Patricia Álvarez > Medina Garnes Abogados > Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic > Lawyer Profile
Medina Garnes Abogados Offices
GUSTAVO MEJIA RICART 102, ESQ. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
EDIFICIO CORPORATIVO 20/10, SUITE 904
PIANTINI, SANTO DOMINGO
Dominican Republic
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Patricia Álvarez
Work Department
Corporate and Finance and Tax
Position
Partner
Career
She was recently promoted to partner of the firm in June 2023. Previously, she was Director or Corporate Planning and she’s active in different areas of the business and corporate/commercial law with great expertise in corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, contracts in general, corporate governance, tax law, energy law, financial markets, intellectual property, real estate and trusts.
Languages
Spanish, English and knowledge of French
Memberships
Patricia is a member of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE), member of the Dominican Bar Association and she is also volunteers for the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic since 2008.
Education
Graduated Magna Cum Laude and obtained a Law Degree from the Iberoamerican University (2011). She has completed a Master with dual degree in Business Legal Advice (LL.M) and Economic Law (Spanish-English), Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain and Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Paris, France (2012-2013) and a Master in Economic Public Law, OMG Institute, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2017). Also, she has a Diploma in Competition Law and Unfair Competition, Iberoamerican University (2011) and Studies in Price Transfer from the Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias (CIAT).
Lawyer Rankings
Dominican Republic > Corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)With a strong track record in cross-border M&A, Medina Garnes Abogados is also well placed to advise on corporate restructurings and corporate financing matters across a range of industries such as insurance, pharmaceuticals and energy. Melissa Silié Ruiz and Patricia Álvarez head up the team. The former is notable for her advice on M&A and corporate finance, as well as antitrust issues, handling both local and international matters. The latter, who is the director of corporate planning, is well versed in all aspects of corporate law and has advised on large-scale M&A and real estate transactions within the country.
Dominican Republic > Tax
Medina Garnes Abogados stands out for its contentious work in the tax domain, particularly in complex, high-stakes administrative disputes before the tax administration of the Dominican Republic. Practice co-head and strong litigator Fabiola Medina Garnes is key in this regard. The firm fields a team of ‘experts in the field, which gives you a lot of confidence when working on high-risk cases’. Fellow practice head Jesús Francos Rodriguez is also noted for his litigation expertise. Patricia Álvarez is a go-to practitioner for transactional matters in the tax space, including financial acquisitions with tax considerations.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Dominican Republic > Corporate and M&A
- Tax Dominican Republic
- Corporate and M&A Dominican Republic