DMK Abogados frequently advises clients on obtaining authorisations from the Ministry of Labour, including for special schedules for their employees. Other areas of work include advising hotel chains and free trade zone companies - which make up a large proportion of the team’s client roster - on employee management issues, such as contracts, terminations and the hiring of foreign employees, and labour disputes. Senior associate Vanessa Retif and associate Daniel Zavala are the duo running the team. Retif is well known for assisting clients with the modification of union agreements, while Zavala is a key contact for labour litigation. Managing partner Enrique De Marchena provides support.
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Key clients
- Corporación Avícola y Ganadera Jarabacoa
- Laurelton Jewelry
- Dominicanotel
- Sakira Manufacturing (Champro Sport)
- HH Global
- AMR Collection Resorts
- Hyatt International
- Civil del Caribe
Work highlights
- Acting for Pollo Cibao in all labour cases across the Dominican Republic.
- Assisting Sakira Manufacturing with obtaining authorisation from the Ministry of Labour to establish a special schedule for its employees.
- Assisting Laurelton Jewelry, a subsidiary of multinational luxury jewellery company Tiffany & Co, in labour and employment matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vanessa Retif, Daniel Zavala