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Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal - San Juan, PR
American International PlazaSuite 1500250 Munoz Rivera Avenue San Juan, PR 00918
Goldman Antonetti & Cordova, LLC
Overview
Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal, a Capital Member, has practiced as a trial attorney and litigator in civil and commercial cases in the Litigation and Trial Practice Department of the firm since 1983, and is the Firm's Managing Member. He chairs the department since 2000. His daily work currently revolves around disputes involving franchise, distribution and sales representation contracts, construction and various other types of civil and commercial contracts...
Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal, a Capital Member, has practiced as a trial attorney and litigator in civil and commercial cases in the Litigation and Trial Practice Department of the firm since 1983, and is the Firm's Managing Member. He chairs the department since 2000. His daily work currently revolves around disputes involving franchise, distribution and sales representation contracts, construction and various other types of civil and commercial contracts...
Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal, a Capital Member, has practiced as a trial attorney and litigator in civil and commercial cases in the Litigation and Trial Practice Department of the firm since 1983, and is the Firm's Managing Member. He chairs the department since 2000. His daily work currently revolves around disputes involving franchise, distribution and sales representation contracts, construction and various other types of civil and commercial contracts. Because of the nature of Puerto Rico's continuously evolving economy and legal landscape, Mr. Rodríguez-Vidal has also worked over the years in diverse areas of substantive and procedural law, including federal practice and procedure, banking, government procurement and bids, product liability, insurance, antitrust, intellectual property, and petroleum marketing practices.
About Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal
Current Employment Position(s)
- Managing Member and Chair, Litigation and Trial Practice
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Representative Cases
- Skytec, Inc. v. Logistic Systems, Inc., 2019 WL 1271459 (D.P.R. 2019)(BJM) (D.P.R. September 12, 2018 2019)
- GPS Distrib., Inc. v. Powermax Battery (USA), Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132742, 13395 (D.P.R. 2016)
- In re Puerto Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litig., 269 F.R.D. 125 (D.P.R. 2010)
- P.R. Surgical Techs., Inc. v. Applied Med. Distrib. Corp., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114068 (D.P.R. 2010)
- N.Y. Wiping & Indus. Prod. Co. v. Rocky Brands, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77829 (D.P.R. 2009)
- Junta de Directores Condominio Portofino v. P.D.C.M. Assocs. , 173 D.P.R. 455 (D.P.R. 2008)
- Ambrosia Coal Construction Co. v. Pages, 482 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2007)
- F.C. Bloxom Co. v. Dee Produce Corp., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2050 (D.P.R. 2007)
- Castellanos-Bayouth v. P.R. Bar Ass'n, 483 F.Supp.2d 167, 508 F.Supp.2d 146 (D.P.R. 2007)
- Able Sales Co., Inc. v. Mead Johnson P.R., Inc., 420 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.P.R. 2006)
- Ortiz Bou v. Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, 382 F.Supp.2d 293 (D.P.R. 2005)
- Scotiabank v. Residential Partners, S.E., 350 F.Supp. 2d 334 (D.P.R. 2004)
- In re Atlantic Pipe Corp., 304 F.3d 135 (1st Cir. 2002)
- Seahorse Marine Supplies, Inc. v. P.R. Sun Oil Co., 295 F.3d 68 (1st Cir. 2002)
- V.Suárez & Co., Inc. v. Dow Brands, Inc. , 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7880 (D.P.R. 2002)
- Romero v. Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, 154 D.P.R. 370 (D.P.R. 2001)
- PRASA v. Constructora Lluch, Inc., 169 F.3d 68 (1st Cir. 1999)
- Santiago v. Executive Airlines, Inc., 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 34281 (1st Cir. 1999)
- Schneider v. Colegio de Abogados de P.R., 947 F. Supp. 34 (D.P.R. 1996)
- In re Dupont-Benlate litigation, 877 F.Supp. 779 (D.P.R. 1995)
- Puerto Rico Sun Oil Co. v. U.S. EPA, 8 F.3d 73 (1st Cir. 1993)
- Santiago v. Group Brasil, Inc., 830 F.2d 413 (1st Cir. 1987)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Puerto Rico, 1983
- District of Columbia, 1989
- New York, 2012
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2005
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2016
Other Affiliations
- Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, 1983 - Present
- American Bar Association, 1994 - Present
- ABA House of Delegates, 1995 - Present
- ABA House of Delegates, 2010 - 2013 (Board of Governors)
- American Bar Foundation, 2003 - Present (Fellow, State Chair)
- Puerto Rico Law Institute, 2005 - Present
Classes and Seminars
- Trial and Appellate Practice: Litigation Skills Workshop, University of Puerto Rico Law School, Winter Session, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19 (with Prof. Nilda Navarro and Prof. Alicia Figueroa)
- NITA Trial Skills, University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June, 2014
- Building your Civil Trial Skills, National Business Institute, 2009
- First Symposium on Torts, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2008
- Puerto Rico Comparative Civil Trial Skills and Strategies, National Business Institute, 2008
- Third Symposium on Evidence Law and Litigation, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2006
- Second Symposium on Evidence Law and Litigation, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2004
- Depositions in Civil Cases, Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico Annual Convention, 2004
- Litigation and Disputes Over Construction in Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust
- First Symposium on Evidence Law and Litigation, Interamerican University Law School Continuing Legal Education Program, 2002
- Dealer's Contracts Act Litigation, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 2001
- Retention of Experts and Presentation of Expert Testimony on Calculation of Damages in Civil Cases, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 2000
- Workshop on Depositions in Civil Cases, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 1999
- Construction Law in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Bar Association and Puerto Rico Engineers and Surveyors Association, 1998
- Workshop on Depositions in Civil Cases, University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust, 1998
- Courtroom Presentations Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy and Arthur Andersen LLP, St. Charles, Illinois, 1996
- Courtroom Presentations Program, St. Charles, Illinois, 1995
- Discovery of Evidence, Continuing Legal Education Seminar at Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1994
- Local Rules of United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico - Bar Review Course, Legal Training and Research Institute (Instituto de Aprendizaje e Investigacion Juridica), 1989
- Federal Rules of Evidence - Bar Review Course, Legal Training and Research Institute (Instituto de Aprendizaje e Investigacion Juridica), 1989
- Personal Jurisdiction in Product Liability Cases, Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1988
- Anatomy of a Civil Trial, Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1987
Pro Bono Activities
- Chair, Board of Directors, Oficina Legal de la Comunidad, Inc., 1993 - Present
- Board of Managers, Haverford College, 1998 - 2010
- Board of Directors, Center for Investigative Journalism, 2010 - Present
- Board of Directors, Center for Investigative Journalism, Chair, 2014 - Present
- Legal Advisor - Ad Honorem, Civil Rights Commission of Puerto Rico, 1985 - 1988
Education
- Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1982
J.D. - Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1979
B.A.
Honors: Jose Padin Scholar, Four-year merit scholarship
Major: Philosophy and Spanish
Articles
Published Works
- The Concept of Just Cause for the Lawful Termination of a Dealership, 58 Rev. Jur. U.P.R. 261, 58:2 (1989)
- Puerto Rico chapter in Franchise Deskbook: Selected State Laws, Commentary, and Annotations, 3rd ed., Appleby, Garner, and Satterlee, ed., Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association (2019)
- Puerto Rico chapter in Covenants Against Competition in Franchise Agreements, 3rd ed., Gray and McKnew, ed., Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association (2012)
Office Information
Address
American International PlazaSuite 1500250 Munoz Rivera Avenue San Juan, PR 00918
Fax
- (787) 767-9333
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