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Guzmán Ariza Among the Best Firms to Work for in Dominican Republic

Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law, was ranked as one the best Dominican companies to work in 2017 by Mercado magazine’s annual survey of 80 leading Dominican businesses.

The firm placed in the top five businesses with less than 100 employees and in the top seven of all companies in employee satisfaction.

The magazine highlighted Guzmán Ariza’s culture of constant innovation, the many training programs offered to employees, and the emphasis on organization, proclivity, communication, honesty and transparency.

Mercado is one of the most prestigious and respected business publications in the Dominican Republic.

[June 2017]

Alberto Reyes is Appointed Member of the Legal Committee of the French-Dominican Chamber of Commerce

Alberto Reyes Báez, partner of Guzmán Ariza, was appointed permanent member of the Legal and Security Commission of the French-Dominican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFD).

The CCIFD legal committee, created in May 2017, is a permanent consultative body for the support of its members, the French and Dominican legal culture, as well as spokespersons for issues related to legal aspects of local, international, immigration and institutional trade.

Alberto Reyes has more than 13 years of experience and a postgraduate degree at the University of Paris, Panthéon – Assas.

[May 2017]

Dominican Republic Law Firm Guzmán Ariza is Celebrating its 90th Anniversary

The Dominican Republic law firm of Guzmán Ariza – the first and only national law firm in the Dominican Republic – is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Since 1927, Guzmán Ariza has focused on serving national and international businesses and individuals.

Fabio Guzmán Ariza, the firm’s managing partner, explained that the firm was started by his father, Antonio Guzmán, working solo in his home town of Salcedo, after graduating from the University of Santo Domingo Law School.

Now, Mr. Guzmán Ariza continued, the firm has seven fully-staffed offices strategically located in every major business and tourism center in the Dominican Republic and is “the only law firm in the Dominican Republic with a national reach.”

Mr. Guzmán Ariza added that the firm’s “commitment to the law and business principles, our responsiveness to clients, and our cost-effective practices have earned us the reputation within the international business community as a trusted and respected law firm that delivers results.” He stated, “We are honored to be celebrating our 90th anniversary with our clients, employees, partners, and friends.”

The law firm of Guzmán Ariza has more than 30 multilingual and multinational lawyers equipped to assist international investors across a wide variety of practice areas, including corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, banking, insurance and securities, taxation, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and condominium law, immigration, and family law.

After 90 years in the forefront, Mr. Guzmán Ariza said, the firm remains committed to assisting clients in an effective way in the time and at the place they need.

About Guzmán Ariza

Guzmán Ariza is the first and only national law firm in the Dominican Republic, with seven fully-staffed offices strategically located in Santo Domingo, Sosúa-Puerto Plata, Cabrera, Las Terrenas, Samaná, La Romana and Bávaro-Punta Cana.

The firm has been recognized as an outstanding Dominican law firm by Legal 500, Chambers and the International Financial Law Review, the premier guides to the world’s leading law firms.

Developing Countries Allowed to Import Generic Drugs

An amendment to the agreement on intellectual property entered into force securing for developing countries a legal pathway to access affordable medicines under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.

The amendment to the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) agreement provides a secure and sustained legal basis for both potential exporters and importers to adopt legislation and establish the means needed to allow countries with limited or no production capacity to import affordable generics from countries where pharmaceuticals are patented.

The TRIPS amendment gives the world’s most vulnerable people access to drugs for diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

[February 2017]

Fabio Guzmán-Ariza joins the International Association of Managing Partners

The Managing Partner of Guzmán Ariza, Fabio J. Guzmán-Ariza, was invited to join the International Association of Managing Partners (IAMP), as a founding member of its Dominican chapter.

The IAMP is a global association for the Managing Partners of local, national and international law firms. Founded in London in 2004, it has grown to a worldwide membership of more than 350 individuals, ranging from sole practitioners to the leaders of some of the world’s largest law firms.

The association has chapters in more than 70 countries and now is launching its chapter in the Dominican Republic.

Mr. Guzmán-Ariza has been the managing partner of Guzmán Ariza since 1985 and has served as counsel to local and international corporations and individuals on Dominican legal issues for more than 35 years.

[December 2016]

Guzmán Ariza Recommended in IFLR 2017 Guide

The guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms, International Financial Law Review (IFLR) 1000, ranked Guzmán Ariza as a “Recognized Firm” in its 2017 global ranking of law firms.

Guzmán Ariza received recommendations by clients and competitors for its Banking, Project Finance, M&A, Restructuring and Insolvency practices, and was praised for its innovative financial work. A client informed IFLR that “Guzmán Ariza provides accurate and reliable information, they provide several scenarios and they follow the chosen plan completely.”

In addition, Dr. Christoph Sieger, partner of the firm, was recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). “Mr. Sieger is simply the best attorney I have worked with; he’s transparent and goes to the core of things, and he is as good as it gets in technical knowledge,” said a client.

Guzmán Ariza is the first and only national law firm in the Dominican Republic, with eight offices strategically located to serve clients in every major business and tourism center in the country.

[November 2016]

Partner of Guzmán Ariza Julio Brea-Guzmán Was Appointed Member of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Plata

The Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Plata appointed Julio Brea-Guzmán, partner at the law firm Guzmán Ariza, as a member of the Board which will be governed by the period 2016-2018.

In commenting to his appointment, Julio Brea-Guzmán noted that the constructive joint efforts of the members of the Chamber will continue to successfully improve and redevelop the region.

The new board members were announced last October during the Annual General Assembly of the chamber. These were elected by the members of the Council and approved by the shareholders who attended the ceremony.

[November 2016]

Guzmán Ariza Hires Two New Associates

Guzmán Ariza is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates to the firm: Lidio Duval and William Lora. They join a team of more than 40 legal and accounting professionals working from seven offices across the Dominican Republic.

“We are very excited to welcome Lidio and William to our team,” said Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, Managing Partner of Guzmán Ariza. “They were both outstanding students in law school and we expect them to show the same dedication to our clients and the practice of law.”

Mr. Duval graduated summa cum laude, at the top of his class, from the UNIBE law school in Santo Domingo, and will be based in the Santo Domingo office of the firm. Mr. Lora is a summa cum laude graduate of UTESA law school in Puerto Plata, where he also headed his law class. He will be working from the Sosúa office of the firm.

Founded in 1927, Guzmán Ariza is the first and only national law firm in the Dominican Republic. With a multilingual and multinational staff, the firm has concentrated its practice since 1985 in servicing the business and personal needs of international clients.

[July 2015]

Pre-clearance Coming to Punta Cana International Airport

Punta Cana could soon become the first Dominican airport to offer pre-clearance facilities for entering the United States. This means that passengers flying out through PUJ would clear US immigration and customs in the Dominican Republic, allowing for an expedited entry into the United States. The facility at the present time is offered in 15 international airports around the world.

Successful Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) preclearance programs are in place in Dublin and Shannon (Ireland); Aruba; Freeport and Nassau in The Bahamas; Bermuda; Calgary, Toronto, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Winnipeg in Canada; and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

[July 2015]

Guzmán Ariza Invested as Member of the Spanish Royal Academy

Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza was recognized as a corresponding member of the Spanish Royal Academy (Real Academia Española), the premier authority in the world on Spanish language usage, at a ceremony held in Santo Domingo at the Dominican Academy of Letters (Academia Dominicana de la Lengua).

Bruno Rosario Candelier, executive director of the Dominican Academy of Letters praised Mr. Guzmán’s for his many publications on Spanish language issues and for his commitment to improving the quality of legal drafting in Dominican official documents.

[July 2015]