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Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza Launches Book on Real Estate in the Dominican Republic

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.

German-Dominican Chamber of Commerce Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

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]

Fabio Guzmán Ariza Recognized as Senior Statesman by Chambers and Partners Global Guide 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]

Guzmán Ariza and Three Partners Ranked in 2019 IFLR1000

Guzmán Ariza Law Firm was recognized in the 2019 edition of IFLR1000, one of the world’s largest financial publishers, for its outstanding practice in Project development.

Partner Christoph Sieger was commemorated as a “Highly regarded” lawyer. It also highlights the partners Fabio Guzmán Saladín and Alberto Reyes as “Notable Practitioners”.

IFLR1000 is the only international legal directory focused on ranking law firms and lawyers on the basis financial and corporate transactional work. IFLR1000 has been researching legal markets for 29 years with an experienced research team based in London, New York and Hong Kong.

[November 2018]

Guzmán Ariza Recognized as a “Top Tier Firm” in the Dominican Republic by the Legal 500

The Legal 500 Latin America 2018 survey ranked Guzmán Ariza as a Top Tier Firm in real estate and tourism in the Dominican Republic, and our founding partner Fabio Guzmán- Ariza and partner Christoph Sieger have been selected as a “Leading Lawyer” in the field. The firm also received recommendations in Corporate and Finance, Dispute Resolution and Intellectual property.

For the second time, partner Fabio Guzmán Saladín has been recognized as a “Next generation lawyers” in Corporate and Finance.

Several Guzmán Ariza lawyers have also been recommended and mentioned in The Legal 500 Latin America editorial: in real estate and tourism, Fabio Guzmán Ariza, Alfredo Guzmán Saladín, Julio Brea Guzmán, Rubén García, Christoph Sieger and César Calderón. In corporate and finance practice, Fabio Guzmán Saladín, Fabio Guzmán Ariza and Leandro Corral. In dispute resolution, Fabio Guzmán Ariza, Fabio Guzmán Saladín, Rhadaisis Espinal, Alberto Reyes, Melissa Sosa and Michel Camacho. In intellectual property, Fabio Guzmán Saladín, Leandro Corral and Pamela Benzán.

[September 2018]

Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza Speaks on Arbitration Clause in the Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Plata

Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, President and Managing Partner of Guzmán Ariza, delivered a keynote address on Wednesday, August 15, invited by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Center (CRC, in its Spanish acronym) of the Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Plata.

In his dissertation Guzmán Ariza discussed the arbitration clause, given his experience in arbitration proceedings and as an arbitrator in the Chambers of Commerce of Santo Domingo and Santiago.

Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza is one of the most experienced lawyers in advising foreign investors in the Dominican Republic, with more than 37 years of experience in the area.

Mr. Guzmán Ariza is president of the editorial board of Gaceta Judicial, the leading legal journal in the Dominican Republic, and one of the most influential authors in the Dominican Republic in legal and linguistic matters.

[August 2018]

Guzmán Ariza Recognized as One of the Best Companies to Work in 2018

Guzmán Ariza was included in the ranking of 80 Mejores Empresas para Trabajar 2018 (80 Best Places to Work for in 2018) by Mercado magazine, which recognizes the organizations of the Dominican Republic whose human management practices are a benchmark at the business level.

In its June edition, the publication highlights that the positive and friendly working environment of the law firm, as well as the processes and methods “that emphasizes organization, proactivity, communication, honesty and transparency” guarantee the positioning of Guzmán Ariza among the eighty leading workplaces in the country.

The magazine indicates that the main value found at Guzmán Ariza are the professional development opportunities from the first moment they start working in the firm, which reaches a 93% job satisfaction level.

The corporate culture of the firm, which last year celebrated its ninetieth anniversary, is based on the legacy from its founding partner, Mr. Antonio Guzmán López: “a legacy of principles leading the professionals to practice the profession with excellence”.

This is the second occasion in which Guzmán Ariza appears in the prestigious annual study conducted by Mercado.

This recognition is in addition to others granted to Guzmán Ariza at the international level by the main world legal directories, Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and IFLR – International Financial Law Review.

[August 2018]

Fabio Guzmán Ariza Recognized as Senior Statesperson by Chambers and Partners Latin America 2019

Fabio Guzmán Ariza, President and Managing Partner of Guzmán Ariza, has been designated as Senior Statesperson in the 2019 edition of Chambers Latin America for advising international clients in the Dominican Republic in real estate and tourism matters for more than 35 years. Mr. Guzmán Ariza is also one of the most important authors and lecturers on the Dominican legal system. Chambers and Partners have only granted this recognition to three other Dominican attorneys since it started publishing its rankings of the Dominican legal practice.

In addition to the firm’s ranking in the Latin America-wide categories of Real Estate & Tourism, Dispute Resolution, and Environment, Partner Christoph Sieger and Senior Counsel Giselle Pérez Reyes are included in the annual publication. Sieger is recognized for Real Estate & Tourism and Pérez for Environment.

The firm’s practice has been qualified as outstanding by clients, who highlighted that “their work is excellent; when they send you an answer to a legal query, it’s always well thought through.”

We at Guzmán Ariza are very grateful to Chambers and Partners and our clients for allowing us to be selected as a leading law firm in the Dominican Republic.

[August 2018]

Fundéu Guzmán Ariza Presented a Legal Writing Workshop to the Legal Consultancy of the Executive Branch in the Dominican Republic

Fundéu Guzmán Ariza gave a writing course to the staff of the Legal Consultancy of the Executive Branch with the topic “The most frequent errors of the Dominican legal language”, dictated by its president, Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, and its coordinator, Ruth J. Ruiz.

During three days, from June 26 to 28, Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza explained to the participants the close relationship that exists between the law and the language in which its rules are expressed, as well as the characteristics of the ideal legal language. He illustrated, with examples taken from the Dominican Constitution and recent regulations and decrees of the Executive Power, the main spelling, lexical and grammatical failures of the legislative and administrative language of the Dominican Republic. Likewise, Ruth Ruiz presented a review of the linguistic codes and legal Spanish tools available for online consultation, as well as the services that offer answers to specific doubts about the use of Spanish.

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Guzmán Ariza said that a first step towards writing coherent and correct understandable legal texts is to learn to use the linguistic codes in the same way that legal codes are used (civil, commercial, criminal, civil procedure, criminal procedure, etc.), as well as the rest of the current legislation. A second step would be the development of a style manual for public administration.

These activities are part of the work of Fundéu Guzmán Ariza, an initiative of the Guzmán Ariza Foundation of the Dominican Academy of Language, whose objectives include promoting the good use of Spanish in the Dominican Republic. It has the advice of the Dominican Academy of Language and the Foundation of Urgent Spanish (Fundéu BBVA), as well as the economic sponsorship of the Guzmán Ariza law firm.

[June 2018]