Mr Roberto Rizik > Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández
CALLE GUSTAVO MEJIA RICART NO 106
TORRE PIATINI, 6TH FLOOR
SANTO DOMINGO
Dominican Republic
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Work Department

Business / Corporate / M&A

Position

Founding partner. His professional practice is focused in the areas of general contract law, banking, international finance, mergers and acquisitions, insurance law, corporate law in general, as well as in foreign investment.

Career

– Founding Partner at Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández – Served as professor of Contracts and Secured Transactions for the Pedro Henríquez Ureña University (UNPHU), 1980-1986 – Member of the Presidential Commission in charge of the drafting of the Code of Commerce of the Dominican Republic His professional practice has been noticeably recognized by Chambers Global 2014, Chambers Latin America – Leading Lawyers for Business 2013 edition and Latin Lawyer 250 – Latin America Leading’s Business Law Firms, 2014 edition.

Languages

- Spanish - English - Reading ability in French

Memberships

– Dominican Bar Association (CARD) – Dominican Association of Labor Law and Social Security

Education

Bachelor of Laws (Magna Cum Laude), Pedro Henríquez Ureña University (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1978

Leisure

Playing tennis and fishing.

Lawyer Rankings

Dominican Republic > Corporate and M&A

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández’s broad transactional expertise is a key part of its offering and the team is singled out as having ‘a great deal of experience handling structured transactions’. The team counts multinationals (including key players in the pharmaceutical industry) and large Dominican groups among its clients, advising on general corporate matters and both local and cross-border M&A. The experienced trio leading the team is made up of Jaime Senior, whose practice spans M&A, corporate reorganisations and commercial contracts, Sarah De León and Roberto Rizik. Eileen Jiménez, Carolina Silié, who is a prominent figure on corporate matters in the energy sector, and Fernando Marranzini are also key team members.