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Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting

Dominican Republic

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Key contacts
Managing Partner : Luis Rafael Pellerano
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

14

Number of partners

4

Languages

Spanish, English, French

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
M&A
Project development
Project development
Banking and finance
Firm overview

Pellerano Nadal is a full-service law firm with a talented team with more than 40 years of experience providing first-rate legal services. Our team has represented multinational and local clients in complex cross-border and domestic transactions, as well as counseling clients looking to do business in the Dominican Republic in a broad range of industries including energy, technology, tourism, aviation, retail, consumer goods, free zones, apparel, mining, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and financial services, amongst others. The team also assists clients when challenges and disputes arise during the course of their business activities. Our consulting practice includes tax, environment, project and business development services, government and institutional relations, public procurement, and business outsourcing.

Key transactional practices
  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Construction
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Dispute resolution
  • Regulatory
  • Intellectual property
  • Labour and employment
  • Investment funds
  • Private equity
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Tax
Address:
Pedro Henríquez Ureña Av. # 150
Diandy XIX Tower
Santo Domingo, 10108
Tel:+18094734545 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.pellerano.com
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández
7 practice areas
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OMG
7 practice areas
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Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Castillo & Castillo
5 practice areas
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Jiménez Peña
6 practice areas
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Medina Garnes Abogados
5 practice areas
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Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti
4 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

ECIJA DVMS
5 practice areas
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Guzmán Ariza
6 practice areas
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Pellerano & Herrera
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bobadilla Abogados
7 practice areas
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DMK Lawyers
7 practice areas
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De Camps Vasquez Varela
7 practice areas
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Estrella & Tupete Abogados
6 practice areas
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JJ Roca & Asociados
5 practice areas
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Ulises Cabrera
7 practice areas
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Dargam & Mañón
2 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández
7 practice areas
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Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Castillo & Castillo
5 practice areas
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Jiménez Peña
6 practice areas
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OMG
7 practice areas
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Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

EY Law
5 practice areas
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Guzmán Ariza
6 practice areas
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Pellerano & Herrera
6 practice areas
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Ulises Cabrera
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Alburquerque Abogados Consultores
3 practice areas
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Bobadilla Abogados
7 practice areas
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Cáceres Torres
3 practice areas
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DMK Lawyers
7 practice areas
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ECIJA DVMS
5 practice areas
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JJ Roca & Asociados
5 practice areas
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López Grullón Abogados & Consultores
4 practice areas
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Medina Garnes Abogados
5 practice areas
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Notable

De Camps Vasquez Varela
7 practice areas
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LMV Advisors - CENTRAL LAW
4 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
7 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 1
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

De Camps Vasquez Varela
7 practice areas
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Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández
7 practice areas
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OMG
7 practice areas
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Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Guzmán Ariza
6 practice areas
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Jiménez Peña
6 practice areas
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Pellerano & Herrera
6 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
7 practice areas
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Ulises Cabrera
7 practice areas
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Notable

DMK Lawyers
7 practice areas
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Estrella & Tupete Abogados
6 practice areas
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JJ Roca & Asociados
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting is a full-service firm with an office in Miami, Florida and another in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The firm focuses on cross-border transactions, specifically the issuance of sovereign bonds. In project development the firm specializes in concession and exploration contracts in the mining and energy sectors, as well as varying types of infrastructure projects.  

 

Highlights 

The firm’s noteworthy cross-border expertise was demonstrated in its role as local counsel in the sovereign bond issuance as global depository notes by the Dominican Republic. The firm advised J.P. Morgan Securites and Citigroup Markets respectively as the dealer managers and initial purchasers of the bond issuance. It also advised on the first liability management executed in the local markets, showing its ability to lead innovative work. 

The firm was also counsel to Inter-American Development Bank as lender in the financing for the development of Four Seasons hotel by Cisneros Real Estate. The firm advised on the regulatory, real estate, finance and environmental components of this significant transactions.  

 

Key clients 

J.P. Morgan Securities, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio, Inter-American Development Bank, United States International Development Finance Corporation and Anheuser-Busch InBev.  

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
IMCD NV - M&A
2022-02-22
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Ecuador
M&A
Eduardo Nadal
IMCD NV
Buyer
JP Morgan Securities LLC; Citigroup Global Markets Inc - Bond issue
2021-05-11
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Dominican Republic
Bond issue
Luis Rafael Pellerano
JP Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc
Issuer
Apache Corp - Project development
2022-02-24
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Dominican Republic
Project development
Luis Rafael Pellerano, Gustavo J Mena
Apache Corp
Concessionaire
Barrick Gold Corp - Project development
2022-02-24
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Dominican Republic
Project development
Luis Rafael Pellerano
Barrick Gold Corp
Concessionaire
Belfond Enterprises (Pederson and Partners) - Project development
2022-02-24
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Dominican Republic
Project development
Luis Rafael Pellerano, Gustavo J Mena
Belfond Enterprises (Pederson and Partners)
Concessionaire
MK Inc of the Palm Beaches - Project development
2022-02-24
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Dominican Republic
Project development
Luis Rafael Pellerano, Gustavo J Mena
MK Inc of the Palm Beaches
Bidder
New Fortress Energy - Project development
2022-02-24
Pellerano Nadal Law & Consulting
Dominican Republic
Project development
Luis Rafael Pellerano, Gustavo J Mena
New Fortress Energy
Bidder
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