Marichal, Hernández, Santiago & Juarbe

What Marichal, Hernández, Santiago & Juarbe does

Marichal Hernández LLC is a Puerto Rico-based, multi-service law firm founded in 1988 by attorneys Antonio E. Marichal Aponte and Pedro Hernández Reyes. Operating from its headquarters at Triple-S Plaza in Guaynabo, the firm serves both business enterprises — including publicly held corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships, and emerging enterprises — and individuals, primarily clients in Puerto Rico with selected U.S. and international mandates. As of 2025, the firm comprises 28 lawyers plus two paralegals, organized into Capital Members and Associates/Counsels.

The firm delivers legal services through six integrated practice groups: Corporate; Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Real Estate and Hospitality; Tax Law; Estates and Trusts; and Employment and Labor Law. A distinguishing feature is that a large share of the attorneys hold CPA certifications alongside their law credentials, enabling integrated legal-tax-business advisory — a positioning particularly relevant to Puerto Rico's local tax incentive programs (such as those affecting the hospitality and tourism sectors), municipal license tax matters, and cross-border tax planning. The firm has built a notable hospitality vertical, with named engagements spanning major hotels (Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde, Condado Vanderbilt, La Concha Renaissance, Copamarina Beach Resort, Hotel El Convento) and tourism marinas.

Revenue is generated through traditional professional-services billing: hourly and matter-based fees on legal advisory and representation across the six practice areas. The firm does not disclose pricing publicly, operates no technology platform or API, and has no institutional investors or external parent; ownership sits with its members under a Puerto Rico LLC structure. Distribution is direct via attorney-client relationships at the Guaynabo office, complemented by a website, LinkedIn and Instagram presence, legal alerts, and a Summer Associates Program for emerging legal talent. In 2012 the firm acquired Báez y Juarbe to build out its litigation practice, and in 2025 it rebranded from Marichal, Hernández, Santiago & Juarbe LLC to Marichal Hernández LLC to reflect its evolution from a named-partner boutique into a unified multi-service legal platform.

Name

Marichal, Hernández, Santiago & Juarbe

Legal name

Marichal Hernández LLC

Website

https://mhlex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marichal Hernández LLC is a Puerto Rico-based multi-service law firm founded in 1988, serving business enterprises and individuals through six practice groups — corporate, litigation, real estate/hospitality, tax, estates, and employment — with a dual legal-CPA talent model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Guaynabo

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory and Representation: Revenue generated from providing comprehensive legal services across corporate, tax, real estate, litigation, employment, and estates practice areas to business and individual clients in Puerto Rico and internationally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Marichal Hernández LLC is a multi-service law firm in Puerto Rico providing premier legal services across six practice groups: Corporate, Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Hospitality, Tax Law, Estates and Trusts, and Employment and Labor Law. The firm serves both business enterprises (publicly held corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, partnerships, emerging enterprises) and individuals (high-net-worth clients, consumers, plaintiffs). Services are delivered through direct attorney-client relationships with integrated multidisciplinary expertise combining legal knowledge with business acumen, accounting, and finance.

Product overview

Marichal Hernández LLC is a multi-service Puerto Rico law firm offering six distinct legal service practice groups. The firm operates as a unified legal platform — a client engages the firm for integrated counsel across corporate, litigation, real estate/hospitality, tax, estates/trusts, and employment law, rather than purchasing separate standalone products. The Corporate Practice Group provides foundational transactional and regulatory legal work, which dovetails with the Tax Law Practice Group for planning and controversy matters. The Real Estate and Hospitality group focuses on the hospitality sector's unique tax incentives and property needs. The Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group handles all commercial and regulatory disputes, while the Estates and Trusts and Employment and Labor groups serve individual and business clients on succession, wealth transfer, and workplace legal matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Practice Group
• Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate and Hospitality Practice Group
• Tax Law Practice Group
• Estates and Trusts Practice Group
• Employment and Labor Law Practice Group Provides tailor-made legal strategies for employment and labor matters, including labor and employment litigation and arbitration, mediation, workplace health and safety (OSHA), and employment tax litigation.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Báez y Juarbe (acquired 2012)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2012, Marichal Hernández LLC acquired the law firm Báez y Juarbe, a transaction that brought extensive litigation experience and reinforced the firm's initial focus on personalized client service while diversifying its offerings into multiple legal specialties. This acquisition was instrumental in building the firm's complex litigation and dispute resolution practice.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fiddler González & Rodríguez PSC: Established Puerto Rico corporate and litigation firm with comparable depth in tax, real estate, and dispute resolution. Direct peer for mid-market and enterprise clients in the San Juan/Guaynabo legal market.
• O'Neill & Borges LLC: Puerto Rico full-service law firm with strong corporate, tax, and commercial litigation practices. Comparable in scope and target clientele, competing for the same local enterprise and hospitality mandates.
• Ferraiuoli LLC: Puerto Rico-based commercial law firm with similar multi-disciplinary service offering across corporate, tax, litigation, and real estate. Direct competitor for enterprise clients operating in Puerto Rico.
• Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez LLC: Puerto Rico-based multi-service firm with strong corporate, tax, and litigation practices and a similar enterprise-client focus. Competes directly for the same publicly held corporations, hospitality operators, and HNW individuals in Puerto Rico.
• Goldman Antonetti & Córdova LLC: Puerto Rico multi-practice firm with overlapping expertise in corporate, tax, real estate, and government affairs. Comparable scale and similar enterprise-client orientation, especially for hospitality and regulated-industry work.
• Adsuar Muñiz Goyco Seda & Pérez-Ochoa PSC: Puerto Rico-headquartered firm with comparable corporate, tax, and litigation capabilities, serving a similar mix of business enterprises and individuals. Direct regional competitor for the same mid-market and emerging-company clients.
• McConnell Valdés LLC: One of the largest full-service law firms in Puerto Rico, with a comparable multi-practice platform spanning corporate, tax, litigation, real estate, and employment. Direct head-to-head competitor for enterprise clients and hospitality mandates in the Puerto Rico market.

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Knight LLP: Large U.S. law firm with a significant Puerto Rico office and broad corporate, tax, and litigation capabilities. Competes for the upper end of the same enterprise and cross-border mandates but operates across many additional geographies and practice areas.
• Dentons Puerto Rico: Global law firm with a San Juan office offering corporate, tax, and dispute resolution services. Overlaps with Marichal Hernández on enterprise and cross-border matters but operates as part of a much larger global platform.
• Akerman LLP: Major U.S. law firm with a strong Florida and Puerto Rico presence, covering corporate, real estate, tax, and litigation work. Competes for the same hospitality, real estate, and corporate clients with a broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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