Jorge A. Candelaria Serrano

Jorge A. Candelaria is a Member in the Litigation Department at O’Neill & Borges. He joined the firm in 2016 as an Associate in the Corporate Department. His practice focuses on civil, commercial, and intellectual property litigation in both Commonwealth and Federal courts.

In addition to his litigation practice, Jorge advises clients on intellectual property, privacy, and cybersecurity matters. His work includes counseling on copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, compliance with privacy and technology-related laws, development of privacy policies and notices, management of data breaches, and legal issues related to technologies such as artificial intelligence. He also assists clients with business transactions involving intellectual property assets, including licensing, assignment, work-for-hire, and non-disclosure agreements.

Jorge holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He earned the Law & Technology Program Certificate as part of his LL.M. degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law. While pursuing his J.D. at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, he served as a student judicial clerk to Hon. Associate Justice Luis F. Estrella Martínez of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court and as an associate director of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review.

Jorge currently serves as Co-Chair of the IAPP Puerto Rico KnowledgeNet Chapter, which promotes education and professional development within the local privacy community.