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Pablo González Tapia
Commercial Litigation in Dominican RepublicPablo González Tapia
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Pablo González Tapia features in the IR Global Disputes Virtual Series – Fairness & Impartiality: Are witnesses truly independent in your jurisdiction?
Read more: Pablo González Tapia features in the IR Global Disputes Virtual Series – Fairness & Impartiality: Are witnesses truly independent in your jurisdiction?Foreword by Andrew Chilvers Global commerce is by its nature a complex beast and it is inevitable that sometimes disputes arise between companies doing business across the world. As more international deals are signed off – often in greater degrees of complexity than will have been done in the past – it has also led…
Pablo Gonzalez Tapia features in the IR Global & ACC collaboration Publication “A Jurisdictional Guide of how to Manage Risk in Multinationals”
Read more: Pablo Gonzalez Tapia features in the IR Global & ACC collaboration Publication “A Jurisdictional Guide of how to Manage Risk in Multinationals”QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? Usually, the most imminent risk-related concerns for a company dealing in foreign jurisdictions have to do with: a) the unfamiliarity…
Piercing the Corporate Veil under Dominican law: inconsistencies within the Companies Act
Read more: Piercing the Corporate Veil under Dominican law: inconsistencies within the Companies ActBy Pablo González Tapia As a general rule, companies enjoy what the law calls, legal personality, which, under a fiction of the law, provides the company with a distinct personality from its shareholders, management or Board. This way, when shareholders do set up a company[1], they seek to be responsible only up to the amount…
Towards the correct interpretation, the just application or the simple elimination, of article 11 of law 173-66, governing relationships among foreign companies and their local distributors
Read more: Towards the correct interpretation, the just application or the simple elimination, of article 11 of law 173-66, governing relationships among foreign companies and their local distributorsLaw No. 173 dated April 6, 1966 is a public order statute that governs relationships between foreign companies (usually referred as licensors or grantors) and their local counterparts (acting either as agents, distributors, representatives, importers, etc.) By establishing that its regulations are of public order, the law prevents the parties from entering into any negotiation…
False Advertising In The Dominican Republic. A Reality Businesses Must Pay Attention To.
Read more: False Advertising In The Dominican Republic. A Reality Businesses Must Pay Attention To.By: Luis E. BernardPractice Areas: Commercial Litigation, Unfair Competition, and Consumer Law. A. IntroductionIn today’s world, where new information and communication technologies (I.C.T.) are practically in each and every human activity, advertising plays a crucial role in any business development, both financially and reputational. Through advertising, companies do position their brands, attract clientele and promote the benefits…
Gonzalez Tapia Abogados joins IR as the exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in the Dominican Republic
Read more: Gonzalez Tapia Abogados joins IR as the exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in the Dominican RepublicIR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Pablo González Tapia of Gonzalez Tapia Abogados. Pablo has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in the Dominican Republic. With over 23 years of experience in the practice of Litigation and Corporate and Business Law, Mr. González Tapia has represented…