Marianne Olivares and Pamela Benzán Arbaje promoted to partners at Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, 20 June 2023 — Guzmán Ariza is pleased to announce the promotion of attorneys Marianne Olivares and Pamela Benzán Arbaje to partners of the firm. With these appointments, Guzmán Ariza consolidates its offerings in the areas of litigation, tourism, and corporate law, while recognising the professional excellence and the importance of gender equality and the diversity of its team.

In her professional practice, Marianne Olivares has excelled for ten years in the litigation, real estate and tourism areas at the firm's offices in Bávaro- Punta Cana, Casa de Campo and La Romana, advising real estate developers, hotel and condominium owners, and the most important tourist complexes in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic. At the same time, she is a professor of civil law and civil procedural law at the Universidad Central del Este (UCE).

Marianne is a graduate of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) where she obtained her law degree, magna cum laude, and she holds a Master's Degree in Civil Law and Civil Procedure from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD).

Pamela Benzán Arbaje has excelled in the practice of corporate and commercial law at Guzmán Ariza’s Santo Domingo office, participating in important mergers and acquisitions transactions, project financing, and, especially excelling in corporate restructuring and liquidation matters. She has participated in most of the corporate restructuring and insolvency cases that are pending in the Dominican courts. She is the coordinator of the Restructuring Procedures Observatory of the Dominican Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FEDOCAMARAS), and advises the restructuring commission and the legal department of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Santo Domingo on commercial restructuring matters. She has been co-author of the Getting Restructuring and Insolvency publication Getting the Deal Through since 2018, as well as the Dominican Chapter of America's Restructuring Review from the Global Restructuring Review (GRR).

Pamela is a graduate of the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), where she obtained a law degree, summa cum laude, and she holds a master's degree from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, in commercial law.

Recently, Pamela and Marianne were jointly recognised as the best students of the tenth promotion of the Master of Laws programme in Law and Management of the International Institute of Law and Business (INIDEM). Both have also been recognised as outstanding attorneys by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 legal directories.

The announcement of their promotion was made by Fabio J. Guzmán Ariza, president of the firm, who commented: “Throughout their tenure, Marianne and Pamela have showcased a profound alignment with our core values of integrity, client service, excellence, teamwork, and innovation – the hallmark of professional practice at Guzmán Ariza for nearly a century. Their promotions serve as recognition of their exemplary understanding of these values and their exceptional performance and commitment in their respective fields: tourism and litigation in the case of Marianne Olivares; and corporate and commercial law with respect to Pamela. We are invigorated and inspired to approach our firm's centenary and beyond, strengthened by the addition of our new partners.”

Marianne Olivares

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Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law
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Founded in 1927, Guzmán Ariza is the largest law firm in the Dominican Republic, with 11 partners, 51 attorneys, and eight offices strategically located throughout the country. The firm offers a full range of services through a multidisciplinary team. Its practices have earned it a reputation as a trusted and respected firm that produces results.

Pamela Benzán Arbaje

GGI member firm
Guzmán Ariza, Attorneys at Law
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Published: GGI Insider, No. 127, September 2023