Carlos Infante Gutiérrez

Carlos Infante Gutiérrez is the Bankruptcy Practice Leader at Estrella LLC, in San Juan, P.R., and his practice is focused on insolvency and restructuring work on behalf of all affected parties, including individual and business debtors, creditors and creditors’ committees. He previously clerked for Chief Judge Mildred Cabán at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico, where he aided in the management, analysis and resolution of all types of bankruptcy matters during a period of record bankruptcy filings in Puerto Rico. After concluding his bankruptcy clerkship, Mr. Gutiérrez founded his own firm, where he provided legal and business consulting services to government entities, including the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, regarding restructuring alternatives, risk-management initiatives, contingency planning, regulatory compliance and structuring of complex financial transactions. He also provided general corporate advice to private-sector clients focused on maximizing available incentives, including those offered by Acts 20, 22 and 135. Most recently, Mr. Gutiérrez worked at a major law firm in San Juan, where he developed experience conducting internal corporate investigations throughout Latin America and participated in various civil proceedings and securities arbitrations. He also advised clients regarding the effects of the approval of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) on their property interests. Mr. Gutiérrez is a coordinator and volunteer for Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE). He received his B.A. in business administration in 1994 from Boston College University, his M.B.A. with a concentration in finance from the University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Business in 2011, and his J.D. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 2011, where he served as editor of the University of Puerto Rico Business Law Journal.