Oquendo Deraco Pllc is a multi-practice transactional and litigation law firm. The Firm’s broad platform of practice area capabilities and experience allows us to represent sophisticated clients and work on complex matters for businesses, public agencies and nonprofit organizations at reasonable, competitive and cost-effective value-based rates. We are a small firm with big law service capabilities. The Firm’s principal office is in New York City and we represent clients that are located locally, throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico.

The Firm’s practice areas include: Administrative Law, Appellate and Mediation Practice, Corporate, Entertainment and Media, Finance, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Hospitality and Restaurants, Labor and Employment, Commercial Landlord-Tenant, Litigation, Nonprofit/Tax Exempt Organizations, Real Estate, and Affordable and Supportive Housing Development.

The Firm is a New York State and New York City Certified Minority Business Enterprise and is a pre-qualified law firm with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, the New York State Empire State Development Corporation, the City University Construction Fund, the City University of New York, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the New York State Insurance Fund.

The Firm’s business philosophy and commitment to our clients in servicing and meeting their legal needs allows the Firm’s attorneys to work collaboratively but always being mindful of the client’s business and financial circumstances in order to provide the highest quality and most cost effective representation and outcomes for our clients. We are able to draw upon the knowledge and experience of seasoned practitioners generally and also the unique knowledge and experience of highly expert and specialized practitioners through the Firm’s practice affiliations.

Practice Affiliations

In order to expand and support its practice capabilities and bandwidth necessary to more fully and cost effectively represent and service our clients the Firm has established, where appropriate, business strategic alliances and practice support and collaboration affiliations with major New York City law firms such as Haynes Boone LLP, Morrison Cohen LLP, Duane Morris LLP, Holland & Knight LLP, Boise Schiller Flexner LLP, Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP, and Estrella Law in Puerto Rico.