{"id":1699,"date":"2024-07-19T10:55:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therivera.group\/?page_id=1699"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:41:54","slug":"equipo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/therivera.group\/en\/equipo\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1699\" class=\"elementor elementor-1699\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afd20ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1afd20ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4396a358 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4396a358\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5889ab31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5889ab31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0b2e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f0b2e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed57da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fed57da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742b6f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"742b6f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da55bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da55bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Principal<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d859f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d859f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edgardo L. Rivera Rivera, Esq.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53cb18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c53cb18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Edgardo L. Rivera Rivera attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts,\nwhere he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Public Administration\nin 1986. In 1990, he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico, School\nof Law. In 1991, he was admitted to the law practice law and notary practice in Puerto\nRico.<\/p><p>Mr. Rivera Rivera is admitted to practice before the General Court of Justice of Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. As part of his notary practice, Mr. Rivera Rivera is also authorized to officiate marriages in Puerto Rico.<\/p><p>Mr. Rivera Rivera has more than 35 years of experience in litigation, commercial and\nreal estate transactions, corporate law, notary practice, and providing counseling to individuals, as well as to private and governmental entities. In recent years, Mr. Rivera Rivera has focused his practice on commercial and real estate transactions, business development, and civil and administrative litigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2bde8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c2bde8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf6d80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbf6d80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abbdee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1abbdee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Counsel<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67df954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67df954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lizabel M. Negr\u00f3n Vargas, Esq.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6258543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6258543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mrs. Lizabel M. Negr\u00f3n Vargas attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts and the\nPontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, from which she graduated Magna Cum\nLaude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1986. In 1990, she earned her Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and was admitted to the law practice and notary practice in Puerto Rico. From 1991 to 1993, Mrs. Negr\u00f3n Vargas worked as law clerk to Hon. Gilberto Gierbolini, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.<\/p><p>Mrs. Negr\u00f3n Vargas is admitted to practice before the General Court of Justice of Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mrs. Negr\u00f3n Vargas has been a guest speaker on appellate procedures at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and the Department of Justice of Puerto Rico.<\/p><p>In recent years, Mrs. Negr\u00f3n Vargas has primarily focused her practice on state and federal appellate proceedings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48f12a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b48f12a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12d7a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b12d7a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decd287 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"decd287\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830af7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"830af7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a727abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a727abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Counsel<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b703772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b703772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karina Murati Ferrer, Esq.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4527e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4527e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mrs. Karina Murati Ferrer attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management in 1996. In 2003, she earned her Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. In 2005, she was admitted to law practice and notary practice in Puerto Rico.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Mrs. Murati Ferrer is admitted to practice before the General Court of Justice of Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Prior to joining The Rivera Group, she worked for the Department of Justice of Puerto Rico, from 2006 to 2019, as Legal Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Civil Affairs, Special Prosecutor, and Interim Director of Contracts.<\/p><p>Mrs. Murati Ferrer has over 20 years of experience in the practice areas of transactions,\ncorporate law, torts, tax law and administrative law. In addition, as part of her notary practice, Mrs. Murati Ferrer is authorized to officiate marriages in Puerto Rico. In recent years, Mrs. Murati Ferrer has primarily focused her practice on commercial transactions, corporate legal compliance, as well as state and federal litigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d27e3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d27e3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5616964 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5616964\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d568415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d568415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Associate <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0721030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0721030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gabriela I. Rivera Negr\u00f3n, Esq.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4b4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f4b4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mrs. Gabriela I. Rivera Negr\u00f3n attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts,\nwhere she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with two concentrations in Ancient Civilizations and Foreign Languages in 2009. She also completed the requirements of a Master of Arts degree with a concentration in Development Management and Public Policy from Georgetown University and the National University of San Mart\u00edn, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2017, Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and, in 2019, she was admitted to law practice and notary practice in Puerto Rico. Prior to joining The Rivera Group, Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n worked as a Legislative Advisor in the Office of Legislative Advisors to the President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. She also has several years of professional experience as a paralegal.<\/p><p>Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n is admitted to practice before the General Court of Justice of Puerto Rico. Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n has primarily focused her practice on notarial law, contract law, estate planning, as well as commercial and real estate transactions. In addition, as part of her notary practice, Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n is authorized to officiate marriages in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a1f1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7a1f1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e699d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99e699d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745723e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"745723e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7de45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b7de45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71bca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c71bca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Associate<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22bd96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f22bd96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Camila N. Rivera Negr\u00f3n, Esq.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d620fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d620fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mrs. Camila N. Rivera Negr\u00f3n attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Art History in 2011. She also completed the requirements of two minor concentrations in Visual Arts and the Italian language. In 2018, Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In 2020, she was admitted to law practice in Puerto Rico and, in 2022, was admitted to notary practice in\nPuerto Rico. Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n also has more than six years of professional experience as a paralegal, having worked at several law firms in San Juan prior to joining The Rivera Group in 2018.<\/p><p>Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n is admitted to practice before the General Court of Justice of Puerto Rico. In addition, as part of her notary practice, she is authorized to officiate marriages in Puerto Rico. Mrs. Rivera Negr\u00f3n has primarily focused her practice on contract law, estate planning, and civil litigation before the judicial courts and administrative agencies in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bd1e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89bd1e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45285cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45285cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c42cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c42cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8427c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8427c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peter A. Colombani Tirado, Esq.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8638c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c8638c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Peter A. Colombani Tirado attended the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, in 2022. In 2025, he earned his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and was admitted to law practice, ranking among the top 20 scores on the Puerto Rico General Bar Exam. In 2026, he was admitted to the notary practice, ranking among the top 10 scores on the Puerto Rico Notary Bar Exam.<\/p><p>While at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, he was a member of the Criminal Legal Aid Clinic, where he gained practical litigation experience as a student attorney under the mentorship of Attorney Laura Coss Guzm\u00e1n. Mr. Colombani Tirado also has professional experience as a paralegal.<\/p><p>Mr. Colombani Tirado is admitted to practice before the General Court of Justice of Puerto Rico, and has primarily focused his practice on estate planning, corporate law, contract law, as well as civil litigation before the judicial courts and administrative agencies in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29b1d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d29b1d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195c48e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"195c48e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e687e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9e687e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8ab53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a8ab53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019a030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"019a030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consultant Emeritus (RIP)<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1289f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1289f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miguel A. Rivera-Rivera, Esq.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11630b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11630b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Miguel A. Rivera Rivera pursued his undergraduate studies at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, where he obtained a bachelor\u2019s degree, Cum Laude, in Business Administration in 1958.  Mr. Rivera later obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1968, when he was also admitted to the law practice and notary practice in Puerto Rico. From 1958 until 1971, Mr. Rivera worked with Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, most of his tenure as Vice President in charge of the administration of its consumer credit operations.  The last two years of his tenure served as President &amp; General Manager of Popular Investment Co., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Popular, primarily engaged in underwriting term loans and investments to qualified small businesses with funds provided by Small Business Administration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22113dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22113dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c3484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63c3484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be02160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be02160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was lecturer in training seminars, organized and sponsored by the American Institute of Banking and by The Center for Management Development of the University of Puerto Rico. He also organized and lectured on various seminars and short courses specially designed for training bank loan officers.<\/p><p>From 1971 up to December 31, 2012, Mr. Rivera engaged in law practice operating under the professional name of Rivera &amp; Ortiz, LLP, specializing in taxation, corporate and business law, notarial practice and general civil law litigation. Throughout these years, he served as a closing attorney to various financial institutions. He joined our firm in 2013 and continued active until December 2016, when he voluntarily retired from the practice of law. Mr. Rivera passed away in January of 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cefd08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cefd08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753b9e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"753b9e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c649b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2c649b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We can help you with your legal needs!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd29c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cbd29c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/contacto\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Lcdo. Edgardo L. Rivera Rivera El Lcdo. Edgardo L. Rivera Rivera curs\u00f3 estudios universitarios en Clark University en Worcester, Massachusetts, donde obtuvo un Bachillerato en Artes con concentraci\u00f3n en Administraci\u00f3n P\u00fablica en 1986. En 1990, obtuvo el grado de Juris Doctor de la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. 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