Ms Sarah De León > Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile

The banking and finance group at Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández combines its strong presence in the local banking market – where it assists a myriad of local banks – with acting as local counsel to international financial institutions. Sarah De León and Jaime Senior steer the practice; the latter is well regarded for his strength in foreign investment and energy-related transactions, and recently acted alongside Fernando Marranzini in connection with the first issuance of green bonds in the Dominican Republic. Founding partner Mary Fernández draws on extensive corporate and commercial expertise to lead the group’s innovative work relating to alternative payment solutions. Eileen Jiménez is also a key name at top level.

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.

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández handles both contentious and non-contentious matters for tourism companies and developers, including real estate transactions, lease agreements, project development, financial transactions in the sector, and disputes. Founding partner Mary Fernández, Marisol Vicens, who assists with sophisticated investment projects, Sarah De León and Jaime Senior, a key figure for mandates related to tourism and industrial free zone investments, lead the team, and are proficient in M&A matters in the real estate and tourism industries. Senior associate César Ledesma is another standout practitioner for the development of real estate projects.