Carla
Fernández D´Oleo

Senior Associate

 

 

Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicP 809-567-8444F 809-567-8200v-card

Practice Areas

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Her practice focuses on advising clients in the instrumentation, negotiation, and subscription of contracts, as well as in the structuring and implementation of legal, commercial, and corporate strategies.

She assists clients in matters related to financial and banking law, international commerce, logistics, and customs, as well as maritime law.

Professional Career and Work Experience

Prior to joining the firm as a senior associate, she worked at a law firm specializing in Maritime Law and International Commerce. She also worked as an in-house lawyer, in charge of business development and legal matters in a multinational company, and as an assistant manager of the legal department in a Dominican bank.

She also worked in Guatemala, where she served as an advisor for an important Latin American exporters association and participated in business linkage programs and assistance to various productive sectors, promoting foreign investment in the Dominican Republic.

She has relevant experience in the development of regulated and investment projects, including due diligence processes, legal opinions in regulated sectors, permits, macro agreements, specialized consultations, registration of products and services, and comprehensive assistance for business groups. As a foreign investment consultant, she has acted as an intermediary between the public and private sectors and has facilitated multiple investment operations in areas such as diverse manufacturing, tourism, the food industry, health, renewable energy, and construction.

Education

Law Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), with academic honors -Magna Cum Laude- (2009). Subsequently, she completed a master’s degree in Globalization, International Trade, and Emerging Markets at the University of Barcelona, which included a Postgraduate Degree in Economics, International Trade, and Emerging Markets and a Postgraduate Degree in Business, International Trade, and Emerging Markets (2011).

She is currently pursuing a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) in Banking and Financial Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD).

Memberships

Dominican Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de la República Dominicana).