Honorable
Jay A. García-Gregory, United States District Judge for the
District of Puerto Rico. Mr. López received his B.A. from
Harvard College in 1992 and his J.D. from the Harvard Law School
in 1995.
Mr. López concentrates his practice on civil and
commercial litigation, primarily before the federal courts. His
experience includes the representation of Volvo Car Corporation
as appellate counsel in three appeals stemming from a $129
million civil RICO jury verdict against Volvo. After briefing
and argument, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the
judgment in its entirety and directed entry of judgment in
Volvo’s favor. Mr. López also represented the Governor of
Puerto Rico in a multi-million dollar federal constitutional
case brought by a Puerto Rico newspaper and various related
companies resulting from the government’s decision to cancel
advertising placements. The case settled prior to trial. One
of his most recent trial experiences involved the representation
(hired two weeks before trial) of nine police officers accused
of federal civil rights violations resulting from the shooting
death of a young man. After a two-month trial, the jury
declared itself hopelessly deadlocked and the Court declared a
mistrial.
Mr.
López has a record of active participation in activities
involving the Hispanic community. Most recently, he organized a
meeting between Michael S. Greco, President of the American Bar
Association, members of the federal judiciary in Puerto Rico,
and the President of the FBA-Puerto Rico Chapter. He currently
holds the position of Director in the Puerto Rico Chapter’s
Executive Board, and has taught federal jurisdiction and
appellate practice courses (for the FBA’s Bar Review course) for
the past six years. Last year, Mr. López received a
presidential-level appointment to the Board of the American Bar
Association’s Diversity Center, the latest in a string of
appointments that dates back to the year 2000. As a leader in
the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), Mr. López
conceived and produced the first-ever Hispanic Internet
Summit, a three-day national conference held in San Juan.
He has held the positions of HNBA Executive Board member,
Regional President (in Puerto Rico), and Deputy Regional
President (in Boston). He currently serves as Co-Chair of the
committee that will host the HNBA’s upcoming 2007 National
Convention in San Juan. Mr. López is also a Founder and former
Executive Board member of the Harvard Latino Law Review.
In 2000, he spearheaded a campaign that helped the HLLR’s
become an official publication of the Harvard Law School.
Currently, he serves on the HLLR’s Advisory Board.
Mr. López is married and has two sons.
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