Pellerano Nadal is very pleased to announce that Marielle Garrigó has joined the firm as Partner.
This addition to the partnership reflects the firm’s continuous commitment to bolstering its legal practice and providing an exceptional client service experience.
Marielle is a well-recognized lawyer who has played a key role in many of the landmark transactions and projects in the Dominican Republic. She joins the Firm after a two-and-a-half-year stint in the public sector where she was appointed as Special Counsel to the Superintendent of Banks. In her capacity, she provided special counsel to the Office of the Superintendent and also actively participated in the two highest ranking committees of the Superintendency of Banks. She also undertook responsibilities in representation of the Superintendent at the Procurement Committee and for a year acted as President of the Public Procurement Committee.
She has over 25 years of experience in Banking, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance and Corporate and Business Law in the Dominican Republic. Marielle has worked extensively in the private practice, having been Partner at two other prestigious law firms in the Dominican Republic and leading their corporate and finance practices. During her years of professional practice, she has participated as an adviser in high-profile transactions as part of multinational and multidisciplinary teams, including: (i) the first leveraged buyout (LBO) in the Dominican Republic, (ii) the largest acquisition of a Dominican company at the time and (iii) the first ever issuance of debt in the international capital markets by the Dominican government.
Marielle brings an impressive track record advising clients across different industries and she has an outstanding reputation, which has been recognized within the highest rankings of corporate and finance law by international associations such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Latin Lawyer and Who's Who Legal.
Marielle is a member of the Dominican Association of Fulbright Alumni and the Alumni Association of American University's Washington College of Law. Her pro-bono work is oriented to the promotion of financial legal education. She is currently the Co-Chair for the Dominican Republic of the Women in the Profession Program of the Vance Center of International Justice.
She received her Bachelor of Laws from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and her Master in International Law and Business from Washington College of Law in American University. Marielle has also participated in several law and business programs at Harvard University, Northwestern University, Tulane University and the Lex Mundi Institute.