15 AVILA Attorneys Recognized in the List of Best Lawyers® in America 2024

Fifteen attorneys at Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Garro LLP (AVILA) were recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers® list.  

Pictured from top to bottom, left to right: Asnardo Garro, Alan Lemura, Andy Beaulieu, Alcides I. Avila, Patricia M. Hernandez, Eugenio Hernandez, Martha M. Mora, Daniel O. Mena, Simon Ferro, Rene V. Murai, Carlos Abarca, Maggie Barreto-Tercilla, Juan Carlos Cura, Wilfredo A. Rodriguez.

Since 2006, several partners have been listed in various categories, including every key practice area at the firm: Banking & Finance; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions; Immigration; and Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use.   

Four AVILA attorneys earned special distinctions in the 2024 Best Lawyers® milestone 30th edition:  

  • Asnardo Garro, partner and co-leader of AVILA’s Banking and Corporate practices, earned the distinction of Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance Law. Mr. Garro is the third AVILA Banking partner recognized in this category, joining founders Alcides I. Avila and Patricia M. Hernandez, who both previously earned individual recognitions as Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance Law.   
  • Andy Beaulieu was included in this year’s list of Ones to Watch® in America, in the Commercial Litigation category. Ones to Watch® recognizes attorneys in the earlier stages of their careers who have “already begun making waves in a vast ocean of colleagues, opposing counsel, clients and law firms.”  
  • Alan Lemura was named in Ones to Watch® in America in two categories: Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.  
  • Real Estate Partner Juan Carlos ‘JC’ Cura joins the Best Lawyers® ranks for the first time, and is included in the Real Estate Law category.  

Several AVILA attorneys received special mentions for their own milestones in this year’s edition:  

The following previously recognized AVILA lawyers made the 2024 list within new practice categories:  

  • Alcides I. Avila: M&A, previously recognized for Banking & Finance, and Corporate Law. 
  • Martha M. Mora: Litigation – Banking & Finance; previously recognized in Commercial Litigation. 
  • Patricia M. Hernandez: Corporate Law; previously recognized in Banking & Finance.  
  • Rene V. Murai: Corporate Law; previously recognized in Banking & Finance, and Real Estate.  

Best Lawyers® states their lists have been compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review™ surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. They believe that the quality of their survey directly relates to the caliber of voters, so only lawyers who were previously recognized by Best Lawyers® were invited to review their constituents for the 2024 recognitions.  

AVILA congratulates all attorneys nationwide who were included in this year’s list of Best Lawyers® in America. “It is our collective responsibility as legal practitioners to uphold the highest standards of quality in our profession, and the ethical values that shape the foundation of our legal system,” said Founding Partner Alcides I. Avila. “It is an honor to continue raising the bar alongside our esteemed colleagues.” 

 

All Recognized Lawyers 

Alcides I. Avila

  • Banking and Finance Law 
  • Corporate Law  
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Asnardo Garro, Jr. 

  • Banking and Finance Law 

Patricia M. Hernandez 

  • Banking and Finance Law  
  • Corporate Law  

Rene V. Murai 

  • Banking and Finance Law  
  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law  

Wilfredo A. Rodriguez 

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation 
  • Commercial Litigation   
  • International Arbitration – Commercial  
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance  
  • Litigation – Real Estate 

Daniel O. Mena 

  • Commercial Litigation  
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance  
  • Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions  
  • Litigation – Real Estate  

Martha R. Mora 

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance

Carlos Abarca 

  • Corporate Law  
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions   
  • International Trade and Finance Law  

Eugenio Hernandez 

  • Immigration Law  

Simon Ferro

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Jennifer Hernandez 

  • Litigation Real Estate  

Juan Carlos Cura

  • Real Estate Law

Maggie B. Tercilla 

  • Real Estate Law