"They have an excellent professionalism and dedication to service.
They are always available and up to date with legal developments."

"The team stands out for its great sense of responsibility and its availability, along with the technical quality of its services."

"They are committed, loyal and diligent."

La Firma

THE FIRM

Martínez, Peña & Fernández, S.R.L. is a law firm based in the Dominican Republic, funded with the purpose of advising both national and international clients, in the conduction of its personal and corporate businesses, and to offer practical, updated and efficient legal solutions. The firm aims to provide quality legal services to big businesses, but also in an affordable way to young entrepreneurs.

The firm is integrated by a team of lawyers with international capacitation, with experience and specialization in various law fields and industries, with a broad vocation of excellence and service in the design and resolution of complex commercial operations, as well in the advisory and assistance of enterprises in their different corporate movements.

Their partners are attorneys with experience in the top tier firms of the Dominican Republic in their respective fields, which, along with the foreign formation they carry makes them capacitated for the advisory of both national and international clients in the conductions of their businesses in the Dominican Republic. Such preparation, allows them to offer top tier legal service to any kind of enterprise, and likewise makes them able to give modern and updated advice.

MISSION

Provide effective legal solutions, always thinking about what is best for our clients and their investments in the country, in a personalized way, with high quality and expedite response.

VISION
Becoming a law firm specialized in regulated industries in the Dominican Republic, with a concentration in branches of investment and development.

VALUES

Honesty, Quality, Efficiency, Update and Confidentiality

Equipo Legal

LEGAL TEAM

RICHARD ANTONIO MARTÍNEZ AMPARO

FOUNDING PARTNER

(rmartinez@mpfrd.com)

Formation:

Law Bachelor's LL.B. (J.D. Equivalent), Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra PUCMM (Santo Domingo; 2011), Master's (LL.M.) in Administrative Law, University of Salamanca (Salamanca; 2014), Master's (LL.M.) in Sports Law, University of Valencia (Valencia, 2018).

Practice areas:

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking Law, Labor Law, Government and Administrative Law, Sports and Entertainment Law.

Languages: Spanish and English.

Memberships: Vice President of the Dominican Association of Sports Law (ADODEP), Member of the Appeal Commission of the Dominican Football Federation.

LUIS ERNESTO

PEÑA JIMÉNEZ

FOUNDING PARTNER

(lpena@mpfrd.com)

Formation:

Law Bachelor's LL.B. (J.D. Equivalent), Magna Cum Laude, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra PUCMM (Santo Domingo; 2011), Master's (LL.M.) in Constitutional Law and Fundamental Freedoms and their Guarantees, Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo; 2013), Master's (LL.M.) in Government Procurement Law, The George Washington University, (Washington, DC; 2014).

Practice areas:

Corporate and Financial Law, Constitutional Law, Government and Administrative Law, Public Procurement and Contracting.

Languages: Spanish, English and French.

Memberships: Member of the Public Contract Section of the American Bar Association, Member of the team of collaborators of the Observatory of Public Procurement (OCP) of Spain, Member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).

ABRAHAM ELÍAS

FERNÁNDEZ ARBAJE

FOUNDING PARTNER

(afernandez@mpfrd.com)

Formation:

Law Bachelor's LL.B. (J.D. Equivalent), Cum Laude, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra PUCMM (Santo Domingo; 2011), Master's (LL.M.) in Law, mention in Regulatory Law. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago de Chile, 2015).

Practice Areas: Real Estate Law, Monetary and Financial Regulation, Corporate Governance, Economic Regulation, Economic Criminal Law, Municipal Law.

Languages: Spanish, English and French.

Memberships: Member of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE).