Iván Ríos Mena, attorney at law.
Ruta.Legal is my practice: business law for the companies you build, and immigration law for the life you build here.
- Bar admissions
- District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
- Immigration practice
- Nationwide
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Office
- San Diego, California
I've worked on the founder's side of the table.
I co-founded Parallel18, Puerto Rico's startup accelerator. Since then, the accelerator's portfolio has grown to more than 400 startups, which together have raised more than $300 million; those are Parallel18's numbers, not mine. In practice I guide startup clients through their capital raises and serve as fractional general counsel to growing companies.
I've worked on Puerto Rico's incentive system from inside government.
I served as Under Secretary of Economic Development and as COO of the Puerto Rico Science & Technology Trust, and I co-founded Parallel18. I'm licensed in Puerto Rico, so the Act 60 decree and the entity behind it are handled by the same lawyer.
I handle immigration cases nationwide, in English and Spanish.
I advise founders, investors, and companies on business immigration, including E-2 investor visas, O-1 visas for founders and others with extraordinary ability, and employment-based cases. I also represent families in green card, citizenship, waiver, and humanitarian cases.
You work with me directly, on every matter.
The scope and the fee are in writing before anything starts, and the person you talk to on the first call is the person doing the work.
Tell me where you're starting.
Book a free call. You'll leave knowing the route, the timeline, and the fee.