She coordinates a team of excellent lawyers who advise in the Corporate Business area to offer clients comprehensive services in matters that include commercial management and business.

She leads her practice implementing the services under Legal Project Management and process improvement for multiple projects of the Clients, establishing goals and records of the legal operations that involve the project, evaluating and anticipating the risks of the operations, under monitoring and communication plans, with added value to the Clients with the tools for optimal project execution, thus minimizing the variability of expected successes.

In the professional practice, her participation in major negotiations for the acquisition and development of important investment projects in the national territory stands out, as well as her participation in the purchase and sale of developments in the tourism sector, including the design and implementation for the legal management of projects, from due diligence, through assistance in financing, construction, management and obtaining permits and licenses, as well as the negotiations of agreements for the construction and start-up of the same.

She also focuses her activity on consulting and developing strategies for the implementation of corporate structures and start-up of businesses of all kinds in corporate and tax matters, including M&A processes, the reorganization of corporate groups and corporate preparation for the restructuring of multinational companies and groups, as well as advice on tax matters for the use of tax incentives and the maximization of benefits covered by current legislation.

Her experience includes advising family-run businesses as well as large national and international companies in areas as diverse as industrial, services, free zones and financial, among others.

Programa Experto en Inteligencia Artificial en las Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2024

Legal Project Management & Process Improvement Program- IE Law School Executive Education, 2022

Master in Business Law and International Litigation – Rey Juan Carlos University of Spain and the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2012

Graduated in Law Summa Cum Laude – Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2006

Administrative

Gina assisted, along with the Corporate Business team to the Client who was awarded a public tender for the contracting of health services awarded for the sum of RD$105,600,000.00, in a defense process against an administrative appeal filed by the counterparty in which we obtained cause gain. Eventually, Gina once again assumed the defense of the Client in an appeal filed before the General Directorate of Purchasing and Contracting and at the same time filed a defense against a precautionary measure that sought to suspend the execution of the contract awarded for the benefit of the Client. In both instances and actions, Gina worked on the strategy and assumed the defense to protect the Client’s interests that have been successfully preserved.

Customs

Gina has assisted a Client in a Customs fiscal administrative process before the General Directorate of Customs for the effect of a process of inspection of imports of lingerie products in which the Tax Administration reliquidated imports for a period of 2 years, at which effect issued a certificate of tax debt to the detriment of the Client for the sum of USD$495,000.00. Gina actively participated together with the Customs Agents in the administrative conciliation process, and eventually prepared and argued the defense bases against the decision, in an administrative reconsideration process, under Customs Law 4789, and the GATT Agreement on 1994, as well as other special customs regulations. Gina eventually filed on behalf of the Client, an appeal for retardation, and an eventual contentious-administrative appeal, and is currently leading an appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice to guarantee recognition of the transaction values embodied in the Client’s import documents.

Aviation

Gina supported a multinational company of Spanish capital belonging to the Tourism sector, to install and obtain permits for its first international airline for regular flights in the Aviation sector. For this purpose, Gina led the processes of opening a branch in the Dominican Republic of the foreign capital company, and then the structuring, request and obtaining of the corresponding permits before the Dominican aviation entities (Specialized Security and Civil Aviation Corps, Board of Civil Aviation and the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation), to start the Madrid-Punta Cana routes. Eventually and as a result of the Client’s success, Gina has assisted the Client in the processes of amendments to the permits issued to incorporate the Santo Domingo route. Likewise, she has assisted the Client in multiple processes associated with aviation operations, such as requests for special permits, registration and modifications of wet lease agreements, frequency variation permits and notification of flight plans and programs. For this Client, Gina also assists in the preparation of the opening of a new division of another Group company for the implementation of flights with the airline based in Portugal.

Non-profit Organization

Gina assists a Client that belongs to a Corporate Group of French and American capital, for the incorporation of a non-profit association that promotes responsible consumption and collaborative actions together with other actors in the sector, with a view to working together with the Dominican Government for the implementation of measures and education according to the SDG Objectives related to sustainability and responsibility within ESG actions. To this end, according to the Client’s needs, Gina has structured the association’s operating scheme, preparing, and agreeing on the actions, administration and operations in the company’s incorporation documents, after recommending the viable options for registration of the distinctive signs that will identify the campaigns and strategies of this foundation.

Compliance

Gina assisted the client, a multinational company of Spanish capital, in the process of review and adaptation in the Dominican companies of the Corporate Group, its Corporate Compliance Program, in accordance with Dominican laws, in matters of conduct, protection of confidential information, money laundering, anti-corruption, industrial and intellectual property and data protection, environmental protection and crime prevention. Likewise, she prepared for the Client the minutes and corporate documents of good corporate governance and appointment of the compliance officer.

Contracts

Gina has reviewed, adjusted and negotiated for the Client who owns land with a tourist vocation, a Memorandum of Understanding for their exploitation with a view to implementing a scenario of thematic experiences in the development of corporate events, and at the same time guaranteeing hotel reservations in a tourist complex owned by the Client. For this purpose, according to the initial negotiations between the parties, Gina proposed the terms and conditions with legal guarantees and rights in favor of the Client to ensure compliance with the agreements to be structured and implemented in a long-term relationship, and with particular conditions related to obtaining permits and permitted improvements within the land.

In terms of contracts, her expertise is particularly focused on Law 173 issues. In this area, Gina has stood out for offering advice to her local and international clients in processes of design, negotiation and registration of agency, distribution and representative contracts. under this special regulation. She has also directed negotiation, conciliation and termination processes, as well as assignments of rights and restructuring of contracts of this nature, guaranteeing in accordance with the interest of her clients regarding their registrability.

Corporate

Gina has identified the best corporate and tax structure for a German capital client of consulting specialized in certification for the creation of a permanent establishment on one of the companies of the Group located in Spain, so that it can offer in the Dominican Republic consulting services to the Dominican State under a contract of RD$10,200,000.00.

Gina offered a Venezuelan and American investment Client, corporate structuring and corporate transformation to establish a new business model, with the design of a shareholders agreement and resale agreements to guarantee personalized operational functionality according to the needs of the client. Client, avoiding in any case the change of control of the company and the dilution of the participation of the founding shareholders.

Legal Due Diligence

Gina has designed and leads the work together with the Alburquerque team, the structuring for a US capital Client in a legal Due Diligence process that covers corporate, contractual, fiscal, labor, litigious and real estate issues, for the purpose of conducting an audit and execute the regularization of the legal status of two companies and their movable and immovable assets that include a hotel project, and the forecast and solution to current and eventual contingencies of the same, for the sale of a hotel development and a condominium of tourist villas valued at USD$4,336,506.

Private international law

Gina has offered advice, consultancy and the design and implementation of strategies to Clients regarding the application, enforceability and opposability of international free trade agreements to which the Dominican Republic is a party, such as CAFTA-DR, EPA, Agreement of Double Taxation between the Kingdom of Spain and the Dominican Republic, Double Taxation Agreement between the Dominican Republic and Canada, Partial Scope Agreement between the Dominican Republic and Canada.

Energy

Gina assisted a Client owner of a hotel establishment in Santo Domingo, to manage and obtain the transfer in his favor of the status of Non-Regulated User (UNR) in the Wholesale Electricity Market (MEM) before the Superintendence of Electricity, after a joint action with technical advisers that would allow accounting and projecting the appropriate technical and material aspects to guarantee the successful transfer in favor of the Client, considering the breaches and risks of the operation by the previous concession holder. Thus, the Client has wide freedom and management to contract an Energy agreement for the supply in favourable conditions and rates.

Gina assumed the direction and negotiation of a sale process of a solar renewable energy project located in the southern part of the country, for which purpose she represented the Client in the process of reviewing the agreements and negotiating the terms of the sale in adherence to the best interests of the Client, including share transfer agreements, energy management agreement, Term sheet on the project management trust. Term sheet of the EPC agreement, share pledge agreement, lease agreement and other terms of the operation, in the midst of the process of obtaining permits by the electricity authorities, in adherence to the provisions of the energy regulations and in particularly renewables.

ESG

As part of the implementation of the ESG culture, Gina has actively collaborated with multiple multinational and national clients seeking to improve their environmental, social and corporate governance perspectives, advising them on their adaptation to these criteria with a view to supporting them in responsible management. and based on the Sustainable Development Goals and emerging regulations related to sustainability.

Project Finance

For a Client, Gina negotiated the structuring of agreements and structuring of the guarantees of a syndicated loan with two banks, one with Dominican capital and the other Panamanian, even achieving the acceptability of the creditors to register a mortgage in second rank, for a loan of USD$42,500,000,000, under the premise of negotiating and obtaining the cancellation of a pre-existing first-rank mortgage, which was also managed and achieved by Gina.

Gina has assisted a multinational Client of Spanish capital in the Tourism sector that has 72 hotels around the World in the strategy and negotiation of a financing contract with real and pledge guarantees for the sum of USD$330,000,000.00 to obtain a loan with Banco Popular Dominicano for the development of a new hotel project in the Punta Cana area.
Tax

Gina designed, along with the Managing Partner of the Firm and expert advisors in tax strategy as well as the counterparty’s lawyers, the corporate and tax architecture to achieve the transfer of companies, shares, real estate and movable assets between two companies part of a Corporate Group formed by two families that decided to separate their businesses, whose net assets were valued at USD$15,640,000. To this effect, Gina proposed and prepared the documents to create a transfer strategy based on partial operations of swaps, purchases and contributions in nature, thus reducing the tax burden on clients of both parties in adherence to current Dominican regulations.

Real Estate

Gina assisted the Client in a complex process of radiation of a first rank mortgage on one of her properties registered for the sum of USD$49,700,000.00 in favor of a mortgagee consisting of a financial intermediation entity that had been forcibly liquidated after a intervention by the Superintendency of Banks. For this purpose, Gina was able to identify, within the liquidation process before the Superintendency, the possible assignees of the debtor portfolios of the foreclosed entity, and after an exhaustive investigation and negotiation with two pre-existing banking entities, the holder of the mortgage was located, in whose process Gina managed to reveal the pre-existing balance by the Client of said guarantee, for which purpose she was able to obtain the cancellation documents of the aforementioned guarantee, for the benefit of the Client.

Foreign investment

Gina has advised a Client to register his direct foreign investment for RD$57,000,000.00, in injection of capital to a Dominican company in the Retail sector. She has also advised him on the benefits for the company and its management staff on said registry.

M&A

Gina has identified the risks and contingencies in an operation of interest in M&A for a Client of Spanish capital from the tourism sector that has decided to acquire 80% of the capital of a Dominican company that owns assets of great value and particular benefits, concession contracts, as well as special permits related to the exploitation of tourist excursions in a protected area with restricted tourist activities. For this purpose, Gina proposed to the Client the structure of the works under the Legal Project Management modality, beginning with the execution of a Legal Due Diligence and identification of risks and contingencies in the operation and the acquired company; was in charge of agreeing with the Client and negotiating with the counterparty the conditions of the purchase contract. In addition, and considering Gina’s proposal on the best investment strategy, she executed the termination of a previous promise to purchase agreement and prepared the appropriate documents for the execution of a coherent process. To this end, she also prepared all the corporate documentation and directs the registration and change of ownership processes before the corresponding entities.

Regarding M&A, Gina received a request from a multinational Client of German and Spanish capital with a presence in the Dominican Republic that has decided to reorganize its operations in the national territory, closing its tourist transport division. For these purposes, Gina evaluated for the Client the best structure for the sale of the fleet of 48 company vehicles, valued at USD$1,000,000.00, including the tax and corporate implications of a previous corporate structuring that was still in the process of execution. For this purpose, and based on the agreements with the counterparty, Gina designed an agreement for the Client for the sale of its movable assets with an unpaid seller’s privilege and oppositions to transfer, until the guarantee of the total balance of the operation was guaranteed. With this transaction, the Client has achieved a satisfactory and timely sale, with sufficient guarantees of receiving the balance that will allow him to have greater liquidity and continue his exploitation of the other operations of the company, aligned with his operating strategies.

Gina prepared and negotiated with the counterparty for the benefit of the multinational Client with French capital, from the hypermarket sector, an M&A project for the partial acquisition of goodwill of a Dominican supermarket for USD$400,000.00. To this end, the Client, as part of his business expansion strategy in the Dominican Republic, needed a commercial point in the city of Santo Domingo, for which Gina, together with the Firm’s team, identified in advance the potential risks of the acquisition through the execution of a legal corporate, fiscal, labor, industrial property, contractual and litigious Due Diligence, presenting the points of negotiation to include in the purchase and sale contract that she designed and negotiated with the counterparty for the benefit of the Client, with withholdings, deductions and adequate guarantees.

Intellectual property

In this case, Gina assisted the client, a Dominican Multiple Bank, in the review and update of its scheme of commercial technology contracts, for the implementation of a new structure of agreements for the development, implementation and maintenance of a new technological platform that allows the Client to offer its clients banking services. For this purpose, Gina analyzed and issued legal opinions on the structure of previous agreements, proposed the mechanisms for their termination preserving the Client’s guarantees, and worked together with the Client and in negotiation with the counterparty, the new agreements that include licenses of exploitation, protection of data and rights, and modifications and ownership of copyrights on the developments on the digital platform, also providing for the transfer of the patrimonial rights of intellectual property and execution schemes in the event of a change of control or conditions of execution of agreements.

Tourism

Gina assisted a multinational client with French capital, within the tourism sector, through the execution of Legal Project Management, with the construction and start-up of a hotel complex with an investment of USD$403,000,000.00. To this end, Gina supported the Client and structured, together with the surveyors and architects, the master plans and documents to request and obtain construction permits from the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of the Environment, the Higüey and Boca de Yuma City Halls, and the Ministry of Public Works for the execution of the works. In addition, he negotiated and mediated with the construction company for the construction of the project. Gina also got involved in mediation with the Macao community and the authorities to reconcile the approval of the new work. On the other hand, Gina negotiated on behalf of the Client a management agreement for the administration and operation of the first of the 3 Hotels that would make up the complex, and its subsequent Addenda. Also, Gina has mediated on behalf of the Client for the regeneration of mangroves, adaptation and mobilization of informal businesses and investments made by the Client as part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, in support of the initiative of the Beach Regeneration plan. initiated by the Ministry of Tourism, particularly on the areas surrounding your property. As well, Gina has actively collaborated with the Client with the support, consultancy, management and preservation of the CONFOTUR Qualification in the processes that affect the land and particularly the project.

Free trade zone

Gina has assisted an international Client with a Panamanian parent company and who is dedicated to Call Center services, to open a branch in the Dominican Republic and eventual change of address for the implementation of a special free zone for services outside the free zone park . To this end, Gina assisted the client with the negotiation of a space lease contract and prepared the application file for the Client to obtain a free zone license, submitting the applications to the corresponding entities. Likewise, and as part of the process, she issued operational recommendations and designed the technical profile for the Client to make the project viable and obtain approval in accordance with Dominican regulations. Eventually, Gina was in charge of processing the specific permits at the Ministry of Finance and the General Directorate of Internal Revenue for the granting of the tax exemption card.

Administrative

Gina assisted, along with the Corporate Business team to the Client who was awarded a public tender for the contracting of health services awarded for the sum of RD$105,600,000.00, in a defense process against an administrative appeal filed by the counterparty in which we obtained cause gain. Eventually, Gina once again assumed the defense of the Client in an appeal filed before the General Directorate of Purchasing and Contracting and at the same time filed a defense against a precautionary measure that sought to suspend the execution of the contract awarded for the benefit of the Client. In both instances and actions, Gina worked on the strategy and assumed the defense to protect the Client’s interests that have been successfully preserved.

Customs

Gina has assisted a Client in a Customs fiscal administrative process before the General Directorate of Customs for the effect of a process of inspection of imports of lingerie products in which the Tax Administration reliquidated imports for a period of 2 years, at which effect issued a certificate of tax debt to the detriment of the Client for the sum of USD$495,000.00. Gina actively participated together with the Customs Agents in the administrative conciliation process, and eventually prepared and argued the defense bases against the decision, in an administrative reconsideration process, under Customs Law 4789, and the GATT Agreement on 1994, as well as other special customs regulations. Gina eventually filed on behalf of the Client, an appeal for retardation, and an eventual contentious-administrative appeal, and is currently leading an appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice to guarantee recognition of the transaction values embodied in the Client’s import documents.

Aviation

Gina supported a multinational company of Spanish capital belonging to the Tourism sector, to install and obtain permits for its first international airline for regular flights in the Aviation sector. For this purpose, Gina led the processes of opening a branch in the Dominican Republic of the foreign capital company, and then the structuring, request and obtaining of the corresponding permits before the Dominican aviation entities (Specialized Security and Civil Aviation Corps, Board of Civil Aviation and the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation), to start the Madrid-Punta Cana routes. Eventually and as a result of the Client’s success, Gina has assisted the Client in the processes of amendments to the permits issued to incorporate the Santo Domingo route. Likewise, she has assisted the Client in multiple processes associated with aviation operations, such as requests for special permits, registration and modifications of wet lease agreements, frequency variation permits and notification of flight plans and programs. For this Client, Gina also assists in the preparation of the opening of a new division of another Group company for the implementation of flights with the airline based in Portugal.

Non-profit Organization

Gina assists a Client that belongs to a Corporate Group of French and American capital, for the incorporation of a non-profit association that promotes responsible consumption and collaborative actions together with other actors in the sector, with a view to working together with the Dominican Government for the implementation of measures and education according to the SDG Objectives related to sustainability and responsibility within ESG actions. To this end, according to the Client’s needs, Gina has structured the association’s operating scheme, preparing, and agreeing on the actions, administration and operations in the company’s incorporation documents, after recommending the viable options for registration of the distinctive signs that will identify the campaigns and strategies of this foundation.

Compliance

Gina assisted the client, a multinational company of Spanish capital, in the process of review and adaptation in the Dominican companies of the Corporate Group, its Corporate Compliance Program, in accordance with Dominican laws, in matters of conduct, protection of confidential information, money laundering, anti-corruption, industrial and intellectual property and data protection, environmental protection and crime prevention. Likewise, she prepared for the Client the minutes and corporate documents of good corporate governance and appointment of the compliance officer.

Contracts

Gina has reviewed, adjusted and negotiated for the Client who owns land with a tourist vocation, a Memorandum of Understanding for their exploitation with a view to implementing a scenario of thematic experiences in the development of corporate events, and at the same time guaranteeing hotel reservations in a tourist complex owned by the Client. For this purpose, according to the initial negotiations between the parties, Gina proposed the terms and conditions with legal guarantees and rights in favor of the Client to ensure compliance with the agreements to be structured and implemented in a long-term relationship, and with particular conditions related to obtaining permits and permitted improvements within the land.

In terms of contracts, her expertise is particularly focused on Law 173 issues. In this area, Gina has stood out for offering advice to her local and international clients in processes of design, negotiation and registration of agency, distribution and representative contracts. under this special regulation. She has also directed negotiation, conciliation and termination processes, as well as assignments of rights and restructuring of contracts of this nature, guaranteeing in accordance with the interest of her clients regarding their registrability.

Corporate

Gina has identified the best corporate and tax structure for a German capital client of consulting specialized in certification for the creation of a permanent establishment on one of the companies of the Group located in Spain, so that it can offer in the Dominican Republic consulting services to the Dominican State under a contract of RD$10,200,000.00.

Gina offered a Venezuelan and American investment Client, corporate structuring and corporate transformation to establish a new business model, with the design of a shareholders agreement and resale agreements to guarantee personalized operational functionality according to the needs of the client. Client, avoiding in any case the change of control of the company and the dilution of the participation of the founding shareholders.

Legal Due Diligence

Gina has designed and leads the work together with the Alburquerque team, the structuring for a US capital Client in a legal Due Diligence process that covers corporate, contractual, fiscal, labor, litigious and real estate issues, for the purpose of conducting an audit and execute the regularization of the legal status of two companies and their movable and immovable assets that include a hotel project, and the forecast and solution to current and eventual contingencies of the same, for the sale of a hotel development and a condominium of tourist villas valued at USD$4,336,506.

Private international law

Gina has offered advice, consultancy and the design and implementation of strategies to Clients regarding the application, enforceability and opposability of international free trade agreements to which the Dominican Republic is a party, such as CAFTA-DR, EPA, Agreement of Double Taxation between the Kingdom of Spain and the Dominican Republic, Double Taxation Agreement between the Dominican Republic and Canada, Partial Scope Agreement between the Dominican Republic and Canada.

Energy

Gina assisted a Client owner of a hotel establishment in Santo Domingo, to manage and obtain the transfer in his favor of the status of Non-Regulated User (UNR) in the Wholesale Electricity Market (MEM) before the Superintendence of Electricity, after a joint action with technical advisers that would allow accounting and projecting the appropriate technical and material aspects to guarantee the successful transfer in favor of the Client, considering the breaches and risks of the operation by the previous concession holder. Thus, the Client has wide freedom and management to contract an Energy agreement for the supply in favourable conditions and rates.

Gina assumed the direction and negotiation of a sale process of a solar renewable energy project located in the southern part of the country, for which purpose she represented the Client in the process of reviewing the agreements and negotiating the terms of the sale in adherence to the best interests of the Client, including share transfer agreements, energy management agreement, Term sheet on the project management trust. Term sheet of the EPC agreement, share pledge agreement, lease agreement and other terms of the operation, in the midst of the process of obtaining permits by the electricity authorities, in adherence to the provisions of the energy regulations and in particularly renewables.

ESG

As part of the implementation of the ESG culture, Gina has actively collaborated with multiple multinational and national clients seeking to improve their environmental, social and corporate governance perspectives, advising them on their adaptation to these criteria with a view to supporting them in responsible management. and based on the Sustainable Development Goals and emerging regulations related to sustainability.

Project Finance

For a Client, Gina negotiated the structuring of agreements and structuring of the guarantees of a syndicated loan with two banks, one with Dominican capital and the other Panamanian, even achieving the acceptability of the creditors to register a mortgage in second rank, for a loan of USD$42,500,000,000, under the premise of negotiating and obtaining the cancellation of a pre-existing first-rank mortgage, which was also managed and achieved by Gina.

Gina has assisted a multinational Client of Spanish capital in the Tourism sector that has 72 hotels around the World in the strategy and negotiation of a financing contract with real and pledge guarantees for the sum of USD$330,000,000.00 to obtain a loan with Banco Popular Dominicano for the development of a new hotel project in the Punta Cana area.
Tax

Gina designed, along with the Managing Partner of the Firm and expert advisors in tax strategy as well as the counterparty’s lawyers, the corporate and tax architecture to achieve the transfer of companies, shares, real estate and movable assets between two companies part of a Corporate Group formed by two families that decided to separate their businesses, whose net assets were valued at USD$15,640,000. To this effect, Gina proposed and prepared the documents to create a transfer strategy based on partial operations of swaps, purchases and contributions in nature, thus reducing the tax burden on clients of both parties in adherence to current Dominican regulations.

Real Estate

Gina assisted the Client in a complex process of radiation of a first rank mortgage on one of her properties registered for the sum of USD$49,700,000.00 in favor of a mortgagee consisting of a financial intermediation entity that had been forcibly liquidated after a intervention by the Superintendency of Banks. For this purpose, Gina was able to identify, within the liquidation process before the Superintendency, the possible assignees of the debtor portfolios of the foreclosed entity, and after an exhaustive investigation and negotiation with two pre-existing banking entities, the holder of the mortgage was located, in whose process Gina managed to reveal the pre-existing balance by the Client of said guarantee, for which purpose she was able to obtain the cancellation documents of the aforementioned guarantee, for the benefit of the Client.

Foreign investment

Gina has advised a Client to register his direct foreign investment for RD$57,000,000.00, in injection of capital to a Dominican company in the Retail sector. She has also advised him on the benefits for the company and its management staff on said registry.

M&A

Gina has identified the risks and contingencies in an operation of interest in M&A for a Client of Spanish capital from the tourism sector that has decided to acquire 80% of the capital of a Dominican company that owns assets of great value and particular benefits, concession contracts, as well as special permits related to the exploitation of tourist excursions in a protected area with restricted tourist activities. For this purpose, Gina proposed to the Client the structure of the works under the Legal Project Management modality, beginning with the execution of a Legal Due Diligence and identification of risks and contingencies in the operation and the acquired company; was in charge of agreeing with the Client and negotiating with the counterparty the conditions of the purchase contract. In addition, and considering Gina’s proposal on the best investment strategy, she executed the termination of a previous promise to purchase agreement and prepared the appropriate documents for the execution of a coherent process. To this end, she also prepared all the corporate documentation and directs the registration and change of ownership processes before the corresponding entities.

Regarding M&A, Gina received a request from a multinational Client of German and Spanish capital with a presence in the Dominican Republic that has decided to reorganize its operations in the national territory, closing its tourist transport division. For these purposes, Gina evaluated for the Client the best structure for the sale of the fleet of 48 company vehicles, valued at USD$1,000,000.00, including the tax and corporate implications of a previous corporate structuring that was still in the process of execution. For this purpose, and based on the agreements with the counterparty, Gina designed an agreement for the Client for the sale of its movable assets with an unpaid seller’s privilege and oppositions to transfer, until the guarantee of the total balance of the operation was guaranteed. With this transaction, the Client has achieved a satisfactory and timely sale, with sufficient guarantees of receiving the balance that will allow him to have greater liquidity and continue his exploitation of the other operations of the company, aligned with his operating strategies.

Gina prepared and negotiated with the counterparty for the benefit of the multinational Client with French capital, from the hypermarket sector, an M&A project for the partial acquisition of goodwill of a Dominican supermarket for USD$400,000.00. To this end, the Client, as part of his business expansion strategy in the Dominican Republic, needed a commercial point in the city of Santo Domingo, for which Gina, together with the Firm’s team, identified in advance the potential risks of the acquisition through the execution of a legal corporate, fiscal, labor, industrial property, contractual and litigious Due Diligence, presenting the points of negotiation to include in the purchase and sale contract that she designed and negotiated with the counterparty for the benefit of the Client, with withholdings, deductions and adequate guarantees.

Intellectual property

In this case, Gina assisted the client, a Dominican Multiple Bank, in the review and update of its scheme of commercial technology contracts, for the implementation of a new structure of agreements for the development, implementation and maintenance of a new technological platform that allows the Client to offer its clients banking services. For this purpose, Gina analyzed and issued legal opinions on the structure of previous agreements, proposed the mechanisms for their termination preserving the Client’s guarantees, and worked together with the Client and in negotiation with the counterparty, the new agreements that include licenses of exploitation, protection of data and rights, and modifications and ownership of copyrights on the developments on the digital platform, also providing for the transfer of the patrimonial rights of intellectual property and execution schemes in the event of a change of control or conditions of execution of agreements.

Tourism

Gina assisted a multinational client with French capital, within the tourism sector, through the execution of Legal Project Management, with the construction and start-up of a hotel complex with an investment of USD$403,000,000.00. To this end, Gina supported the Client and structured, together with the surveyors and architects, the master plans and documents to request and obtain construction permits from the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of the Environment, the Higüey and Boca de Yuma City Halls, and the Ministry of Public Works for the execution of the works. In addition, he negotiated and mediated with the construction company for the construction of the project. Gina also got involved in mediation with the Macao community and the authorities to reconcile the approval of the new work. On the other hand, Gina negotiated on behalf of the Client a management agreement for the administration and operation of the first of the 3 Hotels that would make up the complex, and its subsequent Addenda. Also, Gina has mediated on behalf of the Client for the regeneration of mangroves, adaptation and mobilization of informal businesses and investments made by the Client as part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, in support of the initiative of the Beach Regeneration plan. initiated by the Ministry of Tourism, particularly on the areas surrounding your property. As well, Gina has actively collaborated with the Client with the support, consultancy, management and preservation of the CONFOTUR Qualification in the processes that affect the land and particularly the project.

Free trade zone

Gina has assisted an international Client with a Panamanian parent company and who is dedicated to Call Center services, to open a branch in the Dominican Republic and eventual change of address for the implementation of a special free zone for services outside the free zone park . To this end, Gina assisted the client with the negotiation of a space lease contract and prepared the application file for the Client to obtain a free zone license, submitting the applications to the corresponding entities. Likewise, and as part of the process, she issued operational recommendations and designed the technical profile for the Client to make the project viable and obtain approval in accordance with Dominican regulations. Eventually, Gina was in charge of processing the specific permits at the Ministry of Finance and the General Directorate of Internal Revenue for the granting of the tax exemption card.

Interview: Business Succession or the moment to pass the torch to the next generation.

Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in the Dominican Republic Magazine, August 2023 edition

The importance of investor wealth planning in the Dominican Republic – Revista Mercado, 2020

New law on commercial restructuring – District, 2017

Preferential rules of origin and their application in the Dominican Republic – 2017

Legal due diligence – Revista Mercado, 2016

Customs processes in the implementation of free trade agreements – Revista Mercado, 2015

Arbitration as an alternative method of dispute resolution in the area of Industrial Property – Postgraduate thesis, 2012

Real Estate purchase in the Dominican Republic – Punta Cana Lifestyle Real Estate, 2011

How to invest in the Dominican Republic – 2008

Arbitration in insurance contracts – Undergraduate thesis, 2006

Publications:

The importance of investor wealth planning in the Dominican Republic – Revista Mercado, 2020

New law on commercial restructuring – District, 2017

Preferential rules of origin and their application in the Dominican Republic – 2017

Legal due diligence – Revista Mercado, 2016

Customs processes in the implementation of free trade agreements – Revista Mercado, 2015

Arbitration as an alternative method of dispute resolution in the area of Industrial Property – Postgraduate thesis, 2012

Real Estate purchase in the Dominican Republic – Punta Cana Lifestyle Real Estate, 2011

How to invest in the Dominican Republic – 2008

Arbitration in insurance contracts – Undergraduate thesis, 2006

Panelist:

Webinar Law of Revalorization of patrimony- Coordinator and Moderator with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic, 2022

Webinar Law and Rules of Solid Disposals- Coordinator and Moderator for the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic, 2022

Webinar Doing business in the Dominican Republic. Export Booster Initiative, Ministry of Trade and Industry in Trinidad and Tobago, and ExporTT, 2021

Workshop about Food Law in Latin America – Law School of the LUISS University at Rome, Italy, 2020

Business legal strategy – Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio en la República Dominicana, 2020

Preventive measures to avoid corporate liquidation: corporate reorganization and commercial restructuring in the face of the COVID-19 scenario – British Chamber of Commerce of the Dominicana Republic, 2020

Wealth planning strategies in Spain and the Dominican Republic – Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España en la República, 2019

Tax incentive workshop – Cámara de Comercio e Industria Germano Dominicana, 2019

Competitive policies or competitive firms: Which comes first? – Oxford University at Dominican Week at United Kingdom by BRITCHAMDR, 2018

Legal Framework of SMEs in the Dominican Republic: What We Should Know. Business Wheel for SMEs – Cámara de Comercio Americana en la República Dominicana (AMCHAMDR), 2016.

Why and how to invest in the Dominican Republic? – Cámara de Comercio Americana en la República Dominicana (AMCHAMDR), 2016

How to do business in the Dominican Republic – Misión Comercial El Salvador, 2015

Presentation Legal Guide for Foreign Investor in the Dominican Republic – Misión Comercial de El Salvador, 2011

Exporters Mission Information and communication technology sector in the Dominican Republic – PROCOMER, 2010

How to do business in the Dominican Republic – Misión Comercial El Salvador, 2010

Workshops:

Legal Process Improvement Professional- International Institute of Legal Project Management, 2022.

Legal Project Practitioner – International Institute of Legal Project Management, 2022.

Terralex Leadership program- Terralex, 2022.

Global Annual Meeting Terralex. Oslo, Norway. July 2022.

Law and Business Week SDN SDQ 2021

Management and leadership program. 2021

Trust: Structuring, operation, investment and project financing – Gaceta Judicial, 2020

Tax Law and Tax Litigation – Gaceta Judicial, 2019

Modern Family Business Management – Integral Training Solutions (INTRAS), 2018

Regime for restructuring and liquidation of companies and traders: New legal framework, principles, procedure and implementing framework – Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), 2015

Tourism Law – Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) y Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), 2013

Act for the development of real estate strategies: mortgages and trusts – Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), 2013

XL International Law Course, Dominican Republic Fellow – – Organización de Estados Americanos, 2013.

Business Reorganization Opportunities and Challenges – Instituto OMG, 2012

The Commercial Restructuring and its impact on business in the Dominican Republic – Instituto OMG, 2012

Member of the Legal Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic (BRITCHAMDR).

Member of the Legal Committee of the Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in the Dominican Republic (CAMACOES). Coordinator of Committee 2020-2022

The Legal 500- Corporate and M&A 2022

The Legal 500- Real Estate and Tourism 2022

The Legal 500-Tax

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Coordina un equipo de excelentes abogados que asesoran en el área de Negocios Corporativos para ofrecer a los clientes servicios integrales en materias que abarcan la gestión comercial y los negocios.

Dirige su práctica implementando los servicios bajo Project management y process improvement para múltiples proyectos de los Clientes, estableciendo metas y registros de las operaciones jurídicas que involucran el proyecto, evaluando y anticipando los riesgos de las operaciones, bajo planes de monitoreo y comunicación, aportando valor agregado al cliente con las herramientas de óptima ejecución de proyectos, minimizando así la variabilidad de éxitos esperado.

En el ejercicio profesional, se destaca su participación en negociaciones de envergadura para la adquisición y desarrollo de importantes proyectos de inversión en el territorio nacional, así como su participación en la compra y venta de desarrollos del sector turístico, incluyendo el diseño e implementación para la gestión jurídica de proyectos, desde la debida diligencia, pasando por la asistencia en el financiamiento, la construcción, la gestión y obtención de los permisos y licencias, y las negociaciones de acuerdos para la construcción y puesta en marcha de los mismos.

Además centra su actividad en la consultoría y elaboración de estrategias para la implementación de estructuras corporativas y puesta en marcha de negocios de toda índole en materias societaria y fiscal, incluyendo procesos de M&A, la reorganización de grupos corporativos y la preparación corporativa para la reestructuración de empresas y grupos multinacionales, así como la asesoría en materia impositiva para el aprovechamiento de incentivos fiscales y la maximización de beneficios amparados en la legislación vigente.

Su experiencia abarca la asesoría a negocios de gestión familiar así como a grandes empresas nacionales e internacionales en rubros tan diversos como industrial, servicios, zonas francas y financiero, entre otros.

Programa Experto en Inteligencia Artificial en las Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2024

Programa Legal Project Management &Process Improvement- IE Law School Executive Education, 2022

Magíster en Derecho de los Negocios y Litigación Internacional – Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de España y la Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2012

Licenciada en Derecho Summa Cum Laude – Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2006

Administrativo

Gina asistió con el equipo de Negocios Corporativos al Cliente adjudicatario de una licitación pública para la contratación de servicios de salud adjudicado por la suma de RD$105,600,000.00, en un proceso de defensa a un recurso de impugnación administrativo interpuesto por la contraparte en el cual obtuvimos ganancia de causa. Eventualmente Gina asumió nuevamente la defensa del Cliente en un recurso de apelación interpuesto ante la Dirección General de Compras y Contrataciones y a la vez interpuso una defensa sobre medida cautelar que procuraba la suspensión de la ejecución del contrato adjudicado en beneficio del Cliente. En ambas instancias y acciones, Gina trabajó la estrategia y asumió la defensa para proteger los intereses del Cliente que exitosamente han sido preservados.

Aduanal

Gina ha asistido a un Cliente en un proceso administrativo fiscal Aduanal ante la Dirección General de Aduanas por efecto de un proceso de fiscalización de importaciones de productos de lencería en el cual la Administracion tributaria reliquidó las importaciones de un periodo de 2 años, a cuyo efecto emitió un certificado de deuda tributaria en detrimento del Cliente por la suma de USD$495,000.00. Gina participó activamente junto a los Agentes aduanales en el proceso de conciliación administrativa, y eventualmente preparó y argumentó las bases de defensa contra la decisión, en un proceso de reconsideración administrativa, al amparo de la Ley 4789 de Aduanas, y el Acuerdo del GATT de 1994, así como otras normas especiales en materia aduanera. Eventualmente Gina interpuso en representación del Cliente, un recurso de retardación, y un eventual recurso contencioso administrativo, y dirige actualmente un recurso de Casación ante la Suprema Corte de Justicia para garantizar el reconocimiento de los valores de transacción plasmados en los documentos de importación del Cliente.

Aviación

Gina apoyó a una empresa multinacional de capital español perteneciente al sector Turismo, a instalar y obtener los permisos de su primera aerolínea internacional para vuelos regulares en el sector Aviación. Al efecto, Gina lideró los procesos de apertura de sucursal en la República Dominicana de la sociedad de capital extranjero, y a seguidas la estructuración, solicitud y obtención de los permisos correspondientes ante las entidades dominicanas de aviación (Cuerpo Especializado de Seguridad y Aviación Civil, Junta de Aviación Civil y el Instituto Dominicano de Aviación Civil), para iniciar las rutas Madrid-Punta Cana. Eventualmente y fruto del éxito del Cliente, Gina ha asistido al Cliente en los procesos de enmiendas a los permisos emitidos para incorporar la ruta Santo Domingo. Asimismo, ha asistido al Cliente en múltiples procesos asociados a la operativa de aviación, tales como solicitudes de permisos especiales, registro y modificaciones de wet lease agreements, permisos de variación de frecuencias y notificación de los planes y programas de vuelos. Para este Cliente Gina también asiste en la preparación de la apertura de nueva división de otra empresa del Grupo para la implementación de vuelos con la aerolínea con sede en Portugal.

ASFL

Gina asiste a un Cliente que pertenece a un Grupo Corporativo de capital francés y estadounidense, para la incorporación de una asociación sin fines de lucro que promueve el consumo responsable y las acciones colaborativas junto a otros actores del sector, con miras a trabajar conjuntamente con el Gobierno Dominicano para la implementación de medidas y educación acorde los Objetivos ODS relativos a la sostenibilidad y responsabilidad dentro de las acciones ESG. Al efecto, acorde las necesidades del Cliente, Gina ha estructurado el esquema de funcionamiento de la asociación, preparando y consensuando las acciones, la administración y la operativa en los documentos de incorporación de la sociedad, previa recomendación de las opciones viables de registro de los signos distintivos que identificarán las campañas y las estrategias de esta fundación.

Compliance

Gina asistió al cliente, una empresa multinacional de capital español, en el proceso de revisión y adaptación en las empresas dominicanas del Grupo Corporativo, su Programa de Cumplimiento Corporativo, de conformidad con las leyes dominicanas, en materias de conducta, protección de información confidencial, blanqueo de capitales, anticorrupción, propiedad industrial e intelectual y protección de datos, protección del medio ambiente y prevención de delitos. Asimismo preparó para el cliente las actas y documentos corporativos de buen gobierno corporativo y designación del oficial de cumplimiento.

Contratos

Gina ha revisado, ajustado y negociado para el Cliente propietario de terrenos con vocación turística, un Memorando de Entendimiento para la explotación de los mismos con miras a implementar un escenario de experiencias temáticas en el desarrollo de eventos corporativos, y a la vez garantizar reservas hoteleras en un complejo turístico propiedad del Cliente. Al efecto, conforme las negociaciones iniciales entre las partes, Gina propuso los términos y condiciones con garantías jurídicas y derechos a favor del Cliente para asegurar el cumplimiento de los acuerdos a ser estructurados e implementados en una relación de larga duración, y con condiciones particulares relativas a la obtención de los permisos y las mejoras permitidas dentro de los terrenos.

En materia de contratos, su expertise se centra particularmente en temas de Ley 173. En este tema, Gina se ha destacado por ofrecer asesoría a sus clientes locales e internacionales en procesos de diseño, negociación y registro de contratos de agencia, distribución y representantes al amparo de esta normativa especial. Asimismo ha dirigido procesos de negociación, conciliación y terminación, así como cesiones de derechos y restructuración de contratos de esta naturaleza, garantizando conforme el interés de sus clientes sobre la registrabilidad de los mismos.

Corporativo

Gina ha identificado para un Cliente de capital alemán de consultoría especializada en certificación la mejor estructura corporativa y fiscal para la creación de un establecimiento permanente sobre una de las sociedades del Grupo localizada en España, a fin de que esta pueda ofrecer en la República Dominicana servicios de consultoría al Estado Dominicano bajo un contrato de RD$10,200,000.00.

Gina ofreció a un Cliente de inversión venezolana y estadounidense, a la estructuración corporativa y transformación societaria para establecer un nuevo modelo de negocios, con el diseño de un pacto de accionistas y acuerdos de retroventa para garantizar la funcionalidad operativa personalizada acorde a las necesidades del Cliente, evitando en todo caso el cambio de control de la sociedad y la dilución de la participación de los accionistas fundadores.

Debida Diligencia legal

Gina ha diseñado y dirige los trabajos junto con el equipo Alburquerque la estructuración para un Cliente de capital estadounidense en un proceso de Debida Diligencia legal que abarca temas corporativo, contractual, fiscal, laboral, litigioso e inmobiliario, a los fines de levantar una auditoría y ejecutar la regularización de estatus legal de dos empresas y sus activos muebles e inmuebles que incluyen un proyecto hotelero, y la previsión y solución a las contingencias actuales y eventuales de los mismos, para la venta de un desarrollo hotelero y un condominio de villas turísticas valorados en USD$4,336,506.

Derecho Internacional Privado

Gina ha ofrecido asesoría, consultoría y diseño e implementación de estrategias a los Clientes en materia de aplicación, ejecutoriedad y oponibilidad de los acuerdos internacionales de libre comercio de los que es parte la República Dominicana, tales como CAFTA-DR, EPA, Convenio de Doble Imposición entre el Reino de España y República Dominicana, Acuerdo de Doble Imposición entre República Dominicana y Canadá, Acuerdo de Alcance Parcial entre República Dominicana y Canadá.

Energía

Gina asistió a un Cliente propietario de un establecimiento hotelero en Santo Domingo, a gestionar y obtener la transferencia a su favor de la condición de Usuario No Regulado (UNR) en el Mercado Eléctrico Mayorista (MEM) ante la Superintendencia de Electricidad, luego de una acción conjunta con asesores técnicos que permitieran contabilizar y proyectar los aspectos técnicos y materiales idóneos para garantizar a favor del Cliente el traspaso exitoso considerando los incumplimientos y riesgos de la operación por el titular previo de la concesión. Así el Cliente tiene amplia libertad y manejo para contratar un acuerdo de Energía para el suministro en condiciones y tarifas favorables.

Gina asumió la dirección y negociación de un proceso de venta de un proyecto de energía renovable solar localizado en la parte sur del país, a cuyo efecto representó al Cliente en el proceso de revisión de los acuerdos y negociación de los términos de la compraventa en apego a los mejores intereses del Cliente, incluyendo los acuerdos de transferencia de acciones, acuerdo de gestión de energía, Term sheet sobre el fideicomiso de administración del proyecto. Term sheet del acuerdo de EPC, contrato de prenda de acciones, acuerdo de arrendamiento y demás términos de la operación, en medio del proceso de obtención de los permisos por las autoridades de electricidad, en apego a las disposiciones de las normativas sobre energía y en particular, las renovables.

ESG

Como parte de la implementación de la cultura de ESG, Gina ha colaborado activamente con múltiples clientes multinacionales y nacionales que buscan mejorar sus perspectivas medioambiental, social y de gobernanza corporativa, asesorándoles en su adecuación a estos criterios con miras a apoyarles en una gestión responsable y basada en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y la normativa emergente relacionada con la sostenibilidad.

Financiero

Para un Cliente, Gina negoció la estructuración de acuerdos y estructuración de las garantías de un préstamo sindicado con dos bancos, uno de capital dominicano y otro panameño, logrando incluso la aceptabilidad de los acreedores de inscribir hipoteca en segundo rango, para un préstamo de USD$42,500,000.000, bajo la premisa de negociar y obtener la cancelación de una hipoteca preexistente en primer rango, lo cual fue gestionado y logrado también por Gina.

Gina ha asistido a un Cliente multinacional de capital español del sector Turismo que cuenta con 72 hoteles alrededor del Mundo en la estrategia y negociación de un contrato de financiamiento con garantías reales y prendarias por la suma de USD$330,000,000.00 para obtener un préstamo con el Banco Popular Dominicano para el desarrollo de un nuevo proyecto hotelero en la zona de Punta Cana.

Fiscal

Gina diseñó, junto con el Socio Director de la Firma y asesores expertos en estrategia fiscal así como los abogados de la contraparte, la arquitectura corporativa y fiscal para lograr la transferencia de sociedades, acciones, inmuebles y activos mobiliarios entre dos sociedades parte de un Grupo Corporativo formado por dos familias que decidieron separar sus negocios, cuyos activos netos fueron valorados en USD$15,640,000. Al efecto, Gina propuso y al efecto preparó los documentos para crear una estrategia de transferencia basada en operaciones parciales de permutas, compraventas y aportes en naturaleza, reduciendo así la carga fiscal a los clientes de ambas partes en apego a la normativa dominicana vigente.

Inmobiliario

Gina asistió al Cliente en un proceso complejo de radiación de una hipoteca en primer rango sobre uno de sus inmuebles inscrita por la suma de USD$49,700,000.00 a favor de un acreedor hipotecario consistente en una entidad de intermediación financiera que había sido liquidada forzosamente luego de una intervención por la Superintendencia de Bancos. Al efecto, Gina logró identificar dentro del proceso de liquidación ante la Superintendencia, los posibles cesionarios de las carteras de deudores dela entidad ejecutada, y luego de una exhaustiva investigación y negociación con dos entidades bancarias prexistentes, fue ubicada la titular de la hipoteca, en cuyo proceso Gina logró develar el saldo preexistente por el Cliente de dicha garantía, a cuyo efecto logró obtener los documentos de cancelación d la referida garantía, en beneficio del Cliente.

Inversión Extranjera

Gina ha asesorado a un Cliente para el registro de su inversión extranjera directa por RD$57,000,000.00, en inyección de capital a una sociedad dominicana del sector Retail. Asimismo le ha asesorado en los beneficios para la empresa y su personal directivo sobre dicho registro.

M&A

Gina ha identificado los riesgos y contingencias en una operación de interés en M&A para un Cliente de capital español del sector turismo que ha decidido adquirir el 80% del capital de una compañía dominicana propietaria de activos de gran valor y beneficios particulares, contratos de concesión, así como permisos especiales relativos a la explotación de excursiones turísticas en una zona protegida con actividades turísticas restringidas. A este efecto, Gina propuso al Cliente la estructura de los trabajos bajo la modalidad de Legal Project Management, iniciando con la ejecución de una Debida Diligencia Legal e identificación de riesgos y contingencias en la operación y la empresa adquirida; se encargó de consensuar con el Cliente y negociar con la contraparte las condiciones del contrato de compraventa. Además, y considerando la propuesta de Gina sobre la mejor estrategia de inversión, ejecutó la rescisión de un acuerdo previo de promesa de compraventa y preparó los documentos idóneos para la ejecución de un proceso coherente. Al efecto, también preparó toda la documentación corporativa y dirige los procesos de inscripción y cambio de titularidad ante las entidades correspondientes.

En materia de M&A, Gina recibió la solicitud de un Cliente multinacional de capitales alemán y español con presencia en la República Dominicana que ha decidido reorganizar sus operaciones en el territorio nacional, clausurando su división de transporte turístico. A esos efectos, Gina evaluó para el Cliente la mejor estructura para la venta de la flota de 48 vehículos de la empresa, valorada en USD$1,000,000.00, incluyendo las implicaciones fiscales y corporativas de una estructuración societaria previa que aun se encontraba en proceso de ejecución. Al efecto, y en base a los acuerdos con la contraparte, Gina diseñó para el Cliente un acuerdo para la venta de sus activos mobiliarios con un privilegio de vendedor no pagado y oposiciones a traspaso, hasta tener la garantía del saldo total de la operación. Con esta transacción, el Cliente ha logrado una venta satisfactoria y oportuna, con las garantías suficientes de recibir el saldo que le permitan contar con mayor liquidez y continuar su explotación de las demás operaciones de la empresa, alineado con sus estrategias de operación.

Gina preparó y negoció con la contraparte en beneficio del Cliente multinacional de capital francés, del sector hipermercado, un proyecto de M&A para la adquisición parcial de fondo de comercio de un supermercado dominicano por unos USD$400,000.00. Al efecto, el Cliente como parte de su estrategia de expansión de negocios en la República Dominicana necesitaba de un punto comercial en la ciudad de Santo Domingo, para lo cual Gina en conjunto con el equipo de la Firma, identificó anticipadamente los riesgos potenciales de la adquisición mediante la ejecución de una Debida Diligencia legal corporativa, fiscal, laboral, de propiedad industrial, contractual y litigiosa, presentando los puntos de negociación para incluir en el contrato de compraventa que diseñó y negoció con la contraparte en beneficio del Cliente, con las retenciones, deducciones y garantías adecuados.

Propiedad Intelectual

En este caso Gina asistió al cliente, un Banco múltiple dominicano, en la revisión y actualización de su esquema de contratos comerciales de tecnología, para la implementación de una nueva estructura de acuerdos para el desarrollo, implementación y mantenimiento de una nueva plataforma tecnológica que permite al Cliente ofrecer a sus clientes los servicios bancarios. A estos efectos, Gina analizó y emitió opiniones legales sobre la estructura de acuerdos previos, propuso los mecanismos de su terminación preservando las garantías al Cliente, y trabajó en conjunto con el Cliente y en negociación con la contraparte, los nuevos acuerdos que incluyen licencias de explotación, protección de datos y derechos, y modificaciones y titularidad de los derechos de autor sobre los desarrollos sobre la plataforma digital, previendo asimismo transferencia de los derechos patrimoniales de propiedad intelectual y esquemas de ejecución en caso de cambio de control o condiciones de ejecución de los acuerdos.

Turismo

Gina asistió a un Cliente multinacional de capital francés, dentro del sector turismo, mediante la ejecución de Legal Project Management, con la construcción y puesta en marcha de un complejo hotelero con una inversión de USD$403,000,000.00. Al efecto, Gina apoyó al Cliente y estructuró junto a los agrimensores y arquitectos, los master plans y documentos para solicitar y obtener los permisos de construcción de parte del Ministerio de Turismo, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, los Ayuntamientos de Higüey y Boca de Yuma, y el Ministerio de Obras Públicas para la ejecución de los trabajos. Además, negoció e intermedió con la empresa constructora para la edificación del proyecto. Gina también se involucró en la mediación con la comunidad de Macao y las autoridades para conciliar el beneplácito de la nueva obra. Por otro lado, Gina negoció en representación del Cliente un acuerdo de gestión para la administración y operación del primero de los Hoteles de 3 que conformarían el complejo, y sus Addenda posteriores. En adición, Gina ha intermediado en representación del Cliente para la regeneración de manglares, adecuación y movilización de negocios informales e inversiones realizadas por el Cliente como parte de su compromiso de responsabilidad social corporativa, en apoyo a la iniciativa del plan de Regeneración de playas iniciado por el Ministerio de Turismo, particularmente sobre las áreas circundantes a su propiedad. También, Gina ha colaborado activamente al Cliente con el apoyo, consultoría, gestión y preservación de la Calificación de CONFOTUR en los procesos que inciden en los terrenos y particularmente sobre el proyecto.

Zonas Francas

Gina ha asistido a un Cliente internacional de matriz panameña y que se dedica a servicios de Call Center , a aperturar una sucursal en la República Dominicana y eventual cambio de domicilio para la implantación de una zona franca especial de servicios fuera de parque de zonas francas. Al efecto, Gina asistió al cliente con la negociación de un contrato de arrendamiento de espacio, y preparó para el Cliente el expediente de solicitud de obtención de licencia de zona franca, sometiendo las solicitudes ante las entidades correspondientes. Asimismo, y como parte del proceso, emitió las recomendaciones operativas y diseñó para el Cliente el perfil técnico para viabilizar el proyecto y obtener la aprobación en apego a la normativa dominicana. Eventualmente Gina se encargó de tramitar los permisos puntuales en Ministerio de Hacienda y la Dirección General de Impuestos Internos el otorgamiento del carnet de exención impositiva.

Entrevista: Sucesión Empresarial o el momento de pasar la antorcha a la siguiente generación.

Revista Camara Oficial de Comercio de España en República Dominicana, edición Agosto 2023.

La importancia de la planificación patrimonial de los inversionistas en la República Dominicana – Revista Mercado, 2020

Nueva ley de reestructuración mercantil – District, 2017

Reglas preferenciales de origen y su aplicación en la República Dominicana – 2017

Debida diligencia legal – Revista Mercado, 2016

Los procesos aduaneros en la aplicación de acuerdos de libre comercio – Revista Mercado, 2015

El arbitraje como método alternativo de resolución de conflictos en el área de Propiedad Industrial – Tesis de postgrado, 2012

Real Estate purchase in the Dominican Republic- Punta Cana Lifestyle Real Estate, 2011

Cómo invertir en la República Dominicana – 2008

El arbitraje en los contratos de seguros – Tesis de grado, 2006

Publicaciones:

La importancia de la planificación patrimonial de los inversionistas en la República Dominicana – Revista Mercado, 2020

Nueva ley de reestructuración mercantil – District, 2017

Reglas preferenciales de origen y su aplicación en la República Dominicana – 2017

Debida diligencia legal – Revista Mercado, 2016

Los procesos aduaneros en la aplicación de acuerdos de libre comercio – Revista Mercado, 2015

El arbitraje como método alternativo de resolución de conflictos en el área de Propiedad Industrial – Tesis de postgrado, 2012

Real Estate purchase in the Dominican Republic- Punta Cana Lifestyle Real Estate, 2011

Cómo invertir en la República Dominicana – 2008

El arbitraje en los contratos de seguros – Tesis de grado, 2006

Panelista:

Webinar Ley Revalorización patrimonial- Coordinadora y Moderadora en apoyo a la Cámara de Comercio Española en República Dominicana, 2022

Webinar Ley y reglamento Residuos sólidos- Coordinadora y Moderadora en apoyo a la Cámara de Comercio Española en República Dominicana, 2022

Webinar Doing business in the Dominican Republic. Export Booster Initiative, Ministry of Trade and Industry in Trinidad and Tobago, and ExporTT, 2021

Seminario de Food Law en Latinoamérica – Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad LUISS de Roma, Italia, 2020

Estrategia Legal Empresarial – Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio en la República Dominicana, 2020

Medidas preventivas para evitar la liquidación societaria: reorganización societaria y la reestructuración mercantil ante el escenario del COVID-19 – British Chamber of Commerce of the Dominicana Republic, 2020

Estrategias de planificación patrimonial de España y República Dominicana – Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España en la República, 2019

Taller de incentivos fiscales – Cámara de Comercio e Industria Germano Dominicana, 2019

Panel Competitive policies or competitive firms: Which comes first? – Universidad de Oxford en la Semana dominicana en Reino Unido por la BRITCHAMDR, 2018

Marco Legal de las PYMES en República Dominicana: Lo Que debemos conocer. Rueda de Negocios para PYMES – Cámara de Comercio Americana en la República Dominicana (AMCHAMDR), 2016

Why and how to invest in the Dominican Republic? – Cámara de Comercio Americana en la República Dominicana (AMCHAMDR), 2016

Cómo hacer negocios en la República Dominicana – Misión Comercial El Salvador, 2015

Presentación Guía legal para el Inversionista Extranjero en la República Dominicana – Misión Comercial de El Salvador, 2011

Misión de Exportadores Sector Tecnología de la información y de la comunicación en República Dominicana – PROCOMER, 2010

Guía legal para el Inversionista Extranjero en la República Dominicana de la Misión Comercial de El Salvador- 2010

Talleres:

Legal Process Improvement Professional- International Institute of Legal Project Management, 2022.

Legal Project Practitioner – International Institute of Legal Project Management, 2022.

Terralex Leadership program- Terralex, 2022.

Global Annual Meeting Terralex. Oslo, Norway. July 2022.

Semana del Derecho y los Negocios SDN SDQ 2021

Gerencia y liderazgo. Septiembre-Noviembre 2021

Fideicomiso: Estructuración, operación, inversión y financiamiento de proyectos – Gaceta Judicial, 2020

Derecho tributario y Procesal Tributario – Gaceta Judicial, 2019

Gestión Moderna de la Empresa Familiar – Integral Training Solutions (INTRAS), 2018

Régimen de reestructuración y liquidación judicial de empresas y comerciantes: Nuevo marco jurídico, principios, procedimiento y marco de implementación – Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), 2015
Derecho Turístico – Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) y Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), 2013

Ley de Desarrollo Hipotecario y Fideicomiso – Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), 2013

XL Curso de Derecho Internacional, Becaria por la República Dominicana – Organización de Estados Americanos, 2013.

Oportunidades y Retos de la Reorganización Empresarial – Instituto OMG, 2012

La Reestructuración Mercantil y su incidencia en los negocios en la República Dominicana – Instituto OMG, 2012

Miembro del Comité Legal de la Cámara de Comercio Británica en la República Dominicana (BRITCHAMDR).

Miembro del Comité Legal de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España en la República Dominicana (CAMACOES). Coordinadora de Comité 2020-2022

The Legal 500- Corporate and M&A 2022

The Legal 500- Real Estate and Tourism 2022

The Legal 500- Tax

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