About

Provided by Pellerano & Herrera

Pellerano & Herrera has a strong and successful dispute resolution practice, which has been involved in the country’s largest, most complex, and most ground-breaking cases. Our litigation lawyers have vast experience in sophisticated civil and commercial lawsuits, civil rights actions, constitutional law cases, alternative dispute resolution, and business, insurance and intellectual property litigation.

The practice is led by partners Vitelio Mejia Ortiz and Lucy Objío.

Lately, the firm has done extensive work representing plaintiffs and defendants in cases of labour litigation, shareholder disputes, protection of distributor (Law 173) and consumer rights (ProConsumidor), real estate litigation, tax and customs disputes, and sport arbitration in hundreds of actions involving an aggregate value of over US$ 1 billon with 90% success rate for the last three years.

70% of the practice’s clients are foreign investors, including leading multinational corporations.

The firm has the largest aviation litigation portfolio in the country, representing 6 Dominican airports in over 60 cases. 

The firm has vast experience in sport litigation, representing 6 Dominican baseball teams and Dominican Baseball League in numerous disputes and in negotiations with Major League Baseball, Caribbean Confederation of Professional Baseball etc.

Vitelio Mejía Ortiz has been unanimously selected, by the six teams, members of the Dominican Baseball League as president of said institution from 2017 through 2019.

Members

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Vitelio Mejia Ortiz

Clients

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Avon Products

Carnival Corporation

Jet Blue Airways Corporation

New York Mets

Pittsburgh Pirates

SNC Lavalin

Seguros Universal

Uber International Holding

Wartsila Dominicana

Willow Creek Community Church

Industries

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Automotive

Banks

Charities / Not for Profit

Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Industrial Engineering

Insurance

Mining & Metals

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Real Estate

Sports

Transportation