Background
Nieto, José L. was born on October 27, 1964 in Madrid, Spain.
Nieto, José L. was born on October 27, 1964 in Madrid, Spain.
Washington University, Saint Louis (Bachelor of Arts, 1986). University of Puerto Rico Law School (Juris Doctor magna cum laude, 1989). Harvard Law School (Master of Laws, 1991).
Spoken languages: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese.
Worked at Nieto, Vazquez & Rodriguez Marxuach (San Juan, Puerto Rico) specializing in International Business Transactions, Project Financing, Government Regulation, Energy, Federal and State Litigation, Labor, Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Puerto Rico, United States. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
1993, Massachusetts; 1994, District of Columbia. Editor-In-Chief, University of Puerto Rico Law Review (Volume 58, 1989).
Recipient, Manuel Rodriguez Ramos, Dean Emeritus Award, 1989. Law Clerk to Associate Justice Honorary Federico Hernández Denton, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1989-1990 and Circuit Judge Honorary Levin H. Campbell, United States.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1991-1992.
Formerly with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Washington, District of Columbia, 1992-1994. Dominguez & Totti and Totti, Rodriguez Diaz & Fuentes, 1994-1996. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Puerto Rico and Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1994.
Member: Puerto Rico and Federal Bar Associations (Member, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Section).
The District of Columbia Bar.
Member: Puerto Rico and Federal Bar Associations (Member, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Section). The District of Columbia Bar.
