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Julio Brea Guzman

Julio Brea Guzman

Guzmán Ariza, Dominican Republic

Work Department

Partner

Position

Civil, commercial, administrative and real estate litigation; Real estate and condominium law; Corporate and business law; Tourism and Hospitality; Construction; Collections.

Career

Partner in charge of the Sosúa and Cabrera offices of the firm. More than 30 years of experience advising international clients on real estate and litigation matters. Legal advisor to the most important real estate and condominium projects in the Dominican North Coast: Puerto Plata, Sosúa, Cabarete, Río San Juan and Cabrera. Has represented thousands of clients in real estate closings, from the simplest to the most complex. Expert witness on Dominican law in courts in Canada and in the United States. Former vice-president of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of Puerto Plata. Former member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Plata. Highly committed to pro bono work.

Languages

Spanish and English.

Memberships

Member of the Dominican Bar Association and Member of the Interamerican Bar Association (IBA)

Education

Universidad Iberoamericana, J.D., cum laude, 1993; Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure (Litigation), 1999.