Fabio J. Guzmán Saladín

• Chair of the firm’s corporate practice.
• President of the Dominican-German Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (CC-DA).
• Represents large American, Latin American, Canadian, European and Asian corporations and investment funds in a wide range of corporate and finance transactions, cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and affiliations.
• Leading lawyer of the Dominican Republic in bankruptcy and restructuring matters, involved in 80% of cases admitted in court; panelist at the Latin Lawyer restructuring seminars in New York (2018, 2019).
• Represents multinational companies in negotiations with the Dominican Government and its entities, as well as with local companies.
• Advisor to international clients in public procurement bids.
• Counsel to top-tier investment banks in financing businesses located in the Dominican Republic.
• Provides innovative legal solutions to help Fintech companies achieve their business and growth objectives.

Education

• IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, MBA, 2008. Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra LL. B., summa cum laude , 2007. Tompkins Cortland College, New York, USA, Associate Degree in Business Administration, Mention in International Business, 2005, with honors.

Memberships

• President of the German-Dominican Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Member Legal Committee of the National Association of Young Businessmen. Member of the Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce. Arbitrator at the Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce. Member of SCG Legal board of directors. Dominican Bar Association. American Bar Association.

Awards and Recognitions

• Recognized by The Legal 500 Latin America 2022, as a Leading Individual in Corporate and M&A. Recognized by Chambers Latin America, Corporate, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. Ranked as a recommended lawyer in The Legal 500 Latin America, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

Publications

• Lexology Getting The Deal Through – Restructuring & Insolvency 2021 . Legal Cross Border Merger Control Questionnaire, 2021. GRR Insight – Americas Restructuring Review 2019, 2020, 2021 . Latin Lawyer Reference Project Finance, 2020 . Project Finance Law Guide, Lexology-Getting the Deal Through. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 . Mergers & Acquisitions Dominican Republic, Lexology-Getting the Deal Through. 2019, 2020, 2022 . Latin Lawyer Regulator. Environment and Natural Resources. 2020, 2021. Secured Lending (co-author), Lexology Navigator, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. Environment & Climate Regulation: GTDT. 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. IFLR, Regional Report of the Americas. Favorable incentives for Foreign Investment, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Las cláusulas abusivas en el derecho de consumo (Abusive Clauses in Consumer Law): Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago, 2009. Intellectual Property: The Year In Review, American Bar Association, 2016. La cooperación en los procedimientos internacionales bajo el amparo de la Ley 141-15 sobre reestructuración: Gaceta Judicial, núm. 366, 2017.