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Kalidou Gadio Speaks at AIEN 2022 International Energy Summit
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Event 23 May. 2023
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Event 03 May. 2023
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Event 19 Mar. 2023
Sebastiano Nessi speaks at Bahrain Business and Legal Landscape Conference
Event 01 Jun. 2023
Curtis Environmental Chair Charles Howland to Moderate Panel Discussion on Latest Developments in Environmental Due Diligence at ABA Masterclass on Environmental Transactions
News 25 May. 2023
Curtis Files SCOTUS Amicus Brief for Distinguished Law Professors in First Amendment Retaliatory Arrest Case
News 06 Mar. 2023
Russia Sanctions at the First Anniversary: An Overview of Current Sanctions in the US, UK, and EU and How Global Companies Can Navigate Evolving and Conflicting Sanctions Regimes
Client Alert 30 Aug. 2022
The EU Adopts the “Maintenance and Alignment” Sanctions Package
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News 20 Apr. 2020
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit sided with Curtis client and Puerto Rico resident Jose Luis Vaello Madero in a unanimous opinion holding that the denial of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits to Puerto Rico residents violates the equal protection guarantee of the United States Constitution. The case arose from an overpayment claim brought by the United States against Mr. Vaello Madero. Curtis had previously secured a decision in favor of its client in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, successfully invoking the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Details of the case and earlier decision are available here.
Acting on a pro bono basis, Mr. Vaello Madero’s defense team was led by litigation and arbitration group partner Hermann Ferré and associates Juan Perla, Robert Groot, Andrew Larkin, and Joshua Hershman. Mr. Ferré describes the ruling as “a step towards full equal treatment for Puerto Rico residents” and added, “we are pleased the First Circuit recognized that classifying individuals who otherwise meet all eligibility requirements based on their residency in Puerto Rico was clearly irrelevant to the stated purpose of this national program.”
Judge Juan R. Torruella, writing for the panel, affirmed a decision by Judge Gustavo A. Gelpí of the Puerto Rico District Court striking down the exclusion. Judge Torruella wrote that there was “no set of facts” and that the government had failed to allege “any additional theory, establishing a rational basis for the exclusion of Puerto Rico residents from SSI coverage.”
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News 07 Feb. 2019
Curtis Secures Historic Victory in Puerto Rico Equal Protection Case
News 30 Jul. 2019
Curtis Lawyers Recognized for Pro Bono Work by Puerto Rico Ombudswoman Iris Miriam Ruiz
News 29 Jul. 2019
Curtis Team Led by Partner Hermann Ferré Cited in Law360 Article on Puerto Rican Resident's Access to Benefits
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