Our Firm
O’Neill & Borges LLC is a top Puerto Rico full-service business law firm. Founded in 1962 and based in San Juan, we have advised on many of the Island’s most complex corporate transactions, landmark bankruptcies, and high-stakes litigations. For more than 60 years, leading companies have relied on us to navigate Puerto Rico’s unique legal and regulatory landscape with precision and strategic insight.
We offer the depth of a global firm with the agility of a Puerto Rico market leader. Our practice spans corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, tax, real estate, litigation and dispute resolution, labor and employment, and environmental law. We are especially recognized for our strength in complex corporate transactions, real estate joint ventures, real estate finance transactions, and private equity funds, and we regularly represent sponsors, investors, and portfolio companies in private equity transactions.
The firm also represents major players in Puerto Rico’s financial, energy, pharmaceutical, and tourism sectors, including oil and gas producers, private energy developers, commercial banks and other financial institutions, and hospitality companies. Our unmatched experience in Puerto Rico’s largest bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings demonstrates our ability to guide clients through their most critical challenges.
Our excellence is consistently recognized by Chambers & Partners, which has named us Puerto Rico Law Firm of the Year on multiple occasions. Many of our attorneys are ranked in the Chambers Latin America and Chambers Global guides, while numerous lawyers are also listed in Best Lawyers as leaders in their particular fields of expertise. Several serve on the boards and advisory boards of leading corporations, financial institutions, and non-profit organizations.
As members of SCG Legal and GGI Global Alliance, we provide seamless access to over 30,000 professionals in 120 countries. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies and leading Puerto Rico enterprises. While rooted in Puerto Rico, our reach and standards match the world’s top Am Law 100 firms.
Statement of Values
Excellence
We will provide to our clients legal services that are technically superior, timely, and cost-effective.
Integrity
We will maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior in all our interactions with our clients and colleagues.
Learning
We will constantly seek opportunities to learn and grow, both in our established fields of expertise and in emerging fields
Teamwork
We will support and help each other to deliver superior legal services to our clients.
Fairness
We will recognize and reward the different contributions that each individual makes to the success of the firm.