Founded in 1997, ECIJA is a global, Iberian-American firm with initial roots in Spain. Since its conception, it has expanded to include 30 offices in 16 countries across the western hemisphere, in addition to maintaining an international China desk. Its Dominican Republic outfit is in Santo Domingo.      

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm’s Dominican Republic branch is active in the areas of capital markets, finance, M&A, investment funds, real estate and restructuring.  

The firm’s capital markets involvement encompasses both the debt and equity sides, including bond issuances, IPO’s and secondary share offerings.   

In finance, the firm is offers both lender and borrower-side representation, though it centralizes the lender side.  

The firm’s real estate team is active in both development and finance roles.  

Key clients  

Among the firm’s key clients are the Atlanta Braves, Costa Farms, DHL, Inter-American Investment Bank and Pfizer Central America & Caribbean.  

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Bank lending: lender side 

“The team has shown itself to be very knowledgeable and provides creative solutions to complex challenges.” 

Financial services 

“Knowledge of the sector and its regulations; high level of negotiation skill. “