Latin America - Dominican Republic
Guzmán Ariza
Guzmán Ariza‘s main focus lies on the environmental aspects of real estate and tourism projects, but other sector strengths for the team include the hospitality, construction and entertainment industries. The team’s workload spans sustainability and environmental impact assessments, compliance, permitting issues, and environmental disputes. Giselle Pérez Reyes oversees the team and utilises her significant regulatory expertise to advise on large-scale energy, hydrocarbon, tourism and real estate projects. Corporate department chair Fabio Guzmán Saladín and real estate and tourism specialist Alfredo Guzmán Saladín are also key contacts.
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Key clients
- Club Mediterranée (Club Med)
- Anex Tours
- 12Tree Finance
- Noval
- Viva Wyndham Resorts
- Ani Villas
- Dream City
- Athelia Blue Finance
- Knauf GIPS
- Nader Enterprises
- Jason Sees
- Levitals Grupo Inversor
- Potentia Renewables (Emerald Solar Energy)
- Pro Miches
- Rizek Group
Work highlights
- Assisted Club Med with obtaining the necessary permits and environmental licences for the construction of a five-star hotel on beachfront land in Miches.
- Advised Anex Tours on obtaining the environmental licence for the construction of a mega-project in the Macao-Punta Cana area.
- Assisted 12Tree Finance, a German asset manager and operator active in sustainable forestry and agroforestry projects, with regulatory compliance and environmental issues related to possible greenfield and brownfield opportunities in the Dominican cacao-growing industry.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Giselle Pérez Reyes