THE FIRM
DCLAW is a Dominican cross-border firm providing legal, corporate, compliance and governance services. It advises companies, family businesses and governing bodies on matters affecting their operations, structure and decision-making, either directly through its practice areas or by coordinating counsel and specialists in the Dominican Republic and other jurisdictions when the engagement requires it
DCLAW is organized and operates under Dominican law and the ethical principles governing the legal profession. Depending on the nature of each engagement, it also incorporates the professional standards applicable to the disciplines it practices and, in cross-border matters, coordinates with duly qualified counsel and specialists in the relevant jurisdictions.
These principles are reflected in explicit rules governing matter acceptance, conflicts of interest, independence, escalation and client communication. The same rules govern DCLAW's work within the firm and its relationships with local counsel, professionals and strategic partners participating in each engagement, with clearly defined roles, responsibilities and lines of communication.
OUR LEGAL LEADERSHIP
Mariel León Pimentel is the founding partner of DCLAW | Dominican Center for Legal Assistance, a Dominican firm advising on legal, corporate, compliance, and governance matters.
A lawyer with more than twenty years in Corporate Law and International Legal Practice, she has concentrated her recent work on Corporate Governance and Compliance. Her career pairs legal practice with senior management: she has held executive, operations, and legal leadership roles, leading multidisciplinary teams in national and international organizations. She has a particular connection with the nonprofit sector, where she has advised governing bodies and served as Executive Director of an international organization in the Dominican Republic, with strategic planning, sustainability, and relations with the authorities under her responsibility.
OUR OF COUNSEL SPECIALISTS
Gregorio García
Litigation and dispute resolution in civil, commercial, employment, real estate, criminal, administrative, and constitutional matters. Arbitration, employment advice, and contracts.
Sandra Nogué
Mediation, alternative dispute resolution, and collaborative negotiation. Designing dialogue strategies in corporate, institutional, and community settings.
Janet Adames
Intellectual and industrial property, copyright and related rights. Contracts, rights negotiation, and the management of intangible asset portfolios.
M. Cristina Santana
Business law, family businesses, regulatory compliance, trusts, and anti-money laundering.
OUR TEAM
Professional Memberships
DCLAW belongs to these professional associations, as a firm or through its specialists.
Q&A
¿Qué le puede pasar a la empresa según el Artículo 39?
La empresa se enfrenta a tres consecuencias principales para las infracciones graves y muy graves: la multa, las penas complementarias y la disolución legal de la persona jurídica.
¿Qué sanciones contempla el Artículo 41 mediante las penas complementarias?
Se contemplan medidas que afectan directamente la operación comercial, tales como la clausura definitiva o temporal (hasta tres años) de establecimientos, la revocación de licencias y autorizaciones administrativas (hasta cinco años), la inhabilitación para participar en concursos y oposiciones públicas (hasta cinco años), la inhabilitación para hacer llamado público al ahorro (hasta cinco años), y la confiscación y decomiso de los bienes procedentes de la infracción.
¿Cómo se calculan las multas económicas establecidas en el Artículo 40?
Las multas se determinan tomando como base el salario mínimo del sector público vigente al momento de la infracción, oscilando entre 50 y 500 salarios mínimos para infracciones graves (aproximadamente RD$0.5 a 5.0 millones), y entre 100 y 1,500 salarios mínimos para infracciones muy graves (aproximadamente RD$1.0 a 15.0 millones), imponiéndose el máximo en casos de reincidencia.