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Sarah De León

Senior partner, co-head of the transactional practice of the firm and member of the management committee of the firm. Counsels foreign and local clients in civil, commercial and business laws generally, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, commercial agreements, real estate projects, distribution relations, strategic alliances or joint ventures, corporate law, and processes related to foreign investments, industrial free zones investments and major league baseball clubs. Has over two decades of experience navigating complex transactions on behalf of sophisticated clients doing business in the Dominican Republic. · Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández

Dominican RepublicCorporate / M&A, Commercial ContractsSpanish, English, French (intermediate), Italian (basic)

About

Senior partner at Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández, co-head of the firm's transactional practice and member of its management committee, with over two decades of experience advising foreign and local clients in the Dominican Republic. Counsels on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, commercial agreements, real estate projects, distribution relations, strategic alliances and joint ventures, corporate law, and matters related to foreign investments, industrial free zones and major league baseball clubs.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACommercial ContractsReal EstateCross-Border TransactionsJoint Ventures & Strategic AlliancesForeign InvestmentDistribution & FranchisingSports / Entertainment

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Expertise

Mergers & AcquisitionsCross-Border TransactionsCommercial AgreementsReal Estate ProjectsDistribution RelationsJoint Ventures & Strategic AlliancesForeign Investment & Free ZonesSports (Major League Baseball)

Education

  • Doctor of Laws (Magna Cum Laude), UNIBE, Dominican Republic, 1994
  • LL.M. in International Business Law, University of Manchester, England, 1995 (British Chevening Scholarship)

Languages

SpanishEnglishFrench (intermediate)Italian (basic)