Lawyers Marianne Olivares and Pamela Benzán Arbaje become partners at the firm, consolidating its commitment to recognizing the talent of its lawyers and promoting diversity in the work environment.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 20, 2023 – Guzmán Ariza is pleased to announce the promotion of attorneys Marianne Olivares and Pamela Benzán Arbaje to partners of the firm.

With these appointments, Guzmán Ariza consolidates its offer in the areas of litigation, tourism and corporate law, while recognizing the professional excellence and the importance of gender equality and the diversity of its team.

In her professional practice, Marianne Olivares has excelled for ten years in the litigation, real estate and tourism areas at the firm’s offices in Bávaro-Punta Cana, Casa de Campo and La Romana, advising real estate developers, hotels, condominiums and tourist complexes. most important in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic. At the same time, she is a professor of Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law at the Universidad Central del Este (UCE).

Marianne is a graduate of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) where she obtained her Law Degree, magna cum laude, with a Master’s Degree in Civil Law and Civil Procedure from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD).

For her part, Pamela Benzán Arbaje has excelled in the practice of corporate and commercial law in the Santo Domingo office, participating in important mergers and acquisitions transactions, project financing and, especially, in corporate restructuring and liquidation matters, in which she has excelled, participating in most of the corporate restructuring and insolvency cases that are pending in the Dominican courts. She is the coordinator of the Restructuring Procedures Observatory of the Dominican Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FEDOCAMARAS) and advises the Restructuring Commission and the Legal Department of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo on commercial restructuring matters. She is co-author of the Getting Restructuring and Insolvency publication the Deal Through since 2018, as well as the Dominican Chapter of the America’s Restructuring Review from the Global Restructuring Review (GRR).

Pamela is a graduate of the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), where she obtained a Law Degree, summa cum laude, with a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, in Commercial Law.

Recently, Pamela and Marianne were jointly recognized as the best students of the tenth promotion of the Master of Laws in Law and Management of the International Institute of Law and Business (INIDEM). Both have also been recognized as outstanding attorneys by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 legal directories.

The announcement of their promotion was made by Mr. Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, president of the firm, who commented: “Throughout their tenure, Marianne and Pamela have showcased a profound alignment with our core values of integrity, client service, excellence, teamwork, and innovation – the hallmark of professional practice at Guzmán Ariza for nearly a century. Their promotions serve as recognition for their exemplary understanding of these values and their exceptional performance and commitment in their respective fields: tourism and litigation in the case of Marianne Olivares, and corporate and commercial law with respect to Pamela. We are invigorated and inspired to approach our firm’s centenary and beyond, strengthened by the addition of our new partners.”