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Miami, FL
Posted:
September 04, 2014

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Miguel A. Eliza Rivera, Esq.

*** ***** ** **?n Ave.

Suite 403 Tel.

787-***-****

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907 acfq9k@r.postjobfree.com

Legal Counsel

Accomplished attorney offering knowledge and experience in Commercial and

Contract Law, Administrative Law, Financial Regulatory Law, Tax

Procedure, and Litigation to corporate counsel positions. Fluent in

English and Spanish.

Professional Experience

MARTINEZ ECHEVERR?A & ELIZA RIVERA PSC,

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Attorney Feb. 2007 - present

. Capital partner at Martinez Echeverr?a & Eliza Rivera P.S.C.

. Off counsel to Rivera-Munich & Hern?ndez, P.S.C. and capital partner

until January 2011.

. Corporate, tax procedure, general and commercial litigation, counsel for

service companies, including insurance companies and financial

institutions.

DORAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Deputy General Counsel / Senior Vice President Dec.

2004 - Feb. 2007

. Oversaw and counseled on all financial institution operations, including

litigation administration, regulatory compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Bank

Secrecy Act and general corporate governance of a publicly traded

corporation.

. Reviewed, analyzed and drafted contracts in which the Holding Company or

any of its banking or insurance affiliates were parties.

. Assisted the General Counsel in all matters related to the restatement

process including class action and derivative suits, and investigations

by the corresponding authorities.

. Designated as Assistant Secretary to the banking subsidiary's board of

directors.

. Administered and oversaw litigious cases in which the Holding Company or

any of its affiliates were parties. Revised, analyzed and approved

invoices received from outside counsel.

. Analyzed and responded to requests for opinion and customer claims from

the banking, mortgage and insurance subsidiaries.

. Represented the Holding Company and its affiliates in dealings with

regulatory agencies including the Commissioner of Financial Institutions

and the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico.

. Member of the Company's Anti-Money Laundering Committee.

. Reviewed and analyzed subpoenas and information requests by state and

federal government agencies.

PUERTO RICO TREASURY DEPARTMENT, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Jul. 2003 - Nov. 2004

Assistant Secretary, Tax Evasion Area

. Structured entire tax evasion area by establishing central office and two

regional offices, and recruiting over 40 new agents and auditors.

. Improved agency operations by establishing new subpoena procedures, and

revising forfeiture and investigative procedures.

. Investigated and notified for Treasury Department $60M+ in tax

deficiencies.

. Represented agency to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) and

State Forfeitures Board.

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Professional Experience Continued...

. Advised Secretary of Treasury Department on public policy.

. Administered human resource oversight for over 70 special agents and

auditors.

. Reviewed and referred qualifying cases to Department of Justice.

MIGUEL A. ELIZA LAW OFFICES, San Juan, Puerto Rico Jul. 2002 -

Jun. 2003

Private Practice Attorney

. Acted as off-counsel legal advisor to Puerto Rico Manufacturers

Association and its members on contract, labor, tax, and regulatory law;

and counsel to Secretary of Treasury Department and Assistant Secretary

of Tax Evasion on civil law, criminal and administrative procedure, and

litigation.

. Conducted appellate litigation functions.

UNIVERSIDAD DEL ESTE, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Lecturer

. Developed and presented curriculum to undergraduate paralegal and

criminal justice majors in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law

courses.

PUERTO RICO MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, San Juan, Puerto Rico Jun. 2001 -

Jul. 2002

Legal Advisor

. Interfaced and communicated with member companies to provide general

legal advice on multiple issues including tax law, labor law, and

contractual law and regulations.

. Represented manufacturing companies' interests through lobbying efforts

including appearances in legislative hearings.

. Evaluated legislative bills and authored corresponding position papers.

OQUENDO & RIVERA-MARTINEZ LAW OFFICES, Caguas, Puerto Rico Jan. 2000 -

Jun. 2001

Litigation Attorney

. Practiced criminal, civil, administrative, commercial, and contractual

law as trial lawyer and appellate attorney for small law firm.

PUERTO RICO SUPREME COURT, San Juan, Puerto Rico Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2000

Judicial Clerk

. Served as advisor to Supreme Court Judge, Hon. Antonio Negr?n Garc?a.

. Evaluated, researched, and wrote drafts for opinions and sentences.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, LAW SCHOOL, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Juris Doctor, 1998

UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, 1995

Computer Proficiency

Westlaw ( Lexis Nexis ( WordPerfect ( MS Word ( Excel ( PowerPoint (

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