Luís R. Pellerano Partner Director Business Department and Foreign Investment Email:  l.pellerano@phlaw.com John F. Kennedy No. 10 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tel.  541 5200 Ext. 4005 Fax  809 567 0773

Areas of Practice

Luis Pellerano concentrates his practice in Banking Law, Corporate, Free Trade Agreements, Energy, Telecommunications Law, Mining, Tourism, Foreign Investment, Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolutions.

Experience

Partner in charge of the foreign investment and international practice group of the firm, he has substantial experience counseling established and emerging enterprises in highly-regulated industries, such as energy, mining, pharmaceutical and financial services companies.  His practice also calls upon to advise on organizational structure, corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on international project development and finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate finance.

He has counseled leading international financial institutions in the project financing of major economic groups in the Dominican Republic.  Acted as local counsel for foreign and local banks and companies in the most important debt restructuring deals in Dominican Republic, which include the structuring, drafting and negotiating loan agreements and securities. 

Assisted several multinational companies in their entry process to the Dominican Market, as well as in the international financing of high profile operations, such as the issuance of commercial papers and Soberain bonds in both the American and European markets; also participated in the registration of the first Dominican company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 

Recently, the U.S. Commercial Services in the country granted Luis R. Pellerano the Star Partner Award for Supportive Partner, for his continuous support to all the activities of the Office aimed to strengthening the business relationships between both countries.
 
Some representative transactions include:

• Counseling The Trump Organization in a luxury real estate project of over US$2 billion to be developed in the eastern region of the country. 
• Installation of major infrastructure projects in the country such as:

• Power Electricity Plant San Pedro/Cogentrix;
• Zona Franca Multimodal Caucedo;
• Cyber Park of Santo Domingo;
• Barrick Gold Corporation

Education

• Bachelor of Law degree, Pedro Henriquez Ureña University, 1984
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1985

Publications

• Dominican Republic Law Provides Significant Incentives To Film Industry. The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2012.
• Getting the Deal Through - Project Finance 2009 in 34 jurisdictions worldwide, 2009 (Co-author)
• Practical Law Company – Doing business in handbook, 2006, 2009 (Co-author)
• Getting The Deal Through - Mining 2008: the regulation of exploration and extraction in 35 jurisdictions worldwide, 2008 (Co-author)
• Trademarks in the Dominican Republic, October 2003
• Copyright Protection Reached New Height, September 2003
• Dominican Republic Continues Efforts To Encourage American Investment, January 2003
• Dominican Republic’s New Financial Law Makes it Easier for U.S. Banks to Enter Dominican Banking Market, April 2003
• Tourist Zones in the Dominican Republic: An Investment Opportunity, June 2002
• New Dominican Electricity Law Promotes Private Investment, February 2001
• Environmental Law Streamlines Development Process And Protects Natural Resources, December 2001
• Textile Law Has Big Impact On The Caribbean, October 2001
• Dominican Republic Enacts New Environmental Legislation, September 2001

Memberships

• French Chamber of Commerce, Board Member.
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Former Vice-President.
• Dominican Exporters Association, Former President.
• Popular Savings and Loans Association, Board Member (1995-2003)
• Mining and Petroleum Chamber of the Dominican Republic, Former President