Carmen D. Conde-Torres

condecarmen@condelaw.com

Carmen D. Conde-Torres, is the main partner and founder of C. Conde & Assoc.

With vast experience in “High Profile” Reorganization issues and Bankruptcy Cases. Attorney Conde has been appointed on multiple occasions by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit as a member of the committee for the evaluation of candidates for bankruptcy judge’s positions in the District of Puerto Rico. She has been invited as speaker by bankruptcy institutions in Puerto Rico, The American Bankruptcy Institute USA, NACDA, the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal en Chile and Rome, Italy. She has been selected on multiple occasions within the best lawyers for Puerto Rico and Latin America by Chambers and Partners and Best Lawyers.

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. She is the author of “Short Lectures on Chapter 11 Practice” and many other lectures on bankruptcy proceedings, including the analysis, significance and impact of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, 48 U.S.C. § 2101, et. seq., (PROMESA), over the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Some of the positions held by Ms. Conde as member of the Committees and Board of Directors include of the following entities:

 

  • Designated by the First Circuit as member to the committee for the selection of Bankruptcy Judges for the District of Puerto Rico
  • Designated by the Bankruptcy Court, District of Puerto Rico as member to the committee for the amendments of Local Bankruptcy Rules
  • Board Member for the Bankruptcy Bar for the District of Puerto Rico
  • Board Member for the Caribbean Symposium, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member of the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal, Puerto Rico Chapter
  • Board Member for the:
    • 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)
    • Medical Card Systems, Inc. (MCS)
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 of the public corporation for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 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 participated in prominent cases throughout their reorganization bankruptcy proceedings and/or turnarounds, including the reorganization process of the Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of San Juan, where bankruptcy law and canonic law intertwined.

She has also participated together with Chapter 7 trustees in high profile cases, for the administration and recovery of assets. She has had an active participation in high profile cases assisting several law firms from the United States and the US Virgin Islands. C. Conde & Assoc. has actively participated in the bankruptcy proceedings for the restructuration of the debt of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) holding the representation of significant creditors.

Attorney Conde has been appointed on multiple occasions by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit as a member of the committee for the evaluation of candidates for bankruptcy judge’s positions in the District of Puerto Rico.

She has actively participated as a speaker at different educational institutions in Puerto Rico, such as University of Puerto Rico and Interamerican University, Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, RSM Latin America, American Bankruptcy Institute, NACDA, Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, among others. She has also been invited as speaker by international institutions at USA, Chile and Rome, Italy.

Ms. Conde is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, member of the Board of Directors for the Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, the Federal Bar Association – Puerto Rico Chapter, the Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar Association, the International Women Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal.

Ms. Conde is 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 also a registered Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Carmen D. Conde-Torres, is the main partner and founder of C. Conde & Assoc.

 

With vast experience in “High Profile” Reorganization issues and Bankruptcy Cases. Attorney Conde has been appointed on multiple occasions by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit as a member of the committee for the evaluation of candidates for bankruptcy judge’s positions in the District of Puerto Rico. She has been invited as speaker by bankruptcy institutions in Puerto Rico, The American Bankruptcy Institute USA, NACDA, the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal en Chile and Rome, Italy. She has been selected on multiple occasions within the best lawyers for Puerto Rico and Latin America by Chambers and Partners and Best Lawyers.

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. She is the author of “Short Lectures on Chapter 11 Practice” and many other lectures on bankruptcy proceedings, including the analysis, significance and impact of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, 48 U.S.C. § 2101, et. seq., (PROMESA), over the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Some of the positions held by Ms. Conde as member of the Committees and Board of Directors include of the following entities:

 

  • Designated by the First Circuit as member to the committee for the selection of Bankruptcy Judges for the District of Puerto Rico
  • Designated by the Bankruptcy Court, District of Puerto Rico as member to the committee for the amendments of Local Bankruptcy Rules
  • Board Member for the Bankruptcy Bar for the District of Puerto Rico
  • Board Member for the Caribbean Symposium, American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member of the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal, Puerto Rico Chapter
  • Board Member for the:
    • 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)
    • Medical Card Systems, Inc. (MCS)
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 of the public corporation for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 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 participated in prominent cases throughout their reorganization bankruptcy proceedings and/or turnarounds, including the reorganization process of the Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of San Juan, where bankruptcy law and canonic law intertwined.

She has also participated together with Chapter 7 trustees in high profile cases, for the administration and recovery of assets. She has had an active participation in high profile cases assisting several law firms from the United States and the US Virgin Islands. C. Conde & Assoc. has actively participated in the bankruptcy proceedings for the restructuration of the debt of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) holding the representation of significant creditors.

Attorney Conde has been appointed on multiple occasions by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit as a member of the committee for the evaluation of candidates for bankruptcy judge’s positions in the District of Puerto Rico.

She has actively participated as a speaker at different educational institutions in Puerto Rico, such as University of Puerto Rico and Interamerican University, Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, RSM Latin America, American Bankruptcy Institute, NACDA, Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, among others. She has also been invited as speaker by international institutions at USA, Chile and Rome, Italy.

Ms. Conde is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, member of the Board of Directors for the Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, the Federal Bar Association – Puerto Rico Chapter, the Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar Association, the International Women Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal.

Ms. Conde is 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 also a registered Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.