Practice Areas
Senior Partner at Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández and member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Senior concentrates his practice on matters of civil, commercial and business organizational laws generally, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, banking and financial transactions and foreign investment.
Mr. Senior’s practice has been recognized by several international publications. Chambers & Partners 2024 distinguishes Mr. Senior as among the top lawyers in the country in its most recent Corporate/Commercial guide, noting that clients state that “Jaime Senior is very pragmatic and solution-oriented. He is extremely responsive” and other clients go on to add “Jaime Senior is excellent. He boasts a deep knowledge of the regulatory environment in the Dominican Republic, coupled with a keen commercial sensibility.” Chambers & Partners 2024 also ranks Mr. Senior in its Real Estate & Tourism guide, noting that he “has great qualities, including attention to detail, strategic vision, systemic thinking and great experience.”
The IFLR 1000 – Financial & Corporate 2023 guide cites client feedback on Mr. Senior in distinguishing him as the only “Market Leader” in the Dominican Republic in banking and mergers and acquisitions, noting that he was “one of the most professional lawyers that I have work with. Knows the business very well. Excellent human relations.” The IFLR 1000 – Energy & Infrastructure guide praises that Mr. Senior’s energy and infrastructure practice, noting that client feedback such as “he was always available, he took on a very complex transaction in a unique area of law and showed himself very willing to learn new material in order to apply his advice. He was quite commercial in his approach in addition to providing strict legal advice which was useful.”
The Legal 500 – 2024 praises Mr. Senior as a “Leading Individual” in the Banking and Finance space and in the Corporate and M&A area, and notes several transactions which he has led, noting his practice in Banking and Finance (a “well regarded for his strength in foreign investment and energy-related transactions”) and Corporate and M&A (“a game changer. He gives you security in the decisions you are making and helps to examine negotiations from all angles”). Likewise, The Legal 500 recommends Mr. Senior in various other areas, such as Real Estate and Tourism (“a key figure for mandates related to the tourism and industrial free zone investments”), Energy and Natural Resources (“prolific in complex financial and corporate transactions in the energy industry”) and Tax matters (“his practice covers the tax elements of corporate, financing and energy matters”).Finally, LatinLawyer 250 – 2024 notes that Mr. Senior is “active in mergers and acquisitions as well as foreign investment” and notes that “his experience in energy transactions ensures the team works a lot on project finance transactions”.
In his practice, Mr. Senior regularly counsels foreign and domestic clients in mergers and acquisitions, the negotiation of all types of commercial agreements, tax matters, financings, corporate reorganizations as well as tourism and industrial free zones investments. Additionally, Mr. Senior is experienced in the supervision and strategy of dispute resolution matters, with an emphasis on disputes related to foreign investment.
Career
Mr. Senior holds a law degree of Doctor en Derecho, Summa cum Laude, from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Santo Domingo, and a Juris Doctor (with a concentration in Business Law and Regulation) from Cornell University Law School, and is admitted to practice in the State of New York.
Prior to joining Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández as a partner, Mr. Senior worked for six years as an associate in the New York office of Sidley Austin LLP. Mr. Senior was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, Latin America Practice, Private Equity and Investment Funds practice groups. During his time at Sidley, Mr. Senior’s practice was focused on counseling international firms and investors in mergers and acquisitions in the United States and in Latin America. Mr. Senior also represented financial institutions and sponsors in the organization, operation and investment-related aspects of private equity funds, with a focus on Latin America. He also served as creditor’s counsel in a number of restructuring and distressed transactions in all regions of the world. Finally, he has had experience in capital markets transactions, loan origination transactions and structured finance matters.
