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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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Fabiola Medina Garnes
Work Department
Dispute Resolution and Tax
Position
Founding Partner
Career
Fabiola Medina Garnes has an extensive experience in public administration and in private practice and specializes in Litigation, Domestic and International Arbitration, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Taxes, Telecommunications and New Technologies, Civil Law, Competition, Consumer Protection and Environment and Foreign Investment.
Languages
Spanish, English and French. Basic knowledge of Portuguese and Italian.
Memberships
Fabiola Medina was a member of the International Court of Arbitration (ICC) (2005-2012) and is recognized for her great leadership in the field of arbitration in the Dominican Republic. She chaired the Santo Domingo Alternative Dispute Resolution Center (CRC) and recently was elected as part of the Board of Directors of the Dominican Association of International Private Law.
She is also a prominent member of the Tributary Association of the Dominican Republic (ATRIRD) and the Dominican Chapter of the International Fiscal Association (IFA). It is also worth mentioning her participation as President of the Disciplinary Board of the Dominican Bar Association, the Dominican Corporate Lawyers Association (ADAE), the Institutionalism and Justice Foundation (FINJUS) and the National Penitentiary Board of Trustees.
Education
Fabiola Medina Garnes has a Law Degree, graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors from the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University and has a Master’s Degree in International Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Grande Distinction honor, where she also obtained La Grande Plus Distinction at the presentation of her work for the Candidacy of the Doctorate. Also, she has a Master’s Degree in State Administration Law, Global Institute for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences and University of Salamanca (2016-2018).
Personal
For her lifetime contribution to the advancement of women in the country, she received in 2008, the Medal for Merit of Women, the highest recognition for a woman given by the Executive Branch by recommendation of the Ministry of Women.
Was awarded as best female lawyer of the Dominican Republic, 2018.
Lawyer Rankings
Dominican Republic > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)Boutique firm Medina Garnes Abogados fields a ‘complete, proactive and competent team‘ which specialises in handling commercial litigation and arbitration for clients from a wide range of industries – including major international clients such as telecoms company Claro – although its broad practice also extends to administrative and constitutional litigation. The group also has a strong reputation in white-collar crime matters. Firm founder Fabiola Medina Garnes is highlighted for having ‘a lot of experience and knowledge‘ across the full spectrum of dispute resolution; she is particularly proficient in arbitration. Medina leads the team alongside Jesús Francos Rodríguez and the pair are supported by Melissa Silié. Jansy Castro stands out for criminal law disputes.
Dominican Republic > Tax
(Leading partners)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
- Dispute resolution Dominican Republic
- Leading partners Dominican Republic > Tax
- Leading partners Dominican Republic > Dispute resolution
- Tax Dominican Republic