Get to know Claudia
Claudia B. Fontanet-Rodríguez is an Associate for the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department. During law school, she was part of the Litigation Team and the Innocence Project, as well as Teaching Assistant for the course of Constitutional Law to Prof. Esther Vicente. Additionally, she was Editor in Chief of the Law Review and due to her law review article Gender Identity in Sports: Transgender Women, she has been invited as guest speaker to give several lectures on gender and sports and has written several articles on the topic. Before Ferraiuoli, she served as a law clerk for the Hon. Ángel Colón Pérez, Associate Justice for the Puerto Rico Supreme Court.
Why Ferraiuoli?
Ferraiuoli is composed of diverse, innovative and dynamic attorneys that strive for excellence when representing their clients. Ferraiuoli has a wide range of practice areas, each with a group of exceptional lawyers prepared to face the most complex issues at hand. Time and time again, Ferraiuoli has proven to be a top law firm in Puerto Rico.
What do you find most rewarding?
After careful and meticulous research and analysis, being able to develop a persuasive argument for the benefit of our clients. Additionally, being part of a team of highly competent attorneys as we develop practical solutions for our clients’ legal needs.
- Fontanet-Rodríguez, Claudia B. “La identidad de género en el deporte universitario: Mujeres transgénero.” Revista Jurídica de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico 55, No. 2 (2020-2021).
- Fontanet-Rodríguez, Claudia B & Avilés Estrada F. “Las personas trangénero y los planes médicos: Argumentos constitucionales y estatutarios.” Revista Jurídica de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico 56, No. 1 (2021-2022).
- Atletas transgénero: el juego de Xavii Vega/ El Nuevo Día (2023).
- Lia Thomas: ventaja o derechos de las personas transgénero?/ El Nuevo Día (2022)
- Qué no debes hacer este 8 de marzo/ El Nuevo Día (2022)
- La raíz de la violencia de género: la socialización de niños y niñas/ El Nuevo Día (2021)
- ¿Estado de emergencia inclusivo? / El Nuevo Día (2020)
- Los trans, ¿tienen derechos? / El Nuevo Día (2020)
- No solo perdimos a Bernie Sanders/ El Nuevo Día (2020)
Education
Inter American University School of Law, J.D. 2022, Summa Cum Laude
Pace University, NY, B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy, 2019 Summa Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Affiliations
- Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico (Comisión de la Mujer)