Latin America office:
Dominican Republic
Calle Socorro Sánchez 253
Gazcue, Santo Domingo
Tel: +809 689-2158
Fax: +809 686-7212/+809 688-8985
Web: www. troncoso-caceres.com
Email: mail@troncoso-caceres.com
International Address:
USA
Mailing Address: EPS A-126 P.O. Box 025522 Miami, Florida, 33102-5522,
Contacts:
General/Corporate/ Banking Practice
Jesus Troncoso, Esq.
Ana Isabel Cáceres, Esq.
Intellectual Property Practice:
Maria del Pilar Troncoso
Pedro Troncoso Leroux
Firm overview:
Partners: Jesus Maria Troncoso, Maria del Pilar Troncoso, Ana Isabel Cáceres, Pedro M. Troncoso.
Of Counsel: Manuel Troncoso, Ramón Cáceres Troncoso, Marcos Troncoso.
Firm profile:
Founded in 1915 TRONCOSO Y CACERES is one of the leading law firms in general civil and commercial practice, banking and financial transactions, IP practice, general corporate commercial law, mergers & acquisitions, civil litigation, labor and employment and actively provides legal services in the insurance business, telecommunication, tax and mining matters. The firm has a "long established, highly reputable IP practice": it has acted as agency of trademarks and patents since 1930, and it keeps long-term relations with many other intellectual property agencies throughout the world.
Main International areas of practice:
General Corporate Commercial, Mergers and Acquisitions: The firm has advised local and multinational corporations in transactions involving mergers and acquisitions in the Dominican Republic. The firm has recently advised Sol Group in connection with the proposed reorganization of Shell Company (W.I) Ltd. into Shell Dominicana, S.A. for the acquisition of Shell's retail, commercial, distribution and lubricants interest businesses located in the Dominican Republic.
Banking and financial Transactions: The firm assists a wide range of clients in the banking and finance industries and has a broad experience in secured and unsecured lending, syndicated lending, equipment leasing, project finance, acquisition financings, inventory and accounts receivable financings, financings secured by real estate, project and utility financings. The firm actively provides legal counsel to Scotiabank Dominican branch in the handling of a very high volume of mortgage and consumer loans to the Dominican market.
Tax: The firm is frequently called upon to render legal advice on the development of strategies for minimizing the incidence taxes in connection with such transactions, as well as on the tax consequences of ongoing operations, issues relating to cancellation of indebtedness income and to the availability of loss carryovers and other business deductions and credits.
Intellectual Property: The firm represents most of the largest multi-national companies in the protection of their trademark and patent rights. The firm handles a substantial portion of the total trademark filings and more than 60% of the patent applications filed at the National Office of Industrial Property .In conjunction with the litigation team, the IP experts also have successfully enforced trademark and patent rights in local courts, having handled most of the IP litigations brought before Dominican Courts.
Litigation and dispute resolution: Troncoso y Cáceres has a substantial and continuing practice defending and prosecuting all forms of business litigation in Courts of First Instance, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Justice. We have considerable experience in handling a wide variety of complex business litigation matters, in arbitrations, mediations, First Instance, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Justice.
Real estate and constructions: The firm assist clients in purchase, sale and development of industrial, office, retail, hotel and residential property; Zoning and planning issues; Building conditions and construction contracts, Real property lease agreements; Financing, mortgage, loan administration and foreclosures.
Others areas of practice include: Energy law, Telecommunications, Mining, Administrative Law, Foreign Investment, Tourism and free zones.