Jaime M. Senior

Senior Partner at Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández and member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Mr. Senior practices in matters of civil, commercial and business organizational laws generally, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, banking and financial transactions and foreign investment. Mr. Senior has been recognized by several international publications. Chambers & Partners distinguishes Mr. Senior as among the top lawyers in the country in its most recent Corporate/Commercial guide, noting that clients state that “he is an impeccable lawyer with great legal skills. He is a professional who inspires respect and trust." In its Real Estate & Tourism guide, notes that he "is instrumental when working with international counterparts," adding "he has a lot of experience and knowledge and also pays a great deal of attention to his clients".

Mr. Senior holds a law degree of Doctor en Derecho, Summa cum Laude from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Santo Domingo, and a Juris Doctor 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.

• President of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Young Business Leaders (Asociación Nacional de Jóvenes Empresarios - ANJE).

• Member of the Board of the National Council of Business (Consejo Nacional de la Empresa Privada – CONEP), the umbrella organization for business in the Dominican Republic, and coordinator of its Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee.

• Member of the Board of the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Chamber of Commerce of Santo Domingo.

• Chair of the Dominican Republic Country Chapter of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association.

• Member of the Executive Committee of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association.

• Weekly columnist for the “El Dinero” financial newspaper regarding legal and financial matters (“Econolegales”).