Attorneys at Jiménez Cruz Peña have played an active role in many cases of dispute resolution before traditional entities and before all jurisdictions of the Dominican Republic, including:
In the area of administrative appeals, our experience includes cases before government agencies such as the Dominican Telecommunications Institute and the National Council on Social Security.
In tax matters, Jiménez Cruz Peña successfully defended one of its clients in a tax obligation case against the Dominican State for the amount of US$517,000,000.
In civil matters, we have assumed the legal representation of clients in several cases of civil liability linked to the 1929 Warsaw Convention, cases of air accidents, litigation related to agency and distribution contracts under the provisions of Dominican Law 173 on Protection of Importer Agents of Merchandise and Products, controversies among shareholders, and many others.
In the realm of Alternative Conflict Resolutions, members of the litigation practice of Jiménez Cruz Peña have participated in international arbitration proceedings as experts on Dominican law and as local attorneys in arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, the Arbitration Court of the International Chamber of Commerce, and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
Jiménez Cruz Peña has served as local counsel in an international arbitration against the Dominican State involving a claim for US$700,000,000.
Jiménez Cruz Peña also has vast experience in conflict resolution under alternative mechanisms before the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo, and for obtaining the authorizations from local courts for the recognition and execution of foreign arbitral awards in the Dominican Republic.
