ABOUT
Ángel Sosa-Báez is a shareholder and director at TCM. He is both an attorney and a licensed Professional Engineer in Puerto Rico, and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Federal Bar Association, the Puerto Rico Society of Engineers, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Mr. Sosa-Báez concentrates on bankruptcy and restructuring; civil, commercial, and banking litigation; antitrust; U.S. GSA proceedings; energy; and corporate, business, and contracts law. His engineering background, combined with his legal experience, has been instrumental in the preparation and negotiation of Power Purchase and Operating Agreements (PPOAs).
Representative matters. He has successfully represented creditors in:
In re International Home Products, 2012 WL 6708431 (Bankr. D.P.R. Dec. 26, 2012) (stay pending appeal).
International Home Products v. FirstBank, 495 B.R. 152 (D.P.R. 2013) (UCC—financing statements and lien perfection).
In re Efrón, 495 B.R. 166 (Bankr. D.P.R. 2013) (domestic support obligation determination); 2013 WL 5230640 (Bankr. D.P.R. Sept. 16, 2013) (stay pending appeal); 2014 WL 1572750 (Bankr. D.P.R. Apr. 17, 2014) (dismissal under §305(a)(1) and failure to pay DSO); 2014 WL 2547798 (Bankr. D.P.R. June 5, 2014) (stay pending appeal).
He also served as counsel of record for defendant banks in:
C.O.S.S.E.C. v. González López, et al., 2004 WL 2984226, KLCE200401346 (P.R. App. Nov. 15, 2004) (discovery of SARs).
C.O.S.S.E.C. v. González López, et al., 179 D.P.R. 793 (P.R. 2010), 2010 TSPR 189 (UCC statute of limitations).
Ana Edita Santos de García v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, 172 D.P.R. 759 (P.R. 2007), 2007 TSPR 221 (UCC non applicability to expired certificates of deposit).
Otero v. Bella Retail Group, et al., 2024 TSPR 70 (bank liability under vehicle warranty).
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
COURT ADMISSIONS & AFFILIATIONS
EDUCATION
– Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) with specialization in Power Systems and a minor in Psychology, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; 1997
– Juris Doctor, University of Puerto Rico School of Law; 2001
– “Licenciatura en Derecho” law degree from University of Barcelona; 2002
– Master of Business Administration (with Honors), with a specialization in Finance, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; 2010
– Recipient of the Commerce Law Award and the Public Law Award granted to each graduating class of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
