Alexandria, Va.— ABI announces that Carolina Velaz Rivero of Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC (San Juan) has been selected for ABI’s “40 Under 40,” recognizing 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. This year’s awardees will be formally recognized at ABI’s 2018 Winter Leadership Conference, taking place Dec. 6-8 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Velaz Rivero is an income member at Marini Pietrantoni Muñiz LLC and concentrates her practice in all aspects of distressed situations and bankruptcy, representing institutional lenders, strategic investors, special-situation funds, and other stakeholders in in- and out-of-court restructurings, bankruptcy and litigation matters. She is also involved in complex commercial litigation, including defense of lender-liability suits and contract litigation. Velaz Rivero regularly represents financial institutions, private-equity funds, purchasers of distressed debt, and secured and unsecured creditors. Previously, she worked for several years at a major firm in Puerto Rico, focusing her practice on insolvency and bankruptcy.
Velaz Rivero is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and has been lead counsel to numerous financial institutions in Puerto Rico, such as Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Oriental Bank and FirstBank Puerto Rico in some of Puerto Rico’s most complex bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings. She has also been lead counsel to various private-equity funds, such as Capital Crossing, TPG Investments, WM Capital and others.
Velaz Rivero co-chairs her firm’s representation of the Government of Puerto Rico, its agencies and public corporations as debtors-in-possession in the various pending bankruptcy filings under PROMESA. These filings are the largest in U.S. history, with over $110 billion in claims. She leads teams managing various aspects of this engagement, working in tandem with the various agencies and public corporations in Puerto Rico.
“The 2018 ABI ‘40 Under 40’ Class is already advancing the bankruptcy profession forward,” said ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano. “Each of these remarkable young men and women are attaining achievements not just in their professional careers, but also as leaders in their communities.”
The “40 Under 40” winners are distinguished by professional achievements and service and were selected by a group of experienced professionals from ABI’s current leadership. Nominations were submitted via the initiative’s website, through which professionals nominated themselves or a colleague. Membership in ABI was not required, and more than 200 candidates were evaluated. Those selected were chosen from both large and small firms from every region of the country, and represent diverse practice areas such as law, finance, accounting, consulting, academia, government and more.
Click here to view the full list of the 2018 “40 Under 40” honorees.
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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 11,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.
Friday, November 9, 2018