Lawyers

Mr. Bobadilla holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1981) and is admitted to practice law in the Dominican Republic. Mr. Bobadilla is fluent in Spanish and English. He is an active member of the International Bar Association, the Inter-American Bar Association, and the American Bar Association (International Associate Member). He also acts as an arbitrator at the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo, and for cases before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He currently serves as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC.

Mr. Bobadilla’s sound legal advice has helped him earn the trust of our clients and, consequently, he has been asked to serve, and currently serces, as a member of the Board of Directors of entities such as Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos, S.A. (Claro – Codetel), Grupo Popular, S.A., Banco Popular Dominicano, S.A., Grupo Universal, S.A., Seguros Universal, S.A., ARS Universal, S.A., Centro Regional de Estrategias Económicas Sostenibles, Inc., Zona Franca Multimodal Caucedo, S.A., among others.

Mr. Bobadilla is also a Notary Public and member of the Colegio Dominicano de Notarios. 

Ms. Brugal holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (19xx) and is admitted to practice law in the Dominican Republic. Ms. Brugal is fluent in Spanish and English.

Ms. Brugal has been with Bobadilla for over 25 years and has concentrated her practice in civil and commercial law, intellectual property, and licensed distributorship law. She has also assisted many of Bobadilla’s clients in the medical and pharmaceutical sector in regulatory proceedings for the commercialization of certain medical and pharmaceutical goods.

Ms. Brugal is also a Notary Public and member of the Colegio Dominicano de Notarios. 

Ms. Rodríguez holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (Magna Cum Laude, 1987) and is admitted to practice law in the Dominican Republic. Ms. Rodríguez is fluent in Spanish and English and proficient in French.

Ms. Rodríguez has been with Bobadilla for approximately 30 years and has concentrated her practice in commercial and corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, family business restructuring, multi-generational wealth planning, large scale real estate transactions and development, industrial free zones and free zone parks, public bidding processes for infrastructure development projects among other areas of practice.

Mr. Aquino holds a law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (2008) and is admitted to practice law in the Dominican Republic. Mr Aquino also holds a Masters degree in Business Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (2014). Mr. Aquino is fluent in Spanish and proficient in English.

Mr. Aquino has been with Bobadilla for over 10 years and has concentrated his practice mostly in dispute resolution, covering both complex litigation and arbitration matters. Similarly, he has been involved in various corporate, civil and commercial matters and has participated representing both local and international interests in large scale real estate acquisitions, infrastructure projects, real estate developments, public bidding processes for infrastructure and development projects and has represented both purchasers and sellers in several significant corporate acquisitions.

Additionally, Mr. Aquino currently serves as a member of the Collegiate Bodies of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications – INDOTEL.