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Real Estate & Tourism

Dominican Republic

9 Years Ranked

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Provided by Maria Milena Portes Goris

Latin America

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

Contracts

Mergers & Acquisitions

Regulatory

Career

María has broad-based experience advising established companies on aviation, corporate, energy, free trade zones, intellectual property, real estate, and tourism matters. She’s helped acquire licenses, authorizations or concessions for the development and execution of projects, contract drafting and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financing, transfer of shares, and due diligence.

Chambers and Legal 500 recognized her as a notable practitioner for real estate and tourism matters. She is also a co-founder of the Dominican Association of Intellectual Property (ADOPI).

María advises clients on concessions for renewable energy projects and matters related to the generation, distribution, and commercialization of energy and oil. She also represents international companies in tenders participation related to the purchase of energy and coal.

Her upbeat, loyal, solutions-orientated nature, commitment, and legal knowledge along with her understanding of the intricacies of regulated sectors, make her an agile counselor and mediator for businesses in these sectors.

Her legal advice regarding the first gas pipeline in the East region of the country helped allow the Dominican Republic to become the country with the most diversified energy matrix in Central America and the insular Caribbean.

When she’s not working, María can be found spending time with family, traveling, shopping, exercising and supporting community service.

Professional Memberships

Dominican Bar Association

Dominican Association of Intellectual Property (ADOPI)

Inter-American Bar Association

Work Highlights

Advised a multinational touristic projects development group in a tender for the concession for the construction, development and remodeling of a cruise and passenger terminal in a Dominican Republic port.

Advised a multinational cable and telecoms company in the acquisition of the two major telecoms service providers in the Dominican Republic.

Advised a multinational company on a tourism development on the east coast of the Dominican Republic.

Advised European airlines for operating into and out of the Dominican Republic.

Advised European investors through the installation of an aeolian energy generator.

Represented a very well-known Latin American group in their participation in the International Public Bid for New Generation No.01-11 promoted by the Dominican Governmental Energy Corporation (CDEEE).

Advised local businesses on Intellectual Property issues.

Advised various US and European hotel chains on real estate and employment law and obtaining relevant permits.

Languages Spoken

Spanish and english

Education

Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE). Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

J.D.

1992

Universidad de Granada

Summer Course in International Contracts

1998

Northwestern University

Summer Institute in Corporate Law and Business

2001

Barna Management School

Course in Business Development Program

2017

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Real Estate & Tourism - Dominican Republic

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Associate-to-watch Maria Milena Portes Goris possesses significant experience advising on a wide variety of matters in the tourism sector.

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