Regulatory Law, Licensing and Permits, and Institutional Relations
Legal services in Santo Domingo to obtain the authorizations and licenses your commercial, real estate or tourism project needs.
The service
What it involves
We obtain the authorizations and licenses your commercial, real estate or tourism project needs to operate, before ministries, municipalities, government agencies and regulators.
When a public authority denies or delays an authorization, we represent you in the corresponding administrative proceedings.
- Value proposition
- Government procedures, operating licenses, sector permits and institutional relations.
- Operating approach
- Inter-agency management before public entities, municipalities and regulated sectors.
What is included
- Processing of operating licenses before ministries, municipalities and government agencies.
- Representation before sector regulators and regulatory compliance.
- Regulatory advice for tourist transportation, real estate and commercial projects in urban and heritage areas (such as the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo).
- Institutional relations: support during government inspections and audits.
Why choose us
Benefits
One point of contact
We coordinate inter-agency management so you do not have to go from one office to another.
Properly prepared filings
We prepare every application in accordance with the regulatory requirements to avoid rejections and delays.
Backing before the authorities
If a dispute arises, we have the litigation capacity to defend your project.
The results we pursue
What we can achieve
- Obtain the licenses, no-objection letters and authorizations your operations require.
- Bring your activity into line with the regulatory framework of your sector.
- Make your project operationally viable before public authorities.
- Challenge administrative acts that affect your rights.
Every matter is different: these are the objectives of our work, not a guarantee of outcome.
Professional backing
Our experience
The work is led personally by our Founding Partner, Anthony Alba Araúz, an attorney admitted in the Dominican Republic, in the State of New York and before the federal courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, who holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from University at Buffalo School of Law.
His career includes public-sector practice —at the City of Mount Vernon, Law Department (New York) and at the Escuela Nacional del Ministerio Público— as well as administrative and constitutional litigation, which provides first-hand knowledge of how public entities decide and act.
How we solve it
Strategic Legal Solutions
Strategic Litigation & Complex Legal Disputes
What we solve: Asset protection and business continuity in highly complex contentious scenarios.
Approach: Rigorous legal representation aimed at neutralizing financial contingencies and mitigating risks, to resolve the dispute swiftly.
Contractual Risk Prevention & Deal Negotiation
What we solve: Reduction of commercial and operational vulnerabilities, and prevention of litigation in commercial agreements and transactions.
Approach: Structuring and negotiation of contractual instruments designed to secure counterparty performance and protect the investment.
Government Regulation & Corporate Governance
What we solve: Operational viability before public authorities and sound governance in corporate decision-making.
Approach: Support and representation in state inspections, audits or effective regulatory compliance management, and resolution of disagreements between partners.
Commercial Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
What we solve: Effective management of business disputes outside the ordinary court system, shortening timelines and safeguarding confidentiality.
Approach: Specialized intervention in arbitral proceedings and strategic mediation to reach binding agreements with the least possible organizational impact.
Managing Legal Crises & Contingencies
What we solve: Immediate intervention in unforeseen critical events that threaten the company’s stability, licenses or assets.
Approach: Immediate risk assessment and execution of legal containment measures to mitigate financial impact and restore operational control.
Regulatory and Permits
Common Questions
It depends on the activity, its location and the sector it belongs to. We analyze your project and tell you which licenses, no-objection letters and authorizations it requires and before which entities they must be processed.
Ministries, municipalities, government agencies and sector regulators, coordinating the process among the different institutions involved.
Timelines vary by entity and type of authorization, so a general timeline cannot be given. Once we have reviewed your case, we tell you what to expect and follow up on the file.
We assess the reasons for the denial or delay and represent you in the appropriate appeals and administrative proceedings.
Yes. We advise tourist transportation, real estate and commercial projects in urban and heritage areas, such as the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo.
Regulatory and Permits
Tell us about your case
Send us your inquiry or call us now: we will assist you directly and confidentially.