Location: C/ Velázquez 75, 28006 Madrid (SPAIN)

Dominican Republic

With the integration of Melo, Martínez & Contín Abogados, the Dominican firm of reference in business law, Velae Dominican Republic has over 30 years’ experience in the practice of law.

The firm is characterized by its high specialization in diverse areas of practice: banking and finance, corporate, energy, tax, labor, litigation, environment, trust business, intellectual property, real estate, and compliance or civil liability.

César Martínez Melo

Partner | Dominican Republic

Bachelor’s in Law, graduate from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 1996. He took postgraduate studies at the Pantheon-Assas University (PARIS II), obtaining the ““Diplôme Supérieur de L’Université – Droit Comercial.” (Higher University Diploma – Commercial Law).

The areas of his professional practice that stand out include: commercial, contractual, real estate, and inheritance law. He is a member of the College of Attorneys of the Dominican Republic.

Eddy Ureña

Senior Associate

Bachelor of Law, graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, in 2009. He has a Master’s Degree in Civil Procedure, taught by the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). Member of the Bar Association of the Dominican Republic, Inc., of the Association of Young Entrepreneurs ANJE and of the Committee for the Study and Dissemination of Law in Latin America. In 2010 he completed a Diploma in “Special Procedures in Civil Procedural Law” taught by the Institutionality and Justice Foundation (FINJUS) and in 2011 a Diploma entitled “Practical Course in Civil Procedural Law”, at the same institution. In 2012 he participated in the “Dr. Raymundo Amaro Guzmán International Congress of Administrative Law”, with the joint collaboration of the Dominican Association of Administrative Law, the Institutional and Justice Foundation (FINJUS) and the Ibero-American Forum of Administrative Law. In 2013 he completed a Diploma in “Financial Market Law” taught by the Institutionality and Justice Foundation (FINJUS). Seminar on Administrative, Civil and Registry Updates on Real Estate given by the Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS)

Farah Guerrero

Senior Associate

Law Degree, Magna Cum Laude, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2010. Diploma in Real Estate Law from FINJUS, 2010. She has a Master’s Degree in Corporate Business Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (2017 ).

Gaby Montero

Senior Associate

Licenciado en Derecho, egresado de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), en el año 2013. Actualmente cursando Maestría en Derecho Laboral y Derecho Administrativo, impartida por la Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago (UTESA). En el año 2014 realizó los Diplomados en “Derecho Laboral y Seguridad Social”, “Las Vías de Ejecución”, “Derecho Procesal Civil” y “Derecho de Familia”, así como el “Curso de Litigación Penal”, impartidos por la Fundación Jóvenes por el Progreso (FUNJEPRO). En el año 2016 participó en la “VI Jornada Iberoamericana de Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social”, coordinada por la Unidad Académica de la Suprema Corte de Justicia y la Academia Iberoamericana de Derecho de Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social. Miembro activo del Colegio de Abogados de la Republica Dominicana, Inc. Concentra su práctica profesional como Abogado Litigante, con una alta experiencia en litigios en materia laboral, civil y comercial, penal, inmobiliario y derecho administrativo

Gianna Martínez

Partner | Dominican Republic

Member of the College of Attorneys of the Dominican Republic and the National Young Businesspersons’ Association (ANJE). In 1997, she graduated with an advanced level of French at Bordeaux Language Studies, in Bordeaux, France. In 1999, she obtained the “Diplôme Supérieur de L’Université–Droit Civil” (Higher University Diploma – Civil Law) at the Pantheon-Assas University (PARIS II), and in 2001, she graduated from the “Diplôme Etudes Approfondies” (In-depth Study Diploma in General Private Law from the same university. Currently, she participates in the Trust Business Administration program given by the Monterrey Technological Institute.

Giovanna Melo

Partner | Dominican Republic

Bachelors in Law and “Emeritus Graduate of the School of Law” from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña. Recognized chair and coordinator of the Preliminary draft of the Code of Commerce of the Dominican Republic. Before incorporating her law firm, she was the Vice President of the Legal Affairs Department of the main banking institution of the Dominican Republic. She acted as Deputy Delegate for the Dominican Republic before the Banking Law Expert Attorney Committee of the Latin American Banking Federation (FELABAN).

Néstor Contín

Managing Partner | Dominican Republic

Bachelor’s in Law, Magna Cum Laude, graduate from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (1997).

He holds a University Master’s in Constitutional Law – Official Master’s – and a Master’s in Law and Fundamental Freedoms and their Guarantees (University of Castilla-La Mancha) and Master’s n Constitutional Law and Fundamental Rights (Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra).

He took postgraduate studies in Economics for Business (Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra); International Trade and International Economics (University of Barcelona); and General Management Program (BARNA).

He participated in the Latin American Economic Law Analysis Program (Corporate Training) and the Management Program for Lawyers) (Yale University Business School).

He is an active member of the College of Attorneys of the Dominican Republic, and the National Young Businesspersons’ Association (ANJE). He has vast experience in energy, constitutional, commercial, procedural, and banking law.

Rossi Rosario

Senior Associate

Graduated in Law, graduated from the Technological University of Santiago (UTESA). Currently studying a Master’s Degree in Civil Law and Civil Procedure, at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). In addition, he has training in the areas of Labor Law and Compulsory Collections. In March 2019, he received recognition from our client Asociación Popular de Ahorros y Préstamos, (APAP) as Outstanding External Manager during the year 2018. He accumulates experience in the area of ​​civil law and family law. He is a member of the Bar Association of the Dominican Republic.

Solange Hernández

Senior Associate

Law Degree, Magna Cum Laude, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2010. Diploma in Real Estate Law from FINJUS, 2010. She has a Master’s Degree in Corporate Business Law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (2017 ).

Ulises Seijo

Senior Associate

Abogado especializado y certificado en “Formación en Materia de PREVENCIÓN DEL BLANQUEO DE CAPITALES, PREVENCIÓN Y BLOQUEO DE FINANCIACIÓN DEL TERRORISMO”, de la Asociación Española de Entidad de pago (ANAED), con amplia experiencia en Prevención de Lavado Activos y Cumplimiento Regulatorio en el sector Financiero (bancos, agente de cambio y remesas), y en el No-financiero (APFNDs), concesionario de vehículos de motor de lujo y dealer multimarca, construcción e inmobiliario. Recientemente obtuvo licencia de capacitador autorizado por la Superintendencia de Seguros de la Republica Dominicana (SIS).

Our firm is the Ibero-American legal study of multinationals and middle market companies. We have been committed to the business sector for more than 40 years.

Contact

C/ Velázquez 75, 28006 Madrid (Spain)

(+34) 91 576 44 64

info@velaelegalgroup.com

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Our firm is the Ibero-American legal study of multinationals and middle market companies. We have been committed to the business sector for more than 40 years.

Contacto

C/ Velázquez 75, 28006 Madrid (Spain)

(+34) 91 576 44 64

info@velaelegalgroup.com

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