Angel Taveras focuses his practice on complex commercial and government litigation, municipal restructuring, public finance, pensions, and public infrastructure. His most recent experience includes successful federal litigation defending the Rhode Island Secretary of State and post-pandemic changes to Rhode Island mail ballot procedures; defending the United States Virgin Islands in a $1.5 billion pension litigation; and representing a majority of Rhode Island cities and towns in challenging the constitutionality of a state law that allows the wage and benefits provisions of collective bargaining agreements to continue indefinitely. Angel also has experience with a wide range of commercial litigation, including matters arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth in Lending Act, and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
Angel served as the 37th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 2011 to 2015. As mayor, he led a city government with 5,700 employees and a budget of $678 million and is credited with saving the city from the brink of bankruptcy. Under his leadership, Providence was recognized with the All-America City Award from the National Civic League, was the recipient of a $3 million award from the Carnegie Foundation to create innovative high schools, and received the City Livability Award at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2014. In addition, Common Cause Rhode Island honored Angel with their Excellence in Public Service Award in 2012.
Angel is the Vice Chair of the Firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, and also serves as an adjunct professor for Providence College.
