Alburquerque Abogados – Consultores

Founding Partner: José M. Alburquerque C. 

Managing Partner: José Manuel Alburquerque Prieto 

Partners: Gina Alexandra Hernández Vólquez, Laura D. Polanco Coste and Prinkin Elena Jiménez Chireno

Number of lawyers: 10 

Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese 

ALBURQUERQUE Abogados – Consultores provides legal services that comply with our core values: excellence, respect, responsibility, justice, and equity. The Firm is the exclusive partner and representative of Terralex in the Dominican Republic. TerraLex is a network of law firms made up of more than 21,000 professionals located in 186 jurisdictions and in 110 different countries that work together in order to meet the needs of foreign companies in their destinations and the international requirements of local clients.

The Firm caters the perfect combination of traditional legal assistance with the most modern and innovative legal practices offered to worldwide companies in the following main practice areas:

• Aviation

The firm assists clients in the development of projects in the aviation sector. Our team has experience in incorporating airlines into the national territory, representing them before the local aviation authorities in order to obtain the permits and certifications required in compliance with Law No. 491-06 Civil on Aviation and other regulations.

• Energy

ALBURQUERQUE is the leading legal specialist regarding energy law in the Dominican Republic. The Firm´s experience in the sector covers all legal areas related to the development of energy projects, from the acquisition of land to start-up of generator and operation and maintenance.

• Corporate and Commercial

The Team guide clients in the organization of the company offering services in corporate matters in all stages of the life of the business, such as the constitution, modification, or assistance in a process of dissolution and liquidation; and also, corporate governance, corporate transformations restructurings and reorganizations, M&A, as well as judicial process of restructuring and commercial liquidation.

• Real Estate and Tourism

The Firm guides the clients with the highest quality standards to carry out acquisition operations, as well as dispose of real estate assets freely. The legal services involve due diligence, condo counseling, real estate registration, transfer of real estate, mortgage registration and cancellation, preparation and review of sales contracts, sales promises, letters of intent, escrow agreement and leases.

• Dispute resolution and Litigation

The Firm stands out for our high success rates in Dispute Resolution, focused on specialized guidance to solve conflicts arising from the execution of the contractual object, from international litigation up to the mediation of contracts, determining risk factors and opportunities to safeguard the interests of clients in the most effective and efficient way possible, representing them in jurisdictional procedures before ordinary courts and in specialized matters in all grades and all types of procedures, such as: negotiation, mediation, conciliation, national and international arbitration.

• Business development

The business development team provides an array of services designed exclusively to facilitate the entry to the local market, the identification of existing opportunities that promote the sustained growth and, subsequently, the expansion into new markets. Among them we highlight: tailor made research including feasibility studies for investment projects; and local assistance involving direct marketing actions such as assistance in the preparation of documents, contracts with foreign professionals, promotion activities and other.

• Labor Law and Social Security

The team is highly trained and has extensive experience working to ensure compliance with all labor regulations, in order to avoid conflicts within and outside the company, providing services such as consultancy and advice on labor and social security matters, drafting of labor contracts and agreements with workers, legal litigation assistance, training, assistance in negotiations, among others depending on client´s needs.

• Tax

The Firm provides legal assistance in all aspects related to tax law, mainly focusing in compliance and assisting clients in best practices to take advantage of the legal tools provided for taxpayers, tax incentives for special sectors and others. Assistance and consultancy are provided in compliance with Law No. 11-92 that institutes the Tax Code and its modifications, as well as the General Rules issued by the Tax Administration of the Dominican Republic, also special laws that grant tax incentives and international conventions that influence tax matters in the business.

The Firm also provides legal assistance in the following practice areas:

• ESG
• Construction
• Finance
• IT
• Intellectual Property
• Medical devices
• Mining
• Pharmaceuticals
• Regulatory
• Retail
• Compliance
• Digital law
• Entertainment and film industry
• Contract law
• Immigration

ALBURQUERQUEhas a multidisciplinary team that turns ideas into actions, serving tailor-made solutions that ensure optimal results and lead clients to position themselves and consolidate their presence in our country, while promoting their expansion into new markets.