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MARCO
ANTONIO RIGAU, born Boston, Massachusetts, August 16, 1946; admitted
to bar 1970, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto
Rico, and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Education:
University of Puerto Rico, B.A., Social Sciences, 1965 (Magna Cum Laude),
LL.B. 1969 (Magna Cum Laude); Institute Interamericano de Estudios
Politicos, San Jose, Costa Rica, Studies in Latin American Politics;
University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Studies in Public Administration;
Harvard University Law School, Graduate Studies in Constitutional Law and
Legal Theory; New School for Social Research, New York, Graduate Studies
in Political Science; New York University Law School, Graduate Studies in
International Law.
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Assistant
to U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY). 1966.
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Member,
University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1967-1969.
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Professor
of Social and Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, 1967-1969.
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Law
Clerk. Associate Justice Honorable Hector Martinez Munoz, Puerto Rico
Supreme Court, 1970-1971.
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Professor
of Law. InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law,
1970-1973.
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Counsel
on United States and Puerto Rico Constitutional Law to the Minister of
Justice of Canada, 1972.
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Director,
Office of the Government of Puerto Rico in the United States, 1973.
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Chairperson,
Hispanic Criminal Justice Task Force of New York, and Counsel to the
Mayor of New York City, 1973-1974.
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Chairman,
Commission for the Study of the Constitutional System of Puerto Rico,
Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1979-84.
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Legal
Counsel to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dominican Republic
Government, 1986.
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Legal
Counsel to the President and the Minister of Justice, Government of
Haiti (during the process of drafting the current Constitution and
Electoral Laws of Haiti), 1987.
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Chairman,
Moral and Political Science Section, Ateneo Puertorriqueno, 1987-2000.
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Senator
At Large (Popular Democratic Party), Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly,
Government of Puerto Rico, 1989-1992,1993-1996.
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Chairman,
Judiciary Committee. Senate of Puerto Rico, Government of Puerto Rico,
1989-1992.
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Visiting
Professor of Law: Universidad de Vigo, Spain 1994; Lecturer at several
universities in Puerto Rico, United States, Latin America and Europe.
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Author,
several articles and multiple essays published in Law Reviews,
newspapers and magazines, and editor of two books.
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Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; American Bar Association;
Ateneo Puertorriqueno (Board Director)
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Languages:
Spanish and English.
Practice
Areas: Administrative Law. Public and Government Affairs Practice. Business Law. Constitutional Law. Corporate
Law. Criminal Law. Entertainment Law. International Law. Legislation.
Litigation. Negotiation.
Direct
Dial: (787) 274-2976
E-mail:
rigau@mocpr.com
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