Mr Gustavo Biaggi Pumarol > Biaggi Abogados > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile

Biaggi Abogados
LA JULIA, 403
ABAHAM LINCOLN AVENUE
SANTO DOMINGO DN
Dominican Republic

Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Gustavo Biaggi Pumarol is a senior partner and founder of the firm that, under his leadership, has maintained a leading position in the Dominican legal market, appearing in the top tier of the most prestigious international directories.

He is recognized for his strategic vision combined with a pragmatic approach, which allows him to conceive simple and viable solutions for complex cases.

His professional practice is intense, both in corporate and litigation matters. His practice areas include arbitration and alternative methods of dispute resolution, litigation and advice in matters of civil, commercial, banking, real estate, tax, inheritance and liberality, tourism and investment, including criminal litigation.

In his long career, he has represented the Dominican State in the recovery of important assets of the public patrimony, as well as groups of investors and savers of financial and banking entities intervened, or of the stock market, in which he has set important precedents. He represents with equal skill, important clients in the area of criminal law.

He is an arbitrator of the Dispute Resolution Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo (CRC), since its inception. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Latin American International Arbitration (LIA), a non-profit institution aimed at creating a space for practitioners of international arbitration and promoting the best arbitration practices in the region.

For decades, he has been a professor at different universities in the country in commercial and corporate matters.

He is classified as a lawyer equally versed in corporate and litigation matters, by the prestigious Chambers Global Latin America and also by the Legal Directory 500.

Languages

Spanish

Memberships

Bar Association of the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Notaries Association.

American Chamber of Commerce.

Institutionality and Justice Foundation (Finjus).

Inter-American Lawyers Federation (FIA).

Group 100 Jurists Garrigues of Latin America.

Latin American International Arbitration

Tax & Labor

Education

Law Degree
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU).
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1978).

Graduate Degree in Tax Law
Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1983).

Lawyer Rankings

Dominican Republic > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Gustavo BiaggiBiaggi Abogados

Biaggi Abogados has expanded its dispute resolution practice to cover inheritance, labour, environmental, corruption and corporate crime, and bankruptcy and insolvency cases, as well as civil, commercial and administrative litigation. In particular, the team has recently been active in several high-profile criminal cases, led by practice co-head Gustavo Biaggi. His fellow co-head, the ‘outstandingWanda Perdomo, is the key contact for local and international arbitration and mediation, and ‘very valuable‘ senior associate Heidy Guerrero is noted for civil, commercial, administrative and labour litigation.

Dominican Republic > Corporate and M&A

Advising clients from highly regulated sectors, including renewable energy, insurance, finance, telecoms and free trade zones, is a key area of expertise for Biaggi Abogados. The team handles the full life cycle of corporate projects from due diligence, M&A and corporate reorganisations to corporate governance and regulatory compliance issues. Firm founder Gustavo Biaggi and Edward Pina, whose practice spans the energy, financial, aviation, hydrocarbons, tourism and pharmaceutical industries, lead the team. Wanda Perdomo and Rosa María Mena are also notable contacts. Since publication, Mena has left the practice for an in-house role.