Mr Ricardo Pellerano > Pellerano & Herrera > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile
Pellerano & Herrera Offices
Av. Abraham Lincoln 1019
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Dominican Republic
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Mr Ricardo Pellerano
Work Department
Financial services department and tourism- real estate practice group
Position
Managing partner and head of the financial services department of the firm. He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate, banking, tourism, real estate and telecommunications.
Career
Ricardo Pellerano joined Pellerano & Herrera in 1975, and became a partner in 1986. His practice is additionally focused on mergers and acquisitions, having advised local and foreign companies in various industries. He has also been actively involved in transactions related to investments and tourism industry developers in the country, with extensive experience in real estate matters. He has represented commercial and investment banks, insurance companies and financial institutions in financing, securitization, restructuring and project finance. For several consecutive years, Ricardo has been recognized as an outstanding lawyer in the market by prestigious compendiums and directories. In 1991, he received the award “Joven sobresaliente de la República Dominicana” (outstanding young professional of the Dominican Republic), awarded by Organización Mundial de Líderes Jaycees JCI ’72, Inc., while in 2010, he received the Award of Merit granted by the Navy of the Dominican Republic for his pro-bono work in reviewing and updating the Navy’s legal framework.
Languages
• Spanish • English
Memberships
• President of the Pellerano & Herrera Foundation • Member of the Dominican Chapter of the Young President’s Organization • Member of the Interamerican Federation of Lawyers • Member of the Dominican Bar Association • Member of Habitat for Humanity Dominican Republic’s Circle of Leaders • Member of Babson College’s Global Advisory Board • Secretary of the Caribbean Trade Consortium • Member of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra’s Board of Directors • Supernumerary Fellow Member of the Center for Innovation, Legal Research and Development for Garrigues Latin America, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico • Former President of the Banking Lawyers Committee of the American Federation of Banks (FELABAN) • Former President National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE)
Education
LL.B. from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1979). “Survival Skills for the New Economy” management program, Kellogg Executive Education Program, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (2000). “E-Commerce, E-Business and Information Technology Strategies”, Strategic Management on the Information Age program at MIT Sloan Management Business School in Boston, Massachusetts (2000-2002)
Lawyer Rankings
Dominican Republic > Banking and finance
Among the core areas of specialism for the banking and finance group at Pellerano & Herrera are project and corporate finance transactions. Ricardo Pellerano, Mariángela Pellerano, Carolina León and Alessandra Di Carlo lead a sizeable team which is particularly well versed in cross-border matters, frequently advising leading multinational investment banks, although it also counts major domestic banks among its clients. The team handles syndicated loans and cross-border listings of securities, and has a growing digital and fintech practice.
Dominican Republic > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Pellerano & Herrera stands out for its experience in handling foreign investment matters for international companies looking to access the market in the Dominican Republic, as well as cross-border acquisitions. The team also provides ongoing advice to a host of household-name multinationals from the technology, pharmaceuticals, automotive and fashion industries, among others. Managing partner Ricardo Pellerano is a key point of contact for advising major international clients (and also co-heads the China desk). He leads the team with Carolina León, who has particular experience in transactions in the energy and telecoms sectors, Mariángela Pellerano and Alessandra Di Carlo, a go-to name for cross-border transactions.
Dominican Republic > Real estate and tourism
Pellerano & Herrera has wide-ranging expertise in the real estate and tourism sector, covering real estate finance, acquisitions, disposals and leasing, project development and disputes, with an impressive client base in the hotels and aviation spaces. The team is headed by managing partner Ricardo Pellerano, who is experienced in advising international clients on real estate transactions, senior counsel Ramón Luciano, who leads the real estate industry group and frequently handles the sale and purchase of commercial and residential real estate, and senior associate Stephanía Céspedes. Other key members of the practice include foreign investment specialist Carolina León and Alessandra Di Carlo, a name to note for advising hotel investors and developers.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and M&A Dominican Republic
- Leading individuals Dominican Republic > Corporate and M&A
- Real estate and tourism Dominican Republic
- Banking and finance Dominican Republic