About Alberto J.
Alberto J. Castaner blends a Puerto Rico upbringing and worldwide learn about right into a legal career this is both maritime and cross-border in nature. He started his academic trail at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez, the place he earned a B.A. in psychology earlier than shifting on to law school at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. He later completed a LL.M. in Admiralty and Maritime Law at Tulane University School of Law and earned a certificate in International Commerce in the European Union from Universita Ca’ Foscari in Venice.
Early in his career he worked as a studies assistant for the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals in Hato Rey, serving under Hon. Judge Migdalia Fraticelli. That knowledge provided a grounding in appellate work and Puerto Rico’s judicial processes. He then entered private practice as an affiliate at Cintron Law Offices in 2004 and within some years moved into leadership roles.
Since 2008 he has been in a managing position at his company. He took at the title of managing partner at Castañer & Cía PSC and has handled company-level duties while continuing to handle client matters. In the identical yr he became the Puerto Rico territory partner for Trupanion Pet Insurance, a position that places him at the intersection of enterprise operations and regulatory questions outside strictly traditional legal proceedings.
His legal background and professional affiliations reflect a continuous curiosity in maritime and international commerce problems. He served as a part-time law professor of Admiralty and Maritime Law on the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 2013, teaching college students the technical and jurisdictional contours of admiralty practice. He is likewise a proctor in admiralty for the U.S. Maritime Law Association and has been a member in good standing of that association since 2008.
Castaner is admitted to practice in Puerto Rico and holds federal admissions that allow practice earlier than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Court of International Trade. He maintains memberships that mirror his varied pursuits, which includes the highest court of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association’s Transportation Committee.
His work spans admiralty and maritime disputes, questions arising from worldwide trade, and transportation-related matters. He combines classroom teaching, courtroom work, and organizational involvement in ongoing practice. He presently practices at Castañer & Cía PSC, the place his practice concentrates on admiralty and maritime matters and on transportation and international trade problems.
