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Ulises Cabrera Offices
AV. JOHN F. KENNEDY NO. 64
SANTO DOMINGO
10514
Dominican Republic
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Ms Iris Pérez Rochet
Work Department
Dispute resolution, labour & employment
Position
Senior associate
Career
Iris Pérez joined Ulises Cabrera as a senior associate of the Dispute Resolution department in 2022.
Practicing law since 1998, her professional focus is on labor, corporate, civil, and land law. For over 20 years, she has advised and represented some of the largest hotel chains in the Dominican Republic in labor cases. Her experience includes serving as the General Secretary of the Fourth Chamber of the National District Labor Court from 1993 to 1996, and as Assistant to the Presiding Judge of the Fourth Chamber of the Labor Court of the National District from 1996 to 1999.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
-Degree in Law (Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo, 1998).
-Specialization in Dominican Civil Procedure (Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo, 1999).
-Specialization in Labor Law (Fundación institucionalidad y justicia FINJUS, 2002).
Specialization in Labor and Social Security Law (1999).
New Labour Code and its Regulations (2000). Diploma in Labour Law and its procedure (FINJUS 2002). New Code of Criminal Procedure (2004). Diploma in Senior Management for Lawyers (FINJUS)
Ibero-American Congress of Labor Law and Social Security (2013).
Ibero-American Congress of Labor Law and Social Security (2014).
Trends and Contemporary Problems of Labor Law in Latin America (2015).
Lawyer Rankings
Dominican Republic > Dispute resolution
Ulises Cabrera has experience in disputes ranging from agency and distribution litigation to financial and cybercrime cases, and is also noted for its strength in high-family law cases and maritime litigation. Practice head and managing partner José Cruz Campillo has extensive litigation experience, while founding partner Ulises Cabrera is skilled in mediation. The group’s offering was bolstered by the additions of senior associate Iris Pérez Rochet from Michel Abreu Abogados in 2022 and associate Adonis Rojas from independent practice in 2023.
Dominican Republic > Labour and employment
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.