“To excel in this practice, you need to live and breathe employment law. You need to know its strengths, identify its weaknesses, and foreshadow the challenges. That’s the only way you will be able to understand the client’s problems and provide solutions on the spot.”
Luis M. Ferrer-Medina
Capital Member 
Luis Ferrer-Medina’s career has focused on counseling and representing employers in a broad range of labor and employment law matters. He has defended employers in federal and local court in discrimination and retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, non-competition agreements cases, among other matters. 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.
Education
LL.M., Litigation and Dispute Resolution, The George Washington University, Washington DC, 2006
JD, Cum Laude, Inter-American University, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2005
B.B.A., Accounting and Finance, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 2002
Bar Admissions
Courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 2006
U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
Professional Organizations
American Bar Association (ABA)
Federal Bar Association (FBA)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Puerto Rico Chapter
Practice Areas
Labor and Employment Law
Litigation and Trials
Appellate Practice
C.B.A. Negotiations
Mediations and Arbitrations
Reported Representative Cases
Sánchez-Estrada v. MAPFRE Praico Ins. Co., 126 F. Supp. 3d 220 (D.P.R. 2015)
Soto Pino v. Uno Radio Group, 189 D.P.R. 84 (2013)
Martínez v. MAPFRE Praico Ins. Co., 15-3154 (JAG)
Sec. del Trabajo v. B. Fernández & Hermanos, CD2015-418
Mercado Reyes v. MAPFRE Insurance, 2015 WL 4998884 (June 25, 2015)
Otero García v. Nidco Aggregates, Corp., 2014 WL 5527844
Garcés Ríos v. Uno Radio Group, 2013 WL 1204668
Pratt v. Premier Salons, Inc., 13-1924 (PAD)
Castellano Rivera v. Farmacia Adriana, CPE2013-0079
Miranda Nuñez v. EDS International Corporation, 2012 WL 1228224
Cardona Rivera v. Airport Catering Services, Corp., 2012 WL 1669424
Figueroa Mejias v. DJ Manufacturing, Inc., 2012 WL 1699944
Rodríguez Rosado v. Sky Caterers, Inc., 2011 WL 1584020
Alicea Ríos v. COSSMA, CC-2010-324
