André J. Palerm Colón Email & Phone Number

Provide counseling on the environmental, energy, and land use aspects of domestic corporate transactions, project permitting, and regulatory controversies.• Conducted environmental/land use due diligence review for $2.85 billion public private partnership deal.• Spearheaded permit procurement and regulatory compliance efforts in Puerto Rico during multijurisdictional corporate rorganization of a major pharmaceutical company.• Secured underwater sea-cable franchise rights for client by effectively coordinating with the Secretary of the DNER and key Fortaleza staff.• Performed comprehensive analysis of development, siting and permiting requirements for multiple renewable energy projects on the Island.• Collaborated during due diligence for purchase of a major wind farm in Puerto Rico.• Represented key stakeholder during the development of Wheeling Services Agreement.• Lead role in a high level meeting between local agency and private entreprise regarding the use of local and federal funds for the depolyment and installation of solar energy.

• Counseled clients on civil and criminal law matters, with a particular focus on appellate law issues. • Perform due diligence work for commercial clientele including but not limited to media conglomerates.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Proactively and strategically counseled corporate clients on how to achieve and maintain environmental and regulatory compliance to avoid claims and litigation. • Performed transactional and due diligence work for utility scale sustainable renewable (wind and solar) energy projects, oil and gas companies, waste management enterprises, and other domestic corporate transactions. • Represented clients before local and federal agencies with jurisdiction over environmental, energy, and land use matters, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, among others.

268 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

• Responsible for a high-volume caseload of civil, administrative, and criminal law cases.• Assisted the Judge in all aspects of appellate practice, including legal and legislative research, and drafting around one hundred court decisions on a wide variety of civil and criminal appeals.• Conducted legal research on federal and state law to provide a concise analysis of the parties legal arguments and suggest the appropriate decision to the Judge in accordance with the applicable standard of review.• Stayed updated on changes in case law, legislation and regulations, and informed the Judge on changes that could affect the cases before the Court.

268 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

• Conducted legal research on various topics of civil law including, but not limited to, contracts, administrative law and civil procedure.

Uspto Madison Building 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, Va 22314

• Researched and reviewed patent applications, and drafted non-final office actions based on prior art searches and patent-eligible subject matter determinations.• Submitted a proposal to the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property on how to address intellectual property policy issues for school districts across the U.S.• Prepared a comprehensive guide of the patent life cycle and researched financial programs that enable small businesses to explore their technological potential and provide incentives to profit from its commercialization. • Authored a small article for the August 2015 Edition of the Inventor's Eye Newsletter.• Attended Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and Federal Circuit hearings regarding intellectual property subject matter.

270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

• Assisted and advised clients in selecting and attaining the best form of protection for their trademarks, service marks, and copyrights under both United States and Puerto Rico intellectual property laws. • Performed research and drafted memoranda for clients and attorneys to determine the registrability of trademarks under the Federal Trademark Act (Lanham Act) and the Puerto Rico Trademark Act. • Drafted and renewed trademark registration applications with the Puerto Rico Trademark Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office.

270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

• Performed legal research and drafted legal memoranda on: local and federal grants for renewable energy; biofuel importation and regulations; liability of an LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries; local and federal zoning and planning laws and regulations; among others. • Drafted alerts for clients regarding: (1) the Regulation for the Interconnection of Generators to the Electrical Transmission and Sub-transmission System under the Net Metering Program;(2) Senate Bills 837-843 authored by the Senate President, Eduardo Bhatia Gautier (later the Energy Reform Act); (3) the EPA's Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System; among others. • Reviewed and organized permits, licenses and certifications.

270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

• Drafted memoranda on the Law of Electronic Commercial Transactions, and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, among others.• Performed due diligence review of a potential commercial transaction involving certain media companies in Puerto Rico. • Drafted a master record retention schedule, in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, for a pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico.

Juris Doctor (Jd), Law

Activities and Societies: • • Teaching Fellow – Inter-American Sustainable Development Law Moot Court Competition • International Law.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: • • Dean's List • National Society of Collegiate Scholars • Golden Key International Honour SocietyThesis.

Study Abroad Program

Coursework: - Derecho de la Comunicación en Internet - Dinámicas Demográfias - Historia del Mundo Actual - Habilidades Básicas del Terapeuta

Highschool Diploma