Luis Franco

Partner. CEO

lfranco@franco.com.do

809 757 9991

¨With experience in important companies, business groups and family businesses in the Dominican Republic, Luis has been recognized as “Leading Lawyer” by the IFLR1000 publication, and served as President of the International Fiscal Association for the Dominican Republic (IFA) from 2013 to 2015. ”

RELEVANT EXPERIENCES

Luis has managed large teams of different specialties, including tax, corporate and accounting aspects, successfully assisting people and business groups of important relevance, both national and international, including the following services: 

a) Tax Audits with the intention of identifying potential risks, and their solutions. 

b) Analysis for the purpose of making corporate structures more efficient. 

c) Analysis of legal and fiscal impact of transactions. 

d) Design and creation of efficient corporate structures. 

i) Design and execution of structures related to trusts and fund management companies, both nationally and internationally. 

j) Assistance in negotiation processes with public institutions, including the DGII, as well as other tax agencies, Mercantile Registry, Title Registry, National Cadastre, Insurance Superintendence, among other public agencies.

k) Assistance in negotiation processes with counterparts or other interested parties in operational transactions.

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS

a) “Leading Lawyer” by IFLR 1000 publication

b) Recognized by the publication “Who’s Who Legal” for Corporate Tax in the Dominican Republic

c) Recognized as a “code name” in the Legal 500 publication

MEMBERSHIP AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

– Member of the Tax Association of the Dominican Republic (ATRIRD)

– President of the International Fiscal Association IFA Dominican Republic (period 2013-2015)

– Guest speaker at various academic events, including:

a) International Tax Congress, organized by the Tax Association of the Dominican Republic, from 2010 to 2015.

b) Several Tax Gatherings, organized by the Tax Association of the Dominican Republic-IFA RD (from 2010 to date).

c) Latin American Regional Meetings of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) in Colombia 2011, Uruguay 2012, Mexico 2013 and Bolivia 2014.

d) Diverse participations as a teacher, including Diploma in Accounting for Lawyers and Real Estate and Registry Law, organized by the OMG Institute; Diploma on the Development Law of the Mortgage Market and Trust, organized by the Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia; Visiting Professor in Corporate Business Law Master’s Chairs at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and General Coordinator Teacher of the IFA Latin American Regional Meeting, held in May 2015 in the Dominican Republic.

Luis E. Franco González