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Guzmán Ariza
12 PABLO CASALS
SERRALLES
SANTO DOMINGO, 10125
Dominican Republic

Work Department

Partner

Position

Civil, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation; Contracts and Torts, Banking.

Career

Main civil litigator in the firm. She has represented international and local clients in courts all across the Dominican Republic for more than 25 years.

Languages

Spanish and French.

Memberships

Member of the Dominican Bar Association and the Dominican Notaries Bar Association.

Education

Universidad Católica Nordestana, LL.B.,summa cum laude, 1988; Universidad Autonóma of Santo Domingo, Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure, 1997; Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure, 1999.

Lawyer Rankings

Dominican Republic > Dispute resolution

Guzmán Ariza, whose ‘reputation in the local market‘, ‘integrity‘ and ‘ethics‘ are noted by clients, has a longstanding presence in the dispute resolution sphere in the Dominican Republic and is particularly prominent in bankruptcy cases (where Fabio Guzmán Saladín is a high-profile name). An experienced quartet of partners leads the practice – Fabio Guzmán Ariza, whose broad practice takes in labour and medical malpractice litigation, Rhadaisis Espinal and Alberto Reyes Báez, both of whom handle civil and commercial litigation, are all based in Santo Domingo, while real estate-focused Julio Brea Guzmán is the key contact in Puerto Plata, Sosúa and Cabrera.

Dominican Republic > Labour and employment

Guzmán Ariza‘s team labour and employment team is frequently instructed by international clients, including the New York Mets and Club Med. The group leverages the firm’s full-service offering and ‘one of the best reputations in the country‘ to handle significant employment litigation before the Dominican courts, going as far as the Supreme Court, and is also highlighted for its mediation ability. Other key elements of the firm’s recent workload include complex contract negotiations, and payroll and compliance-related advice. The group is headed up by Rubén García, who is well regarded for his experience in collective bargaining agreements, and litigator Rhadaisis Espinal.