ANTONIO J. SIFRE-SEIN ajsifre@tcmrslaw.com

Practice Areas: Business, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property Law

Mr. Sifre holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston College (1989) and a Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law (1992). Mr. Sifre, from 1992 to 1996, was a member of the Corporate Law Department at McConnell Valdés where he concentrated in the areas of business, corporate, real estate, and intellectual property law.

Mr. Sifre has been actively involved in a wide variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, residential and commercial financing, workouts, lease financing, vessel financing, film financing, real estate sales and acquisitions, commercial leases, private placement of securities and distribution contracts.

Mr. Sifre provides strategic advice to start-up companies in the planning, financing and operation of their businesses, with the objective of maximizing the government incentives available in Puerto Rico to various industries. He represents corporate clients in the music, film, television and Internet industries. Mr. Sifre works with film producers in developing the financing and corporate structures necessary to benefit from the incentives available under the Puerto Rico Film Industry Development Act. Mr. Sifre also provides counseling in copyright and trademark registration and infringement cases, the protection of intellectual property assets, intellectual property licensing, including software licensing.

Mr. Sifre is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. He is a member of the Business Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Sports and Entertainment Law Sections of the American Bar Association. He serves as corporate secretary for a number of his clients and is an active member of the Film Industry Committee of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce.