Ms Patricia Read > DMK Abogados > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile
DMK Abogados Offices
MAX HENRÍQUEZ UREÑA 11
NACO
SANTO DOMINGO
Dominican Republic
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Ms Patricia Read
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial, Tax
Position
Patricia Read is a partner of the firm and part of the Corporate Finance Department. She joined the firm in 2006. She leads the Corporate / Commercial and Tax Departments.
Career
With 16 years of experience in commercial and corporate law, Ms. Read concentrates her practice on counseling clients on incorporations, restructuring and transforming companies, changing corporate structure, taxation, and shareholders’ agreements. She has assisted as Corporate Secretary of important clients of the firm for more than 10 years. She advises on project finance and M&A’s, contractual affairs, labor issues, regulatory matters, real estate, and tax issues. She is well versed in customs law and practices, immigration matters among others.
Patricia was ranked by Chambers Latin America 2020 in the Corporate/Commercial practice and recommended by Legal 500 2022 in the Corporate, Banking and Finance practices.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
Patricia graduated Cum Laude in law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in 2007.
Lawyer Rankings
Dominican Republic > Corporate and M&A
DMK Abogados houses an active corporate practice which advises local and international clients on M&A (including cross-border matters), joint ventures and franchising projects. In addition, the department frequently works closely with the tax team on related issues. The practice is co-headed by managing partner Enrique De Marchena, a go-to name for foreign investment and for advising international clients in the tourism sector (including major players such as Marriott International), and Patricia Read, who specialises in corporate finance and company incorporations and restructurings.
Dominican Republic > Labour and employment
DMK Abogados‘ recent work includes representing multinationals and companies with large workforces in labour litigation and assisting with employee management, social security issues, contracts and internal policies, with particular strength in the hospitality, free zones, pharmaceutical, aviation and advertising industries. Labour and litigation practice head Iván García Elsevyf and senior associate Vanessa Retif are well versed in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Patricia Read Schott is also a key name for the labour aspects of corporate matters.