In addition to advising on real estate transactions and leasing agreements for major clients in the sports industry, ECIJA DVMS has been particularly active in advising on the development of large-scale projects in the tourism industry. Gabriel Dejarden and Polibio Valenzuela head up the team, which is well versed in advising on matters in the key tourist locations of Punta Cana, Puerto Plata and Samaná. Elsewhere in the team, Christian Molina is a go-to practitioner when it comes to the development of hotels and other real estate.
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Key clients
- Margarita Gonzalez and Maria Gonzalez
- CCI Puesto de Bolsa
- Fiduciaria Reservas
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Omena Capital
- VAC Construcción y Diseño
- Global Rannik
- Capital Crédito e Inversiones CCI
- Grupo Griño
- Vesta Consultants
Work highlights
- Served as counsel to the Ministry of Housing for all legal and strategic matters concerning the structuring, contracting, development and financing of over 7,500 low-income homes in the Dominican Republic.
- Assisting Grupo Ramos, which is the largest retail business in Dominican Republic, in the securitisation of real estate assets resulting in a registered public offering of $110m.
- Advising the owners of a 250,000 square meter plot of land in connection with the incorporation of their property into a real estate trust which would have the objective of developing a housing and commercial office space project.
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Practice head
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Gabriel Dejarden, Polibio Valenzuela