Pellerano & Herrera Wins Latin Lawyer’s Project Finance Deal of the Year 2010 for its work with the Pueblo Viejo Mine Financing

January, 2011 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Pellerano & Herrera proudly announces that it has won the award for Deal of the Year 2010, from Latin Lawyer, for representing Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation in the US$1,035 billion project financing for the development of the Gold Mine and infrastructure related to the project.

This award, in the category of Project Finance, comes as a result of Pellerano & Herrera’s counsel to its client Barrick Gold Corporation, the largest gold producer in the world, with their installation, start up and operation of the Pueblo Viejo Gold Mine.

This project, valued at more than US$3 billion, is the largest foreign investment in the history of the Dominican Republic.

The firm’s team of experts in project financing handling this transaction was led by partners Luis Rafael Pellerano and Marielle Garrigó, and senior counsel Elizabeth Mena, with assistance from associate Mariangela Pellerano.

This transaction involved an international group of experts working on behalf of our client that included Barrick local and headquartered General Counsels.

About Pellerano & Herrera
Pellerano & Herrera has been the leading law firm of the Dominican Republic for over 20 years, by offering the best legal solutions to the business needs of its clients. Established in 1952, the firm is typically involved in all major transactions in the country and its multidisciplinary team of lawyers is recognised as the most comprehensive and sophisticated in the market. The firm is best known internationally for providing pragmatic and constructive legal advice, thanks to its solid compromise to innovation and the implementation of the best professional practices; the firm is oriented to identifying new opportunities for its clients and designing legal strategies accordingly.
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About Latin Lawyer
Latin Lawyer is a very well recognized law resource for Latin America. Latin Lawyer's independent team of journalists provides news, as well as analysis of deals, cases and legal and policy developments across the region, through a magazine published 10 times per year and a daily news email briefing. The team also researches the Latin Lawyer 250 - Latin America's leading business law firms, an annual review of the legal marketplace in 17 national Latin American jurisdictions.
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