Commercial Imports and Exports, Corporations, Litigations, Foreign Investment, Intellectual property, Real Property, Taxation, Maritime, Mining Concessions, Banking, Naturalizations, Tourism, Energy, Agroindustries, Licensor's Agreements, Free Zones, Franchising, and International Private Law.
FIRM PROFILE: Founded in 1924 by Temistocles Messina, with 70 years of experience in advising on domestic and international transactions.
MILTON T. MESSINA, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1923; admitted, 1946, Dominican Republic; Education: University of Santo Domingo (J.D. 1946); Post Graduate Education, Money and Banking, Columbia University, 1947-1950. Minister of Economy-Governor of the Central Bank, 1956-1957. Dominican Ambassador to Canada and United States, 1958-1959; Technical Assistance Director, Inter-American Development Bank, 1961-1967; Director, Dominican Trade Bank. Economic Advisor to President of the Dominican Republic, 1982-1986. Member: Dominican Bar Association; American Chamber of Commerce; "Colegio de Abogados". LANGUAGES: Spanish, English and French. PRACTICE AREAS: Foreign Investment, Banking, Exchange System, Maritime Law, and Aeronautic Law. Senior Partner.
TEMISTOCLES MESSINA, (1917-1987)
ANA ISABEL MESSINA VASQUEZ, Born London, England, 1957; admitted, 1986, Dominican Republic. Education: La Sorbone Universite; Georgetown University; Pedro Henríquez Ureña Law School (UNPHU) (J.D. 1986). Author: "Las Sociedades en Responsabilidad Limitada", Thesis, UNPHU, 1986;. Notary Public (1991). Member: Dominican Bar Association; International Trademark Association (INTA); Association Internationale Pour la Protection de la Propiété Industrielle (AIPPI); Asociación
Interamericana para la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI); Amercian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM); Dominican-French Chamber; Colegio de Abogados. LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, French and Italian. PRACTICE AREAS: Licensor's Agreements, Free Zones, Intellectual Property, Tourist Legislation Incentives, Energy and Aeronautical Legislation. Partner.
MIGUEL ENRIQUE NUÑEZ DURAN, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic., 1963; admitted, 1987, Dominican Republic; Notary Public (1994). Education: Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (LL.B., Cum Laude, 1987); Washington College of Law, The American University, (LL.M. in International Legal Studies, concentration: International Trade and Banking 1990); Author: "Aspectos Jurídicos y Económicos de la Política Exterior Dominicana 1978-1986", Thesis UASD, 1987; Co-Author: "Legislación y Política Ambiental para el Desarrollo Industrial" published in "Ciencia y Sociedad" Magazine (April-June 1992); Member: Dominican Bar Association, Interamerican Bar Association. LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and French. PRACTICE AREAS: Foreign Investment, International Trade and Banking, Civil and Commercial laws, Maritime Law.
PABLO B. GONZALEZ TAPIA, Born La Vega, Dominican Republic 1970; admitted, 1991, Dominican Republic; Education: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (J.D. Magna Cum Laude 1991); Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, (Master in Economic Legislation and Business Law, 1995), Author: "Marco Jurídico que regula un Sistema de Multibanca en la República Dominicana", Thesis UNPHU 1991; and "El Arbitraje Comercial en la República Dominicana", published in "Boletin Cámara de Comercio Dominico-Colombiana" (1992). Member: Dominican Bar Association. LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and French. PRACTICE AREAS: Labor Law, Commercial and Civil Laws, International Law, Energy Law, Free Zones, Naturalizations.
ZAIDA ELISA LUGO LOVATON, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1971; Admitted, 1991, Dominican Republic; Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). (J.D. Magna Cum Laude); Franklyn Pierce Law Center, (Master in Intellectual Property (MIP) 1994; Author: "Project of Law for the Registration and Protection of Trademarks"; (Thesis PUCMM, 1993); Member: Dominican Bar Association,. International Trademark Association (INTA); Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI); Association Internationale Pour la Protection de la Propiété Industrielle (AIPPI). LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and French. PRACTICE AREAS: Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights, Commercial law.
CLARA ROSEMARY DE LA CRUZ VERAS, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1967; Admitted 1991, Dominican Republic. Education: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU) (J.D. Cum Laude, 1991). Notary Public (1994). Judicial Interpreter. Assistant of District Attorney 1994-1995. Member: Notary Association. LANGUAGES: Spanish, English, French and Portugues. Orator: "Charla sobre la Ley de Drogas and Proceso Penal en la Republica Dominicana", National Library. PRACTICE AREA: Criminal Law.
LAURA CALVENTI BONNELLY, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1971; Admitted, 1994, Dominican Republic; Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) (J.D. Magna Cum Laude 1994) Author: "Los Títulos Valores: Emisión y Colocación en el Mercado", Thesis PUCMM 1994. LANGUAGES: English and Spanish. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial law, Foreign Investment, Banking.
JULIO CESAR CAMEJO CASTILLO, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1973; Admitted, 1995, Dominican Republic; Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). (J.D. Cum Launde 1995); Author: "Análisis Jurídico para la Implementación de las Compañías Off-Shore en la Legislación Societaria de la República Dominicana", Thesis, PUCMM, 1995. LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and French. PRACTICE AREAS: Divorce, Naturalization, Litigation, Commercial, and Civil laws.
ALFREDO OLAVARRIETA VORSHIM, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,1972; Education: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE). LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and French. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and Administrative laws.
JAIME SANTANA MORILLO, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1974; Education: Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). LANGUAGES: English and Spanish. PRACTICE AREAS: Intellectual Property.
HELMY PEÑA TAVARES, Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1975; Education: Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, and French. PRACTICE AREAS: Intellectual Property.
REPRESENTATIVES CLIENTS: AE Clevite; Américan Airlines; American Express; Australian Gold Tanning Products Ltd.; Apple Computer; Banco Intercontinental; Baker & McKenzie; Baskin-Robbin; Bayer AG; Bolsa de Valores de Santo Domingo, Block Drug Company; British Aviation; Cargill; Cinzano; Coastal Corporation; Codetel; Colgate Palmolive; Comercial Gallo SA; Chevron Chemicals; Deere & Company; Dive N´ Surf, Inc.; Drypers Corporation; Escada AG; Epson Inc.; Fersan; Frito-Lay de P. R. Inc.; G. T. E.; Gerber Products Company; Guy Laroche Paris; Hoffmanns Ltd.; Hugo Boss; Island
Telephone Company; Go America Tours Inc.; SC Johnson & Son Inc.; Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises; Kelloggs; Kentucky Fried; L..T.U.; Lancome; L'Oreal; L. A. Gear; Laboratorios de Cosmetique Vogue; Laboratorios Columbia SA de CV; Merchant & Gould; Merrill Lynch; Marqint, S. A.; Mical Communications; Mitsubishi Mining; Mitsui; Mony of the Americas Bank & Trust Company; Nova Corporation; Old Chearri Inc.; Panalpina Welttransport AG; Pepe Jeans; Pepsico; Price Brothers; St. Ives Laboratories Inc.; Suzuki; TCBY Enterprises Inc.; Tetsuo Shimizu Patent & Trademark Agency; The Circle K Corp.; The Coastal Corporation; The Dial Corporation; The Gillette Co.; The Parker Pen Co.; The Quaker Oats; Tommy Hilfiger; Trademark Owners Association Ltd; Tropical Shipping; U. S. Dominican Consulate; Union Des Fabricants.