Fabio Guzmán Saladín
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PARTNER
Professional Profile
- Chair of the firm’s corporate practice.
- President of the Dominican-German Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (CC-DA).
- Represents large American, Latin American, Canadian, European and Asian corporations and investment funds in a wide range of corporate and finance transactions, cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and affiliations.
- Leading lawyer of the Dominican Republic in bankruptcy and restructuring matters, involved in 80% of cases admitted in court; panelist at the Latin Lawyer restructuring seminars in New York (2018, 2019).
- Represents multinational companies in negotiations with the Dominican Government and its entities, as well as with local companies.
- Advisor to international clients in public procurement bids.
- Counsel to top-tier investment banks in financing businesses located in the Dominican Republic.
- Provides innovative legal solutions to help Fintech companies achieve their business and growth objectives.
Practice Areas
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Project Finance
- Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency
- Corporate
- Business Transactions
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private equity
- Fintech
- Telecommunications
- Regulatory and Compliance
- Mining
- Antitrust
Publications
- Project Finance Law Guide (co-author), Lexology-Getting the Deal Through, UK, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Mergers & Acquisitions Dominican Republic, Lexology-Getting the Deal Through, UK 2019, 2020.
- Latin Lawyer Regulator. Environment and Natural Resources. 2020
- Secured Lending (co-author), Lexology Navigator, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
- “Dominican Republic” (co-author) in Environment & Climate Regulation: London, Getting the Deal Through, 2018, 2019, 2020
- IFLR, 2016 Americas Regional Report: FDI-friendly reforms and incentives (co-author), 2016, 2017
- Mergers & Acquisitions Dominican Republic, Global Legal Group, UK, 2016.
- IFLR, 2015 Americas Regional Report: Updating to attract FDI (co-author), 2015.
- Abusive Clauses in Consumer Law: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago, 2009.
- “Dominican Republic” (co-author) in International Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review, American Bar Association, 2016.
- “Cooperation in international procedures under the protection of Law 141-15 on restructuring and liquidation of companies and commercial individuals”: Judicial Gazette, no. 366 (August 2017), pp. 52-59
Education
- IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, MBA, 2008.
- Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra LL. B., summa cum laude , 2007.
- Tompkins Cortland College, New York, USA, Associate Degree in Business Administration, Mention in International Business, 2005, with honors.
Recognitions and Memberships
- Recognized by Chambers Latin America, Corporate, 2019, 2020.
- Ranked as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 Latin America, 2017, 2018, 2019
- President of the German-Dominican Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.
- Member Legal Committee of the National Association of Young Businessmen.
- Member of the Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce.
- Arbitrator at the Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce.
- Member of SCG Legal board of directors.
- Dominican Bar Association.
- American Bar Association.
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- German
- French