Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández reported plenty of staff changes over the last year - six associates left and were replaced with six others, with three promoted from the position of senior paralegal in the firm. "They're very good, progressive and have been dealing with certain important trades," notes one competitor....
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Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández reported plenty of staff changes over the last year - six associates left and were replaced with six others, with three promoted from the position of senior paralegal in the firm. "They're very good, progressive and have been dealing with certain important trades," notes one competitor.
Clients are happy with the firm: "The lawyers are very responsive, very skilled; not only in Dominican law but in understanding international law and the needs of international clients," says one. A 15-year banking client mentions the "timely response and adequate advice." Another client refers to advice received by the firm as "timely and effective".
In a deal that closed in June 2010, Headrick acted as local counsel to a group of primarily US and Canadian multilateral banks with regard to a $1 billion bank and credit-agency debt financing for construction related to the Pueblo Viejo gold mine. Located near the provincial capital of Cotuí, northeast of Santo Domingo. The mine, which was once the largest in the Western hemisphere, is administered by the Canadian Barrick Gold, which reopened it in 2007.
In a deal that closed in January 2011, Partner Mary Fernández and Senior Associate Claudia Roca advised BNP Paribas on its $54 million loan to the Dominican government to finance the construction of a four-lane highway, the Autopista del Coral. Slated for completion in 2012, the highway is considered one of the country's most significant infrastructure projects, providing access from Santo Domingo to the country's busiest tourist locations.
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