About
Pellerano & Herrera is a multidisciplinary law firm based in the Dominican Republic, established in 1952. The firm is regularly counsel on the country’s major transactions and is particularly recognized for work in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, project and structured finance, and antitrust matters, including acting as local counsel to underwriters in a $2.5bn sovereign bond offering.
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Lawyers at this firm
Carolina León
Carolina M. Leon joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2019, leading the Energy and Telecommunications practice areas. She has more than 15 years of experience providing legal advice in the areas of foreign investment, corporate law, regulatory, contracts, free trade agreements, mergers and acquisitions, labor law, free zones, distribution and telecommunications, advising important foreign companies on Law 173 on Protection to the Importer Agents of Goods and Products. · Energy
Isabel Andrickson
Isabel Andrickson joined Pellerano & Herrera in 1995 and became a Special counsel in 2018. She has over 25 years of experience in the law, and concentrates her practice on counseling industry leaders and startups in the areas of labor, employment, social security, free zones, sports law and film, entertainment and telecommunications law. In addition, she advises international companies interested in establishing a presence in the Dominican Republic.Isabel leads the Labor, Digital and Technology practice areas. · Labor & Employment
Jennifer Beauchamps Haché
Partner · Project Finance
Lucy Objío
Partner of litigation department leading the Sports practice area and concentrating her practice in civil litigation, commercial, labor, constitutional law, intellectual property, copyright, consumer law, insurance litigation, real estate, aviation and maritime law, as well as commercial arbitration. · Litigation
Mariángela Pellerano
Partner of the international and foreign investment department, concentrating her practice in the areas of project finance, M&A, trusts, mining, energy and corporate and banking law. · Project Finance
Ramón Luciano
Ramón Luciano joined the firm in 1996 as manager of the firm’s Santiago office. In 2009, he transfered to the Santo Domingo office as senior counsel in the banking department. Currently he is a Senior Special Counsel and head of the Real Estate practice. He has more than 27 years of experience in the law, and advises clients on corporate, banking, contracts and real estate law. · Real Estate
Ricardo Pellerano
Managing partner and head of the financial services department of the firm. He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate, banking, tourism, real estate and telecommunications. · Corporate / M&A
Sheila Oviedo
Sheila Oviedo joined the firm in 2010. She has 11 years of experience practicing law and is a senior associate in the firm’s litigation team, providing assistance to the corporate Legal Consulting Department. She represents both national and international clients in connection with civil, commercial, constitutional, labor and social security matters as well as in connection with the implementation and termination of contracts, damages claims and general litigation. · Litigation
Vitelio Mejía Ortiz
Vitelio Mejía Ortiz joined Pellerano & Herrera in 2014 and is a partner of the Dispute Resolution practice area leading the Aviation practice area . He has over 40 years of experience as a litigation attorney. He has practiced in both civil and corporate litigation as well as in administrative law. · Dispute Resolution
Yolemny Cruz
Yolemny Cruz joined Pellerano & Herrera in 2017 as a senior associate of our firm’s dispute resolution department. She has over 12 years of experience in legal practice, focusing on representing companies in the areas of criminal law, labour, social security, civil and commercial law. · Litigation