Jimenez Cruz Peña garnered praise in the areas of Corporate/Commercial practice and Dispute Resolution. The firm rose in rank in both categories, going from Band 3 to Band 2 in the Corporate/Commercial ranking and debuting strongly in Band 2 on the Dispute Resolution category.
In the rankings, the guide described these leading practices as follows:
The rise of the Corporate/Commercial practice within the rankings was attributed to - glowing market feedback, particularly from international clients.-
Clients were quoted describing the Corporate/Commercial group as -a young group showing tremendous promise- and -extremely responsive, reasonable with fees and incredibly valuable from a business standpoint.-
The Dispute Resolution practice appears on the rankings for the first time due to - the positive feedback, particularly from international clients and peers.- The team was also touted for its handling of - a wide array of litigation and arbitration and acts for a number of multinational clients in several high-profile ICC-registered and DR-CAFTA-related cases. -
Clients described the firm's Dispute Resolution group as - a compact and efficient team that provides excellent advice.-
Individually, the following attorneys received similar praise:
Pegged as - a finance ace who also excels in M&A -, Luis Jiménez was applauded for his recent work with a major investment fund in the financing of a toll road project.
Said to be an attorney who - truly understands how a business operates, inside and out,- Marcos Peña-Rodríguez received recognition for both his work in Corporate/Commercial transactions and Dispute Resolution. In the realm of corporate transactions, he was highlighted for his recent work in advising shareholders of a health management company on the acquisition of shares from minority shareholders. As a - key name - of the Dispute Resolution team for the firm, he was recognized for assisting together with Luis Jiménez investment fund managers TCW in an ongoing DR-CAFTA arbitration against the Dominican Republic.
New to the rankings is José Cruz Campillo, who the guide refers to as - highly recommended for his corporate governance and M&A expertise.- He was specifically recognized for leading a team that assisted an international industrial gases producer with its expansion in the Dominican Republic.
The Chambers rankings are based on interviews with lawyers and their clients conducted by a team of the publication' s researchers. Lawyers are judged based on criteria most valued by clients, such as technical expertise, business acumen, and prompt delivery.
