Partner

Santo Domingo

+18094734500

Market leader

Spanish and English


Bar admissions:

Dominican Republic
New York

Jurisdictions:

Dominican Republic

Practice areas:

Banking
M&A


Senior Partner at Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández and member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Senior concentrates his practice on matters of civil, commercial and business organizational laws generally, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, banking and financial transactions and foreign investment.

Mr. Senior’s practice has been recognized by several international publications. Chambers & Partners 2025 distinguishes Mr. Senior as among the top lawyers in the country in its most recent Corporate / Commercial guide, listing him on its highest tier (Band 1) and noting that clients state that “Jaime Senior is a very experienced lawyer with a thorough understanding of commercial and legislative issues in the country" and other clients go on to add that his "wealth of experience and his proficiency in US and Dominican law help him handle cross-border transactions with ease." Chambers & Partners 2025 also ranks Mr. Senior in its Real Estate & Tourism guide, noting that he "possesses a business-oriented mindset that aligns seamlessly with our corporate objectives. He understands the importance of finding practical solutions to legal challenges.”

The IFLR 1000 – Financial & Corporate 2024-2025 guide cites client feedback on Mr. Senior in distinguishing him as the only “Market Leader” in the Dominican Republic in banking and mergers and acquisitions, noting that he was “one of the most professional lawyers that I have work with. Knows the business very well. Excellent human relations.”

  • Counsel to Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, S.A. (Aerodom), in a landmark US$940 million financing comprised of simultaneous issuance of US$500 million in 144A bonds and US$440 million in syndicated bank facilities.
  • Counsel to CIFI (Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura) and the Fondo de Inversión Cerrado Libre para el Desarrollo de Infraestructuras Dominicanas in a US$330 million loan, for the construction and development of the SIBA Energy thermal plant. Finalist for the “Latin America Banking & Finance - Project Finance Deal of the Year 2023 – Latin Lawyer.”
  • Counsel to Sika AG, a publicly traded, multinational specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and the industry, in its acquisition of Vinaldom, SAS, the leading company in this space in the Dominican Republic.
  • Represented Playa Hotels and Resorts in the sale of the Jewel Palm Beach hotel to an international investment firm for US$68 million.
  • Represented CIFI (Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura) and the Fondo de Inversión Cerrado Libre para el Desarrollo de Infraestructuras Dominicanas I in a landmark Dominican Peso denominated loan in the amount of RD$3.7 billion extended to the owners of Blue Mall (a high-end shopping mall in Santo Domingo) and the JW Marriott Santo Domingo (a top hotel in the city).

  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Financial services regulatory
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds

  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Government and public policy
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Utilities

  • Dominican Republic, 2004
  • New York State, 2007

  • Doctor en Derecho, Summa cum Laude, Universidad Iberoamericana 2004
  • Juris Doctor (with a concentration in Business Law and Regulation, Cornell University Law School 2007