Rodolfo Mesa Chávez

Practice Areas

Corporate/Commercial

Aviation

Insurance and reinsurance

Maritime Law

International litigations and arbitration.

Intellectual Property

Foreign investment.

Private equity and investment and re-organizations.

Merge & Acquisition

Public Law

Career

He graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) as Bachelor of

Law in 1995. In 1999 he receives a Master in Business and Economics Legislation from Pontificia

Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). He completed his International Business Law

Postgraduate Degree at Universidad APEC in 2000. In 2003 he receives a Civil Procedure

Postgraduate Degree from Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). In 2005 he

receives the diploma on International Arbitration issued by the International Business Chamber

(CCI), which is located in Paris, France. In 2010 he obtained the diploma in Business at

Universidad de Toronto. 2023 Master in Economic Law, Universidad Salamanca, Spain.

He has 22 years of experience in aviation law and air transport, including financing, regulatory

and litigation. He also has extensive experience in corporate law, maritime law and commercial

litigations.

He is a partner of Mesa & Mesa | Abogados, a law firm founding in 1964 specialized in transport

and corporate law.

As a regular client, he has the major domestic and international airlines, lessors, insurance/

reinsurance company, aircraft maintenance workshop and other air transport service provider.

Rodolfo Mesa is a Spanish-English fluent speaker. He also high level in French language.

For 4 years in row he has been ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leading lawyer in

Commercial/ Corporate law in Dominican Republic.

Professional Memberships

ADVOC

INTA.

Publications

Legal Guide for Doing Business in the Dominican Republic.

https://www.mesalex.com/blog-en/legal-guide-to-doing-business-in-the-dominican-republic

Regulation of Civil Aviation in the Dominican Republic.

https://www.mesalex.com/blog-en/regulation-of-civil-aviation-in-the-dominican-republic.

Open Sky Agreement Between DR and US. Key Aspects.

https://www.mesalex.com/blog-en/open-skies-agreement-between-the-dominican-republic-and-the-united-states-of-america-key-aspects