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Today we are celebrating the birth, 95 years ago in the city of Salcedo, of what was to become our firm, out of an idea from our founder, Mr. Antonio Guzmán L., an exemplary citizen and notable Dominican lawyer.

Thanks to the vision of Don Antonio and his son, Don Fabio Guzmán Ariza, from those humble beginnings emerged Guzman Ariza, Attorneys at Law, one of the leading international law firms in the Dominican Republic, with eight offices throughout the country.

We congratulate our entire team and appreciate the contribution of each one of you so that our firm continues to grow locally and internationally, until it becomes the most important firm in the Dominican Republic.

Congratulations to all!

The Loma Quita Espuela Foundation and Hacienda Ambrosia signed an agreement for the protection of the Loma Quita Espuela Scientific Reserve, under a cooperation model made up of a non-governmental organization (Loma Quita Espuela Foundation), a private company (Hacienda Ambrosia) and the Dominican State (General Directorate of Parks).

The Loma Quita Espuela Scientific Reserve is of vital importance, not only for its endemic flora and fauna, but also for the production of water that gives life to the María Trinidad Sánchez and Duarte provinces, in the northern region of the Dominican Republic.

In the photo, Mr. Jesús Moreno Portalatín, president of the Loma Quita Espuela Foundation, and our client, Daniel Dalet Casals, representative of 12 Tree Organics/Hacienda Ambrosia at the time of signing the agreement.

Our partner, Alberto Reyes Báez, was invited to take part in the annual meeting of the Dominican Society of Ophthalmology, as a speaker, where he presented the topic “Medical Civil Responsibility and Informed Consent”. The activity was held from June 9 to 11, 2022 at the Hard Rock Hotel, Punta Cana.

Alfredo Guzmán Saladin, partner at Guzmán Ariza and member of PROMICHES, participated in the meeting held by the authorities of the Mayor’s Office of Miches, the Rivera del Yásica Corporation; PROMICHES, and the Ministry of Tourism to enable provisional access to La Ensenada beach in Miches. attending to the interest of the community to have access to the beach.

This measure will remain temporary, to provide the Ministry of Tourism with the opportunity to present the definitive alternative solutions for public access in the area, as stipulated in the framework of the Miches Tourism Territorial Planning Sector Plan (POTT) and in the Public-Private Agreement for the Tourism Development of Miches.

For more information visit the following link: https://robertocavada.com/nacionales/2022/04/25/habilitan-acceso-provisional-a-playa-la-ensenada-miches/

Pamela Benzán Arbaje, attorney at Guzmán Ariza and coordinator at the Mercantile Restructuring Observatory of the Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce and Production, led a meeting to setup a collaboration between the judiciary and the observatory in order to improve the efficiency of the mercantile restructuring system in the Dominican Republic.

The Center for Alternative Conflict Resolution (CRC), an entity attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Puerto Plata, held the conference “Procedure and Management of the Arbitration Trial”, by Mr. Ismael Comprés, who is an arbitrator of the Centers of Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Chambers of Commerce and Production of Santiago and Santo Domingo, and member of the Arbitration Commission within the National Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Additionally, 11 new arbitrators were sworn in, pre-selected by the CRC’s management firm and approved by the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, at its regular meeting on May 13 of this year.

Dr. Julio A. Brea Guzmán, president of the CRC, thanked the support he has received from the Santiago CRC, and from its president, with whom he is working on a project that allows arbitrators from Santiago and Puerto Plata to practice in both jurisdictions.

Members of our Real Estate and Tourism practice are in attendance at the Caribbean Hotel and Resort Investment Summit (The CHRIS Conference) in Hollywood, FL on May 16 and 17, 2022. Make sure to look for partners Alfredo Guzman Saladín, Alberto Reyes, and Giselle Perez to sort out all your enquiries regarding doing business in the Dominican Republic.

Guzmán Ariza will be in attendance at the INTA 2022 Annual Meeting, which takes place from April 30th until May 4th in Washington D.C.

IP practice director Leandro Corral will be representing our firm and is looking forward to hearing from attendees about their IP needs and to provide creative solutions.

If you would like to arrange a meeting, please do not hesitate to reach out to him at lcorral@drlawyer.com.

Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law is honored to announce it has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Intellectual Property and Patent Law Firms in The Caribbean by the Patent Lawyer Magazine Rankings for 2022! See the full list of results here: https://lnkd.in/dU86YrXN Page 30.

Congratulations to our intellectual property team. This new achievement shines light on our team stellar performance in this area.

We are proud to have been recognized by Chambers and Partners in the 2022 Global Guide as a top-ranked Dominican firm in three of our core areas of practice: Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate & Tourism and Dispute Resolution.

Our partners were also recognized: Julio Brea Guzmán in the category of Real Estate and Tourism. Fabio Guzmán Saladín in the Corporate/Commercial category. Our managing partner, Fabio Guzmán Ariza, was recognized again as senior statesperson in Real Estate and Tourism, and in Litigation, and our partner Alfredo Guzmán Saladín in the category of Real Estate and Tourism.