ABOUT THE FIRM Pellerano & Herrera has been the leading law firm in the Dominican Republic for more than twenty years. The firm has represented parties in virtually all of the country’s major business transactions and projects and it regularly provides advice to prominent international companies and entities that are interested in beginning to do business in the Dominican Republic, and to those that are already operating. The firm is well regarded for providing pragmatic and constructive legal advice to its clients, always striving to add value in the process of meeting their business goals. Pellerano & Herrera is committed to innovation and to the application of best practices, and the firm’s attorneys focus on identifying new opportunities for its clients and designing legal strategies accordingly. The firm is a “green” office, embracing policies aimed at minimizing its impact on the environment.
EXPERIENCE Pellerano & Herrera regularly advises international clients on transactions involving acquisitions, joint ven- tures, project finance, and tax planning, among other matters. It also advises multinational companies and oth- ers on the process of entering the Dominican market in a wide range of industries. The firm has well-known corporate finance and capital market practice and has successfully participated in bond issuance, LBOs and project finance transactions that have allowed the entrance of highly recognized industries to the market. Moreover, Pellerano & Herrera has a strong and successful litigation practice – considered one of the best in the country – with vast experience in sophisticated civil and commercial lawsuits, civil rights actions, issues of constitutional law, alternative dispute resolution, business, insurance, and intellectual property litigation. Attorneys at Pellerano & Herrera regularly perform pro bono work for those who seek to improve the educa- tional standards and general welfare of their community, the country, and the world in general. Attorneys at the firm also pursue significant pro bono work aimed at the protection of civil rights in the Dominican Repub- lic, such as freedom of the press, the right to information, freedom of expression and dissemination of beliefs.