JAVIER J. MENDEZ
Education
B.A., University of Puerto Rico
J.D., magna cum laude, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, International Business and Economic Law; Certificate in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Bio
Javier J. Mendez has an active commercial litigation practice, specializing in areas such as real estate disputes, business dissolutions, business disputes, commercial arbitration, commercial loan workouts and foreclosures, employment law, and general business consultation. His expertise extends to representing financial institutions and businesses in litigation. In pre-litigation stages he has experience drafting settlement agreements, forbearance agreements, and loan modifications. His litigation experience encompasses a wide range of cases, including breach of contract, actions to quiet title, foreclosures, replevin, and collection on notes and guarantees. Additionally, Mr. Mendez actively advocates for lenders, businesses, and individuals in commercial litigation across the State of New York, in arbitration and in bankruptcy court.
As lead counsel, Mr. Mendez has effectively represented clients in various forums, including jury trials, bench trials, arbitration and in appellate courts. These forums include the New York State Supreme Court, the New York State Appellate Division, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Mr. Mendez has substantial mediation and arbitration experience, having arbitrated under the American Arbitration Association, and mediated cases under JAMS, and the New York State Presumptive Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program.
In addition to litigation, Mr. Mendez counsels businesses in negotiating and executing contracts, ranging from asset purchase agreements, lease agreements, and HR documents, including employment agreements and employee handbooks.
Attorney Mendez is admitted in the State of New York, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. He also holds admissions in the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York and in the District of Puerto Rico. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Mr. Mendez consistently strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients, blending his legal acumen with a keen practical business sense to address their unique challenges and needs.