ISLAW Abogados opens an office in the Dominican Republic

The Spanish firm launches their legal practice in the Dominican Republic with a focus on business, maritime, mining and environmental law
 

ISLAW Abogados opens their office in Santo Domingo offering legal advice to local and international clients in all traditional areas of business law, with a main focus on maritime, mining and environmental law.

The occasion was celebrated with a launch cocktail last Tuesday, October 24 in the Sienna Room of the Peperoni Restaurant in Santo Domingo; with the participation of important personalities who are clients of the firm, allies, representatives of associations, unions and members of the logistics and maritime sector, as well as the diplomatic corps accredited in the country.

ISLAW will be directed in the Dominican Republic by partner William Matías Ramírez, a prominent Dominican lawyer in the area of corporate business, labour law and litigation.

"It is a great milestone for Dominican Republic that a firm like ISLAW opens offices in the country, considering that we are moving towards being the Logistics Hub of the Caribbean, at the same time that we are launching a rigorous and complete legal apparatus in logistics and aeronautical matters, which implies a competitive advantage to continue serving our clients with direct and personalized attention, providing legal advice of the highest quality. We are proud to be the first international law firm specialized in maritime, mining and environmental law in the Dominican Republic," added William Matías Ramírez, Managing Partner of the ISLAW Firm in the Dominican Republic.

Mr. José Infiesta Alemany, Global Managing Partner and co-founder of the firm in Spain, highlighted the importance of commercial relations between Spain and the Dominican Republic for the firm and the good time to invest in the country.

"ISLAW Abogados is an international firm, whose practice is multi-jurisdictional and covers other non-legal disciplines. With the opening of the office in the Dominican Republic we are strengthening our international presence, with a view to expansion to the Latin American and Caribbean market, always counting on our local strategic allies. It is an important step, taking into account commercial relations between Spain and the Dominican Republic, considering the significant Spanish investment in the country", comments the launch in the Dominican Republic José Infiesta Alemany, Global Managing Partner and co-founder of the firm in Spain.

About ISLAW Abogados

ISLAW is a law firm with 5 offices in Spain, specialized in maritime and transportation law, labour law, corporate and tax law, energy and environmental law, civil liability, insurance and reinsurance, procedural law, arbitration and international contracts. The partners of the firm have extensive experience in these areas, they have worked for important law firms, insurance companies, financial entities and multinational companies in Spain and abroad, all of them being recognized professionals in their respective sectors of professional practice. Among their founding partners are also the outstanding lawyers Claudio Lamas Martínez and Luis Souto Maqueda, managing partners of the Madrid and La Coruña offices, respectively. For his part, prominent lawyer Enrique Rubio Socorro, who has an intense international practice, manages ISLAW’s international relations outside of Spain, serving as ISLAW’s strategic liaison in their expansion projects in the Latin American region.

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