Carmen D. Conde-Torres, is the main partner and founder of C. Conde & Assoc. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, and obtained her law degree from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Law. She has vast experience in high profile reorganization issues related to the financial and economic phase of corporate and individual debtors. Before founding C. Conde & Assoc., she worked as Assistant to the Director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and actively participated in administrative and operational decisions at the highest levels. Later, she joined the United State Trustee’s Office, where she was appointed as attorney advisor to the US Trustee for the District of Puerto Rico. During her tenure at the United States Trustee’s Office she was designated as attorney in charge of criminal prosecutions in bankruptcy fraud with the US District Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico.With over 20 years of experience in bankruptcy proceedings, Attorney Carmen Conde has represented several major Puerto Rico corporations and prominent individual cases throughout their reorganization bankruptcy proceedings and turnarounds. She also provides services to Chapter 7 trustees in high profile cases, for the administration and recovery of assets and has participated in high profile cases assisting several law firms from the United States and the US Virgin Islands.

Attorney Conde has been invited as a speaker by the University of Puerto Rico, American Bankruptcy Institute, the Federal Bar Association – Puerto Rico Chapter, the Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar Association, the Puerto Rico Judicial Conference  the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce and RSM Latin America.  She has also been appointed by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit as a member of the board for the evaluation of candidates for bankruptcy judges in Puerto Rico.

Mrs. Conde is a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. She has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

She is the author of “Short Lectures on Chapter 11 Practice,” published by Revista Colegio de Abogados Bankruptcy Commission.

Mrs. Conde has been a member of the Board of Directors of the following entities:

• Medical Card Systems, Inc. (MCS)
• Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico Tourism Development Fund
• Puerto Rico Development Fund
• Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority (PRIFA)
• Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (PRHFA)
• Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation (PFC)
• Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar Association
• Amigos Ballet de San Juan

Ms. Carmen D. Conde has been selected by Chambers and Partners (ranking the best since 1990) as one of the best rank lawyers in bankruptcy in Latin America since 2014.

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