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Language
English
Spanish
Bar Admissions
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Education
University of Miami, B.S. Political Science and Comparative Studies Cum Laude
Tulane University, J.D.
Affiliations
Puerto Rico Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Federalist Society, Puerto Rico Lawyers Chapter, Member Board of Directors
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mr. Bagué attended the University of Miami and obtained his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in political science and international and comparative studies in 1993 and his Juris Doctor in 1996 from Tulane University. Upon graduation, he was admitted to the Puerto Rico Bar, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. Bague has prevailed on behalf of his clients in many important cases in Federal Court including: Winston Mendez Montes de Oca v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. 579 F. Supp. 2d 222 (D.P.R. 2008); Recetas Por Menos Inc. v. Five Development Corp., 368 F. Supp. 2d 124 (D.P.R. 2005); ITC Financial Services LLC v. R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico, Civil No. 05-2130(JAF)(2005); Leopoldo Fontanillas, Inc., v. Luis Ayala Colon Sucesores et al., 283 F. Supp. 2d 579 (D.P.R. 2003).
As Director of Litigation for Medical Card System (“MCS”), one of the largest managed care organizations in Puerto Rico, he oversaw civil/commercial litigation cases such as MCS Health Management Options Inc. v. Lopez, 2015 WL 72478, (D.P.R. 2015) and Asociación de Laboratorios Clinicos v. Medical Card System Inc., 2015 WL 1354874 (D.P.R. 2015).
Mr. Bagué is an active member of the Bar Association of Puerto Rico, the Federal Bar Association, and the Federalist Society. He speaks English and Spanish fluently. His main practice areas are Civil and Commercial Litigation in Federal Court and in the Courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Other practice areas include Complex Tort litigation, Product Liability, Administrative, Trademark, Environmental, Employment, Antitrust, Insurance, and Health Law.
Recetas Por Menos Inc. v. Five Development Corp., 368 F. Supp. 2d 124 (D.P.R. 2005)
ITC Financial Services LLC v. R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico, Civil No. 05-2130(JAF)(2005)
Leopoldo Fontanillas, Inc., v. Luis Ayala Colon Sucesores et al., 283 F. Supp. 2d 579 (D.P.R. 2003)
Complex Tort litigation
Product Liability
Administrative Law
Trademarks
Environmental Law
Employment Law
Antitrust
Insurance
Health Law
BioGraphy
Complex Civil Litigation and Trial Law is the firm's calling card. DTS has one of the most successful dispute resolution practices in Puerto Rico. Our success rate is among the highest, despite handling some of the most challenging and legally complex cases. Our trial-oriented approach allows us to focus on trial strategy and themes from the beginning of the case. In our experience, while most cases settle before trial, a strong trial-based case development strategy often results in favorable settlements due to early pretrial victories and the impact on the adversary of knowing that the client is ready and willing to try the case successfully if a reasonable settlement is not possible. This approach requires significant senior-level participation from the earliest phases of the case and close coordination with the in-house team.
Our trial-oriented approach is possible because the Firm has a deep bench of senior trial lawyers and an uncommon commitment to training its young lawyers. Lawyers at DTS have continuously and habitually tried successfully to verdict or judgment cases in a wide variety of disciplines, businesses, industries and technologies.
DTS emphasizes excellence in every aspect of legal practice. This emphasis is demonstrated by the Firm's recruiting only the most talented attorneys in the island, providing continuing training of lawyers at its own expense, and requiring direct partner involvement to assure that our work product reflects the skill and judgment of our most experienced lawyers.
We have brought together a team of highly qualified attorneys and staff. Trusted and respected, this strong team is committed to helping our clients achieve the best possible outcome to their particular situation.
We are fully equipped to provide ethical, diligent counsel and legal representation to develop the strongest defense possible on behalf of our clients. Our highly qualified attorneys are fully prepared to go to trial and present the case to a judge or to a jury. Our attorneys have significant experience representing clients in a variety of cases.
The attorneys in our firm have tried federal and local cases (including bankruptcy), patent disputes, employment discrimination, construction contracts, title insurance coverage, surety bond issues, commercial contract disputes, dealership law disputes and maritime, environmental and securities matters.
Federal court trials often involve constitutional issues and class actions that have the ability to impact thousands of individuals, if not more. DTS has established a reputation for successfully litigating cases within the federal court system. With federal litigation as a cornerstone of the firm since its founding in 1984, DTS has a track record of having the right lawyers and the right resources to handle the complex legal, factual and cultural challenges that are present in interstate and international disputes. We often partner with stateside law firms that service our national clients to bring in sub specialized legal expertise to a given matter.
At DTS our emphasis is on trial law. We consider ourselves to be trial lawyers. A trial lawyer is a litigator who actually goes to trial as opposed to other lawyers, who build their case as the case progresses and who seldom, if ever, go to trial. Our approach to litigation ensures our clients have the best strategy in place to ensure the best possible outcome at trial. Undoubtedly, many cases are indeed settled before trial because of the unique position we create by focusing on the trial strategy and not just merely litigation.
DTS’s litigation practice is focused on winning key motions, finding strategic opportunities to negotiate a settlement, compelling arbitration or winning at trial. We are also keenly aware of how important it is to contain and manage litigation costs, even in "bet-the-company" and "high stakes" cases.
Representive Cases
Winston Mendez Montes de Oca v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. 579 F. Supp. 2d 222 (D.P.R. 2008)
Recetas Por Menos Inc. v. Five Development Corp., 368 F. Supp. 2d 124 (D.P.R. 2005)
ITC Financial Services LLC v. R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico, Civil No. 05-2130(JAF)(2005)
Leopoldo Fontanillas, Inc., v. Luis Ayala Colon Sucesores et al., 283 F. Supp. 2d 579 (D.P.R. 2003)
Practices
Civil and Commercial Litigation
Complex Tort litigation
Product Liability
Administrative Law
Trademarks
Environmental Law
Employment Law
Antitrust
Insurance
Health Law
