Pellerano & Herrera‘s tax department advises its international client base on tax planning issues, compliance work and dispute resolution, with mandates spanning the real estate, healthcare, manufacturing, and consumer goods industries. The team regularly supports foreign investors entering or exiting the Dominican market and is active in free zone advisory work, tax audits, and customs litigation. Specialist tax counsel Miguel Ortiz has dual expertise in law and accounting, and is noted for his knowledge of local and international finance-driven tax structures. Carolina León leads the team’s strategic development and maintains a broad advisory practice.
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Key clients
- Wartsila Dominicana
- Gerdau
- Grupo RADONI
- EMnify
- Concentrix Corporation
- Philips Medical Systems Netherlands
- Nevada Gold Mines
- Baptist Health
- Mercedes Benz
Work highlights
Advised Gerdau, a Brazilian global steel manufacturer, on the $205m sale of its 100% stake in Complejo Metalúrgico Metaldom to Grupo Inicia.
Representing Wärtsilä Dominicana in two tax-related legal proceedings challenging $936,000 in penalties imposed by the Dominican tax authority (DGII) due to discrepancies between tax estimates and reported commercial activities.
Advising a leading US supplier of adhesives, sealants, and chemical products for construction on its $3.6m establishment in the Dominican Republic’s free zone sector.
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Carolina León; Miguel Ortiz