Luis M. Ferrer-Medina
Partner
email: luis@spflaw.com
Mr. Ferrer-Medina joined the firm in 2016 to expand the firm’s practice of labor and employment law matters. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with majors in Accounting and Finance from the University of Puerto Rico (2002), a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University School of Law (2005, cum laude), and a masters in law (LL.M.) in Litigation and Dispute Resolution from The George Washington University Law School (2006). He is admitted to practice law before the Courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
His practice is focused on counseling and representing employers in a broad range of labor and employment law matters. He defends employers in federal and local court in discrimination and retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, non-competition agreements cases, among others maters. Mr. Ferrer routinely advises employers with respect to compliance issues, employee terminations, workforce reductions, wage and hours, leaves of absence, accommodations requests, and the development of personnel policies and procedures. Additionally, Mr. Ferrer is a frequent speaker on labor and employment matters for employers, associations and institutions.