Corporate/Commercial
Latin America Guide 2025 : Dominican Republic
Band 3
About
Provided by Medina Garnes Abogados
MGA’s Corporate and Finance Department is known for its track-record in high profile and complex cases. The Department is considered an esteemed corporate practice within a compact multi-practice firm, with recognized experience advising on prominent multi-jurisdictional M&A deals and corporate restructuring matters, as well as assisting clients in handling legal matters in all areas of corporate and business, commercial, contracts. Furthermore, we handle capital markets and lending transactions, along with regulatory banking matters and tax counsel on transactional matters and regulatory issues pertaining to capital markets.
Its team is renowned for being business-oriented, for its attention to detail and its proactivity. We are also known for the ability to provide swift and creative responses to highly complex matters.
We have sophisticated clients, local and international, in different sectors including banking and capital markets, energy, mining, infrastructure, telecommunications and we have been participating in high profile, complex and stimulating matters, especially in M&A, project finance, capital markets; some of which are landmark cases. More recently, the firm has assisted several clients that are part of technologies market and that are initiating their business in the country contributing with the development of new technologies in areas such as electronic payments and other Fintechs that will change the future of business in RD.
Chambers Review
Medina Garnes Abogados houses an esteemed corporate practice within a compact multi-practice firm. The team offers extensive experience advising on prominent M&A deals, disposals and corporate structuring and restructuring matters, as well as sales of local subsidiaries. The department further handles debt refinancing and lending transactions, along with regulatory banking matters. The firm is also well placed to provide tax counsel on transactional matters. Finance in Motion GmbH and Sara Lifare among the firm's new client wins.
Work Highlights
- Medina Garnes Abogados assisted Banco Sabadell as lender with a corporate financing transaction granted to Vinicola del Norte and Destileria Cruz Verde, amounting to EUR12.3 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Medina Garnes Abogados consistently understands both the intricate legal landscape and our specific business needs. The firm can tackle complex issues, and offer client-tailored, innovative solutions."
"Medina Garnes Abogados consistently understands both the intricate legal landscape and our specific business needs. The firm can tackle complex issues, and offer client-tailored, innovative solutions."
Notable Practitioners
Up-and-coming partner Melissa Silié is well regarded by market commentators for her work in the corporate/commercial sphere. She has additional dispute resolution skills.
"Melissa Silié is super helpful, amazingly responsive, knows the market and makes a great effort to fully understand our industry. She is also open-minded and has a great personable quality to her."
Up-and-coming partner and department co-head Patricia Álvarez comes into the rankings thanks to excellent feedback. She frequently acts on M&A transactions and corporate finance mandates.
"Patricia Álvarez is a very experienced, prepared, flexible and results-driven lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
Medina Garnes Abogados
Dominican Republic
Industries
Provided by Medina Garnes Abogados
Commercial & Professional Services
Construction
Energy
Financial Entities
Financial Services
Food & Drink Producers
Food and Drinks Producers
Insurance
Manufacturing Industries
Mining
Real Estate
Technology, Software & Electronics
Telecommunications
Tourism
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