Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Dominican Republic
Band 2
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+1 809 541 5200About
Provided by Pellerano & Herrera
Pellerano & Herrera provides ongoing comprehensive legal advice and assistance on labour and employment matters for several of the top multinational companies in the country, including Avon, Davis & Geck, Louis Vuitton, Abbott Laboratories, Abbvie, Booking.com, Jet Blue, Carnival, Smurfit Kappa, Compassion International, among others.
Our firm handles matters that arise in connection with terminations and dismissals, compensation, expatriates, confidentiality agreements and data privacy, outsourcing, contracts, employment agreements and secondments, employee rights, policies, union relations and negotiations, social security matters, and the litigation of labour and employment matters.
We represent our clients in court proceedings related to labour claims and actions filed by employees or labour unions, from the beginning of each process through the final settlement of the dispute.
We help clients in negotiating and drafting remuneration packages for top executives and advise them on incentives, insurance and pension plans, and other complementary social welfare plans.
Special Counsel Isabel Andrickson, a seasoned labour specialist with over 25 years of professional experience, heads the labour & employment practice. Labour litigation is led by Lucy Objío, co-head of the firm’s litigation department.
Chambers Review
Pellerano & Herrera is a respected full-service firm usually retained by multinational companies from an array of industries, including technology, life sciences and aviation, to manage their labour and employment concerns. Its highly regarded team of specialists provides advisory services, dealing with the risk assessment of hiring and termination policies, employee transfers and the labour implications of corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions. The lawyers also represent clients in a range of contentious labour matters.
Work Highlights
- Pellerano & Herrera assisted Project HOPEwith employment contracts, background checks for potential employees and independent contractors. The firm also advised on the hiring of expatriates, including all applicable migratory issues, in the context of their establishment in the Dominican Republic.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pellerano & Herrera is on top of the legal developments in the local labour and employment area. Its lawyers offer precise and practical advice that captures nuances specific to the country."
"Pellerano & Herrera is on top of the legal developments in the local labour and employment area. Its lawyers offer precise and practical advice that captures nuances specific to the country."
Notable Practitioners
Senior counsel and head of the labour consultancy practice at Pellerano & Herrera, Isabel Andrickson enjoys solid market recognition for her activity in this sphere. She focuses her work on non-contentious work, including contractual and social security matters.
"Isabel Andrickson has deep knowledge of her field and she is an expert when it comes to social security."
Ranked Lawyers at
Pellerano & Herrera
Dominican Republic
Clients
Provided by Pellerano & Herrera
Abbvie
Avon Products
Carnival Corporation
Compassion International
Diageo Dominicana
Emerson
Language Line Services
Little Switzerland
Louis Vuitton
US Embassy
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