Luis C. Marini-Biaggi

Luis C. Marini-Biaggi is a capital member of Marini Pietrantoni Muniz LLC and Chair of the Insolvency & Restructuring Group. Luis concentrates his practice in all aspects of insolvency matters including bankruptcy, acquisition of distressed assets, public and private sector restructurings. He also regularly handles complex commercial litigation at the trial and appellate level, including defense of lender liability suits and contract litigation. He regularly represents financial institutions, private equity funds, purchasers of distressed debt or assets, and secured and unsecured creditors on insolvency matters. Luis and MPM currently act as Puerto Rico counsel to the Government of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities in all bankruptcy proceedings under title III of PROMESA. Luis also serves as President of the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal - Hon. Gerardo Carlo Altieri, Capítulo de Puerto Rico.

The international publication Chambers & Partners has ranked and recognized Luis as the only “Band 1” attorney for lawyers in bankruptcy and restructuring in Puerto Rico. As part of its overview of the Puerto Rico legal market, Chambers recently commented that: “[t]he economic climate has, however, contributed to an increased volume of bankruptcy and restructuring matters, an area currently led by ... Luis Marini.” Chambers and Partners (Latin America), Puerto Rico Overview, 2015.

Past Chambers coverage has cited clients and sources stating that Luis "is the best insolvency and restructuring lawyer in Puerto Rico", "is an expert in federal bankruptcy cases", "demonstrates full command of the subject", is “one of the best bankruptcy lawyers in the country” and that “he is a reference in the market and is worthy of being at the absolute top of the market”. Chambers & Partners, 2018-2023.

Luis has also been recognized by LawDragon’ 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, as a leading insolvency lawyer by Best Lawyers®, Puerto Rico Edition, named Lawyer of the Year for Bankruptcy and Restructuring in Puerto Rico and the team was named Law Firm of the Year for Bankruptcy and Restructuring in Puerto Rico. Luis has also been recognized as a leading insolvency lawyer by the Legal 500® and as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation®.

Luis frequently writes and lectures on insolvency and bankruptcy matters. He regularly provides seminars on various technical bankruptcy and insolvency issues to financial institutions, government entities, private funds, and other entities throughout Puerto Rico.