Latin America - Dominican Republic

Guzmán Ariza

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Drawing on the support of eight offices in the jurisdiction, the team at Guzman Ariza is highly experienced in the structuring of M&A deals and foreign investments, company reorganisations, and general corporate and commercial issues. In Santo Domingo, the practice is headed by Fabio Guzmán Saladín, who has a strong track record in the M&A arena, with an emphasis on international business transactions, and of counsel Alberto Reyes, while Alfredo Guzmán Saladín, an expert in the hospitality, entertainment, real estate and sports sectors, leads the team in Punta Cana. The practice was bolstered at senior level by the promotion to partner of Pamela Benzán Arbaje in June 2023.

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Key clients

  • AREND
  • ALPOSCO Engineering and Construction
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Tyson Foods
  • HH Global
  • Ridge Partners
  • Highgate – Hospitality Investment and Management Company/Hallifax Holdings
  • KPMG
  • JTI - Japan Tobacco International
  • Liquid Agency/McCann
  • PAWA Dominicana (Pan Am World Airways Dominicana)
  • 12Tree Finance
  • Elof Hansson
  • Knauf GIPS
  • SH Cacao
  • CO Partners (19 Degrees Services)
  • Acun Medya
  • Digital Works Company
  • UBS Group Investment Bank
  • Epix Studios - MGM
  • Gold Star Tobacco

Work highlights

  • Acted as outside counsel for Disney in relation the negotiations, contracts, and due diligence for the production of a television series filmed in the Dominican Republic.
  • Assisted Tyson Foods with two reorganisations of the company.
  • Assisted HH Global with a reorganisation and legal entity integration process internationally.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Fabio Guzmán Saladín, Alfredo Guzmán Saladín, Alberto Reyes