Dr Ulises Cabrera > Ulises Cabrera > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile

Managing partner José Cruz Campillo, Mónica Villafaña and well-regarded firm founder Ulises Cabrera head up the experienced team at Ulises Cabrera, which has a strong presence in both local and cross-border matters, including M&A, foreign investments, and agency and distribution agreements. The team’s international expertise is reflected by Cruz Campillo’s long track record of being instructed by Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies which operate within the Dominican Republic. Elsewhere, Villafaña is a key contact for multinational clients in relation to M&A, corporate restructurings and commercial contracts.

Ulises Cabrera‘s environmental practice was bolstered significantly at senior level with the promotion to the partnership of Heiddy Moronta in April 2022; she brings to bear two decades of experience in the environmental aspects of foreign investments and project finance (and in 2023 was also appointed as coordinator of the firm’s environment and sustainability committee). Moronta co-heads the team alongside managing partner José Cruz Campillo, who is well versed in environmental issues relating to corporate transactions. Founding partner Ulises Cabrera contributes significant regulatory expertise to the group.

Ulises Cabrera‘s real estate and tourism team ‘distinguishes itself by giving agile and well-founded responses’, according to clients. A core area of expertise for the group is advising on title and demarcation issues, often for private clients who have inherited land or property, including handling related disputes. The team also assists with real estate sales and acquisitions and project development. Leading the team are firm founder Ulises Cabrera, Leslie Cabrera, an expert in advising local and foreign clients on transactional matters, and senior associate Jeanny Aristy Santana, whose areas of expertise include environmental issues, permits and litigation.

The team at Ulises Cabrera is led by seasoned lawyer and firm founder Ulises Cabrera and José Cruz Campillo, whose areas of expertise include handling the negotiation of collective agreements with workers’ unions. The team advises on the labour side of corporate transactions, the hiring and dismissal of employees and compliance, and handles labour litigation. Mónica Villafaña, who counts numerous multinational companies among her clients, and senior associate Iris Pérez Rochet is well versed in labour disputes.