Professional Profile
Mr. Guzmán-Saladín is a top-ranked attorney in the hospitality, entertainment, real estate and sports industries, quoted several times in The New York Times, with an impressive track record in handling transactions in high-end projects across the Dominican Republic, such as Casa de Campo, Punta Cana, Cap Cana and Playa Grande. Listed below are some of his representative work.
- Represents ultra-high-net-worth individuals in their purchase of luxury villas and homes in the Dominican Republic.
- Advises a major US sports and entertainment agency with regards to their Dominican athletes and clients.
- Advisor to Chinese conglomerate Fosun International in their $430 million IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for their investment in Club Med hotels in the Dominican Republic.
- Assisted an international hotel chain in obtaining tax exemptions and incentives under Tourism Incentive Law 158-01.
- Closed on credit facilities in excess of $200 million for the Dominican and Caribbean operations of an international client.
- Assisted a major hospitality client in debt restructuring.
- Serves as expert counsel on Dominican law in contractual and tort matters before courts in the UK and the United States.
- Represented a major American bank in a complex litigated foreclosure of luxury real estate.
- Counsel to an international client on commercial and tax law matters related to FDI, subsidiaries, acquisitions, structuring, project finance, real estate developments, and efficient cross-border tax planning.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Asociación de Hoteles y Turismo de El Seibo y Miches (PROMICHES).
Practice Areas
- Corporate and Business
- Real Estate and Tourism
- Telecommunications
- Foreign Investment
- Project Finance
- Contracts and Torts
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Tax
- Sports Law
- Film Industry and Entertainment
- Antitrust and Competition
- Infrastructure and PPP
- Energy