Alfonso Orona Amilivia

Alfonso A. Orona Amilivia is an affiliated attorney with The CommLaw Group, PLLC.* Mr. Orona Amilivia an attorney and consultant with more than sixteen years of professional experience across the private and public sectors. Since February 2019, he has served as Sole Member of Gava Consulting, LLC, where he provides legal and consulting services to individuals and corporate clients in private matters and government affairs. His professional practice has encompassed labor and employment law, insurance law, contractual disputes, tort claims, legislative and government affairs, commercial litigation and telecommunications. For the past six years, he has provided legal counseling and support for telecommunication companies in Puerto Rico.

From January 2017 through February 2019, Orona served as Chief Legal Advisor to the Governor of Puerto Rico, advising on laws, regulations, public policy, government initiatives, and litigation affecting the Executive Branch. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, he was also designated as liaison between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and other public electric power entities during the initial recovery of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid.

Before serving as Chief Legal Advisor, Orona was Chief Legal Officer of CGF Insurance from 2013 to 2016, overseeing the agency’s legal and compliance functions and advising management on health law, contracts, administrative law, labor and employment matters, regulatory compliance, and Affordable Care Act issues. He previously served as Deputy Legal Advisor in the Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2011 to 2012, where he advised government agencies on constitutional, administrative, health, labor and employment, and contract law matters; drafted executive orders and other legal documents; and participated in public policy initiatives involving health insurance reform, medical malpractice, trauma services, public safety, energy, infrastructure, and urban planning.

He began his legal career as an Associate at Fiddler, González & Rodríguez, where his practice concentrated on labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, equal employment opportunity, wage and hour disputes, discovery, depositions, motion practice, and trial preparation.

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