Press Releases

Pellerano & Herrera announced the promotion of senior associate Caroline Bonó as new partner of the firm. The promotion consolidates a vigorous team of 8 partners, of which 5 are women, reinforcing the firm’s continued support for female leadership in the Dominican legal industry. Caroline joined Pellerano & Herrera in 2017, year from which she leads the firm's tax practice. She has over 13 years of experience in legal practice focusing on tax, corporate, regulatory and labor law ...

Pellerano & Herrera acted as local counsel to the underwriters in a €2.8 billion bond offering of Altice Financing, S.A.. The legal team was led by partner Carolina León and senior associate María Montero. The firm’s work included the review of the purchase agreement, Offering Memorandum Disclosures, relevant diligence documents, and Indenture, as well as general legal assistance for the closing of the local deal. In this transaction, Altice Europe N.V. successfully priced and allocated €2 ...

They presented the need to have clear rules that define the interaction with regulators and consumers SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. In-house counsel discussed the legal challenges of Dominican companies in the digital environment and proposed the need to update the legal framework in relation to this matter ...

Pellerano & Herrera received the award as the most innovative law firm in financial deals in the Dominican Republic for the 3d consecutive year. The prestigious publication, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), honored Pellerano & Herrera as the Dominican Republic’s “Most Innovative Firm of the Year”, during the 2019 IFLR Americas Awards ceremony held on Thursday, May 16th at Essex Hotel in New York ...

Ricardo Pellerano announces the creation of the new independent firm that will operate under the leadership of Ana Isabel Messina, expert in the Dominican Republic in intellectual property matters with over 35 years of experience ...

Pellerano & Herrera assisted Parkland Fuel Corporation, one of North America's fastest growing independent marketers of fuel and petroleum products, in the acquisition of 75% of Sol Investment Limited’s shares, an owner of Esso gas stations in the Dominican Republic, for global amount of US$1.21 billion. Sol is the largest oil company in the Caribbean, operating in 23 countries. Pellerano & Herrera served as counsel in the acquisition and acquisition finance ...

The prestigious financial and business publication, LatinFinance recognized Pellerano & Herrera, the most awarded law firm of the Dominican Republic, for the firm’s participation in the sovereign bond issuance for which the Dominican State has been awarded as “Sovereign Issuer of the Year” during “2018 Deals of the Year Awards” ...

Pellerano & Herrera assisted International Finance Corporation (IFC) and IDB Invest in financing of real estate complex “Tropicalia”, located in Miches, Dominican Republic, developed by Cisneros Real Estate. The firm’s legal team was led by partner Carolina León. For the financing of this $258 million project, IFC and IDB Invest provided loans for $79.5 million and $40 million, respectively ...

Pellerano & Herrera has promoted three lawyers to partnership reinforcing its prominent position in the corporate and litigation sphere. Pellerano & Herrera announced the promotion of three outstanding senior associates, Carolina León, Alessandra Di Carlo and Félix Fernández, to partners of the firm, invigorating its corporate and litigation practices. The promotion increases the firm’s partnership team to 8, of whom 5 are women ...

Carolina León and Alessandra Di Carlo, senior lawyers of Pellerano & Herrera were selected in Revista Mercado's 40 Under 40 Ranking. Carolina was selected among the top business talents under 40 years and Alessandra was recognized among the "Supers to Watch" ...

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our founder, Juan Manuel Pellerano Gómez, this past Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 at age 91, due to natural causes, in the peace of his home surrounded by his family, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Dr. Pellerano Gómez was a constitutional scholar, author of books and specialized publications, university professor, teacher and mentor of generations of lawyers, widely recognized by the national and international legal community ...

Ricardo Pellerano, managing partner of Pellerano & Herrera, has been chosen by Revista Mercado in the special edition for its 25th anniversary, among the most outstanding leaders of the Dominican Republic, with exceptional trajectories of power and success in the last 25 years. Ricardo appears on the cover and editorial of the magazine along with renowned personalities in the fields of government, business and entertainment. He is the only figure of the legal industry to appear in this list ...

Pellerano & Herrera and The Legal 500, internationally recognized British publisher, hosted in Santo Domingo their “Dominican In-House Counsel Annual Summit”, the fourth event hosted for corporate counsels and legal teams of renowned Dominican companies. The event took place on September, 11 at the JW Marriott hotel and gathered more than 50 general counsels of leading companies in the country ...

Pellerano & Herrera acted as local counsel to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, underwriter in a US$1.3 billion bond offering by Dominican State. The transaction was closed on July 12, 2018. The Dominican Republic intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the bonds for general purposes of the government. Pellerano & Herrera's team was led by partner Luis R Pellerano and senior associate Caroline Bono ...

Pellerano & Herrera acted as legal counsel to The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) in the US$38 Million refinancing granted to Taiwanese energy company, General Energy Solutions, for the development of Monte Plata Solar, the largest solar energy plant in the Dominican Republic ...

Pellerano & Herrera represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in two 144A/Reg. S offerings, including a $1 billion aggregate principal amount of bonds due 2048 and a DOP40 billion aggregate principal amount of bonds due 2023. BanReservas acted as co-manager with respect to both series of bonds. The transaction was closed on February 15, 2018 ...

January 18, 2018 - Madrid, Spain. Pellerano & Herrera has released today in the University of Nebrija of Madrid, the publication "Convenios Bilaterales entre Republica Dominicana y el Reino de Espana" during an event attended by academics, businessmen and diplomats ...

For the first time, a Dominican law firm is awarded with three of the most important global awards in the legal industry. Pellerano & Herrera was selected as "Firm of the Year of the Dominican Republic 2017" by Who's Who Legal, International Financial Review (IFLR) and Chambers and Partners ...

Pellerano & Herrera and The Legal 500, internationally recognized British publisher, hosted in Santo Domingo the third reception for corporate counsels and legal teams of renowned Dominican companies ...

Pellerano & Herrera acted as local legal counsel to the bondholders committee in the restructuring of over US$350 million debt of Cap Cana, luxury tourism project in the Dominican Republic. The legal team was led by partner Luis R Pellerano and senior associate Alessandra Di Carlo. The restructuring of Cap Cana's 10% Senior Secured Notes and 10% Senior Secured Recovery Notes, both due 2016, was completed in July 2017 ...

Pellerano & Herrera launched a new column in local newspaper, Listin Diario, titled Constitutional Observatory of the Pellerano & Herrera Foundation (Observatorio Constitucional de la Fundación Pellerano & Herrera). This column seeks to make doctrinal contributions and awaken the interest of the legal community and society in general on constitutional matters. This column was launched in honor of Dr ...

Vitelio Mejia Ortiz, partner at Pellerano & Herrera, has been unanimously selected, by the six teams, members of the Dominican Baseball League (LIDOM), as president of said institution from 2017 through 2019 ...

Pellerano & Herrera was selected as the best company to work for, in the law firm category, and one of the best companies to work for in the Dominican Republic in 2017, for eleventh consecutive year by Mercado magazine's annual ranking of 80 leading Dominican companies. "The key to this prestigious law firm's success is their team of lawyers" highlighted the business publication, "their service is backed by their up to date knowledge and expertise, innovation and creativity" ...

Former president and founding member, Luis Rafael Pellerano, was also recognized. The Mining and Oil Chamber of the Dominican Republic recognized Pellerano & Herrera for its contributions to the institutional framework of the extractive industry. On the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, the Chamber recognized the firm, highlighting its work as a founding member of the organization and its Board of Directors ...

Pellerano & Herrera advised Scotiabank in the financing granted to US Overseas Housing, LLC for the construction of a residential compound for employees of the United States Embassy in Santo Domingo. The legal team was led by partner Luis Rafael Pellerano, senior associate Joanna Bonnelly, and associate Paloma Grullón ...