Luis J. Sotomayor-Landrón
Featured Founding Member 2026 Saldaña, Carvajal & Vélez-Rivé, P.S.C. Verified August 2026
Luis J. Sotomayor-Landrón is a San Juan-based attorney with three years of experience practicing in both Spanish and English. His practice encompasses bankruptcy law under Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, as well as creditor representation, commercial law, civil litigation, arbitration and mediation, notary public services, business consulting, and federal practice. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal counsel to clients across these diverse areas of law.
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About
Mr. Sotomayor-Landrón, who has been licensed to practice law since 2023, has focused his practice on commercial law, business restructuration, and insolvency matters. In that capacity, he has served as an assistant attorney for debtors in complex bankruptcy cases, including representing hospitals in their bankruptcy proceedings. He also advocates for creditors’ rights in Chapter 11 and 13 cases and handles diverse commercial litigation and liquidation matters in both the Puerto Rico State Court and the Federal District Court. As part of his practice, Mr. Sotomayor-Landrón provides strategic counsel on business structuration, financing, and project developments. Further, he has expertise in asset protection to ensure comprehensive commercial solutions, has served as an attorney for Chapter 7 Trustees and has used alternative dispute resolution to avoid litigation and promote business-inclined outcomes for his clients. Prior to joining SCVR, Mr. Sotomayor-Landrón was a law clerk at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico. During this tenure, he drafted published court opinions and performed extensive investigative work on novel state and federal bankruptcy issues to assist in judicial decision-making. Mr. Sotomayor-Landrón is an Associate at SCVR. He joined the firm in 2026, after gaining significant experience in bankruptcy litigation as part of his private practice, which was focused on commercial law and asset protection.
Sobre el Abogado
El Lcdo. Sotomayor-Landrón, admitido al ejercicio de la abogacía desde 2023, ha enfocado su práctica en derecho comercial, reestructuración de negocios y asuntos de insolvencia. En esa capacidad, ha fungido como abogado asistente de deudores en casos complejos de quiebra, incluyendo la representación de hospitales en sus procedimientos de quiebra. También defiende los derechos de los acreedores en casos bajo los Capítulos 11 y 13, y maneja diversos litigios comerciales y asuntos de liquidación tanto ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico como ante el Tribunal Federal de Distrito. Como parte de su práctica, el Lcdo. Sotomayor-Landrón brinda asesoría estratégica sobre estructuración de negocios, financiamiento y desarrollo de proyectos. Además, cuenta con pericia en protección de activos para asegurar soluciones comerciales integrales, ha servido como abogado de Síndicos del Capítulo 7 y ha utilizado métodos alternos de resolución de disputas para evitar litigios y promover resultados favorables a los negocios de sus clientes. Antes de unirse a SCVR, el Lcdo. Sotomayor-Landrón fue oficial jurídico del Tribunal de Quiebras de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito de Puerto Rico. Durante ese periodo, redactó opiniones judiciales publicadas y realizó una extensa labor investigativa sobre asuntos noveles de quiebra estatales y federales para asistir en la toma de decisiones judiciales. El Lcdo. Sotomayor-Landrón es Asociado de SCVR. Se unió al bufete en 2026, tras adquirir experiencia significativa en litigios de quiebra en su práctica privada, enfocada en derecho comercial y protección de activos.