Guzman Ariza advised Waste Free Oceans on agreements with the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development.
Partner Alfredo Guzmán Saladín and Giselle Pérez Reyes, senior counsel, advised Waste Free Oceans on the subscription of its agreements with the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPyD) for the development of the restoration project for the Ozama and Isabela rivers and a regional recycling plant for the Caribbean.
Alberto Reyes, partner of the firm, participated in the PPP Americas Conference 2019 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, held by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with the main purpose of promoting a better collaboration among public and private sectors in infrastructure projects in the region.
Guzmán Ariza and its Climate Change Team, driven by its commitment to cooperate with the reforestation of degraded areas in the Dominican Republic, participated in the restoration of San Luis Stables by planting numerous trees in an extended area.
Fabio J Guzmán Ariza, managing partner of the firm, was interviewed by LexLatin, the first digital magazine specialized in the Latin American legal market, as part of a series of interviews about the role of the Managing Partners in law firms and the Dominican legal market. The interview was also based on Mr. Guzmán Ariza’s opinion regarding the new film industry law in the country.
Our partner, Fabio Guzmán Saladín, was invited by Latin Lawyer to be among the panelists on best practices for Latin America airlines restructurings and his experience with the airline PAWA Dominican (Pan American Airways), as part of their 4th Annual Restructuring Conference in New York.
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of the Government of Spain and Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, President and Managing Partner of the firm, at the meeting they held recently following their participation in the Standing Committee of the Association of Academies of the Spanish language.
Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, Managing Partner at the Law Firm Guzmán Ariza in the Dominican Republic, presented his new book “Ley 108-05 de Registro Inmobiliario, con sus modificaciones, reglamentos y normas complementarias, concordados e indexados“, regarding real estate legislation in the country.
The event was held at the National Library of the Dominican Republic with the presence of prominent personalities of the country and the judicial system, former chief justice of the Supreme Court, past Supreme Court judges, businessmen and the general public, as well as colleagues, partners and relatives of the author.
Mr. Guzmán Ariza explained that this work meets the Law 108-05 of Real Estate Registration, the regulations and rules dictated by the Supreme Court of Justice and the most relevant provisions issued by the organs of the Real Estate Jurisdiction.
The book has an extensive thematic index that consists of about three hundred topics or entries arranged alphabetically, in addition to concordance notes and clarifying notes, which facilitates the consultation in the same volume of the extensive real estate regulations of the Dominican Republic.
Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza is a lawyer, writer, editor and linguist. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Science and Humanities (MIT), and the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (LL.B., summa cum laude, 1981). Mr. Guzmán Ariza was judge of the Disciplinary Court of the Dominican Bar Association. Currently, he is the Managing Partner of Guzmán Ariza law firm, the largest firm in the Dominican Republic; president of the editorial board of Gaceta Judicial and numerary member of the Dominican Academy of the Language and member of the Spelling Commission and the Lexicographical Research Team of the Royal Spanish Academy in Madrid, Spain.
Recently, Chambers and Partners, the most prestigious legal rating agency in the world, has recognized him as a Senior Statesman of Dominican law for his outstanding career during the years or practice.
The German Dominican Chamber of Commerce celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding in a cocktail party with a large number of its members, allies of the private sector and public sector authorities.
The meeting was attended by Volker Pellet, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany and honorary president of the Chamber; Fabio Guzmán Saladín, president of the CCDA and partner of Guzmán Ariza law firm; Edmund Duckwitz, former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Dominican Republic and founder of the German Dominican Chamber of Commerce; Johannes Hauser, President of the Regional German Chamber of Commerce for Central America and the Caribbean; Nelson Toca Simó, Minister of Industry, Commerce and SMEs; Fausto Fernández, Vice Minister of Tourism; among others.
During his speech, Guzmán Saladín said that “since its foundation in 1994, the Chamber has achieved important milestones that have enabled it to fulfill its main mission, which is to achieve a greater cooperation between Germany and the Dominican Republic, especially searching for business opportunities that are beneficial for both nations.”
The commemoration took place at the Ambassador’s residence.
[March 2019]
Managing Partner Fabio Guzmán Ariza is recognized as a Senior Statesman, the highest possible rank in Dominican Republic in Corporate/Commercial: Real Estate according to the 2019 edition of the prestigious legal services directory, Chambers Global.
Mr. Guzmán Ariza is one of the foremost practitioners in the country in real estate law. He has practiced real estate law in the Dominican Republic for 37 years and has published numerous articles on the subject. Peers and clients recognize his standing in the sector, with one market commentator stating that “he is a very prestigious lawyer in this field.”
Also, partner Christoph Sieger has received market recognition as a Band 2 lawyer within the field Corporate/Commercial: Real Estate and as a “Foreign Expertise in Germany”. His expertise encompasses a range of real estate and tourism issues and he regularly advises a roster of prominent multinational clients. He is acknowledged by peers as a significant player in the sector, and they describe him as very skilled and knowledgeable, with particular expertise in condominiums.
[March 2019]
