Mrs Katherine Rosa > Jiménez Peña > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile

Jiménez Peña‘s full-service banking and finance offering is often involved in complex and cross-border transactions, including corporate and project finance, with an emphasis on the energy, retail and hospitality spaces. The team, which is also skilled in handling investment mandates and sustainability-linked facilities, stands out for its representation of lenders. Founding partner and practice co-head Marcos Peña Rodríguez is noted for his experience in local and cross-border financings, particularly in the energy sector. Fellow practice head Katherine Rosa also specialises in the project finance and development sphere. Jennifer Beauchamps advises local and multinational entities on corporate and project finance, and senior associate Gisselle Valera is a key contact for the group’s energy matters.

Jiménez Peña utilises its membership in the Interlex global law firm network to advise large multinationals, as well as major domestic companies, on M&A, corporate reorganisations and corporate governance issues relating to their operations in the Dominican Republic. The team particularly stands out for its strength in transactions in the energy sector. The firm has a deep bench including practice heads Luis Julio Jiménez, Marcos Peña Rodríguez, Katherine Rosa, a key contact for corporate work in the energy sector, and Vilma Veras. Jennifer Beauchamps also adds experience in corporate acquisition projects.

Jiménez Peña has experience in advising on power generation, transmission and distribution in relation to both renewable and conventional energy. Among the group’s key clients are international energy companies due to the group’s ability to foster ‘a close relationship with the various actors in the sector, including government authorities, banks and other law firms’. Luis Julio Jiménez, Marcos Peña Rodríguez and Katherine Rosa lead the team; Jiménez and Peña Rodríguez are particularly strong in transactions in the energy sectors, while Rosa is key to the group’s advice on project finance and development. Senior associate Gisselle Valera is another key for energy project financing.