About

Mayra C. Jacobo Troncoso has law degree from Iberoamericana University of Santo Domingo – Summa Cum Laude, and a Master of Law in American Law with a concentration in International Business Law. She has more than ten years of experience and she has focused her practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, mining law, regulatory matters, intellectual property and aviation. Before join Barrick Pueblo Viejo in 2018, for almost 11 years as an associate at Squire Patton Boggs Pena Prieto Gamundi, Mayra represented multinational clients regarding the structuring and reorganisation of their business interests and investments in the Dominican Republic and assisted sellers and purchasers in mergers and acquisitions of business entities and assets. Mayra also assisted clients in creating and implementing corporate structures, from the incorporation of Dominican companies to establishment of branches in the Dominican Republic. She also represented airlines in starting their operations in the Dominican Republic. She joined Barrick Pueblo Viejo in 2018 as the regulatory affairs attorney, in 2022 she was promoted to legal manager reporting directly to the president of the company. Her main focus as legal manager is to provide legal guidance to country manager and key relevant operation areas with relevant governmental, corporate, transactional, labour and regulatory matters. 

Mayra was the coauthor of the Dominican Republic Chapter of the Aviation Law Review – Law Business Research for the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Edition. 

Mayra has been involved in several international competitions including the Human Rights International Competition held in Washington DC and the Human Rights International Competition “Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga,” held in San José, Costa Rica.