Pimentel Estepan & Asociados
Attorneys at law
Pimentel Estepan & Asociados Attorneys at law

Live, invest and do business in the Dominican Republic, with your papers in order

Residency and citizenship. Property purchase with a prior title search. Company formation. From day one we tell you how many steps there are and how long each one takes. We work in English and Spanish.

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The firm

Pimentel Estepan & Asociados, S.R.L. was founded in 2014 by Persido Antonio Pimentel Sánchez and Ninoska Estepan Rodríguez. It began as PES Conexiones Globales, working in trade services, and in 2018 took its present name to practise law exclusively.

We are a family firm, and that has two practical consequences for anyone who hires us: the person who answers the phone is a partner, and your matter does not end up with someone you have never met.

Our main work is helping people settle in the Dominican Republic: residency by investment, by marriage, by retirement, by work or by study, and the road to citizenship. Alongside that we handle what the journey brings with it — buying property, incorporating a company, signing before a notary.

How we work

We explain the whole process before starting. How many steps there are, which document each one needs, how long it usually takes and what can go wrong. Without that, an immigration file is a black box you keep feeding money and paperwork into without knowing where you stand.

Clear figures from the outset. You know what you pay the firm and what you pay the State, separately, before you hand over a single peso.

We follow up. You should not have to chase us to learn how your file is going: if something is delayed, you hear it from us first.

We explain it in plain language. The file carries the language it must; the conversation with you does not.

If your route is residency by investment

We also run a real estate company: Tú Choza Verus Praedium. We tell you outright, because it is something you deserve to know before deciding anything.

If residency by investment is your route, we can show you our own properties. You are free to buy wherever and from whomever you wish: the legal advice does not change according to where you buy, and if you choose another property we handle it just the same.

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Practice areas

These are the matters we take on.

Immigration

Residency by investment, by marriage to a Dominican national, by retirement or private income, by work and by study. Renewals, permanent residency and citizenship. We carry the whole file before the Immigration Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from day one we tell you how many steps there are and how long each one takes.

  • Naturalización
  • Ordinary naturalisation
  • Naturalisation by marriage
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  • Temporary residency renewal
  • Dependant residency (RT-7)
  • Residencia dominicana
  • Permanent residency
  • Residency by investment
  • Residency by retirement or private income (Law 171-07)
  • Residency by marriage to a Dominican national
  • Temporary work residency (RT-3)
  • Ordinary temporary residency (RT-9)

Real estate and land registry

Property purchases with a prior title search, boundary determination and title regularisation, lease agreements and deposits, and registry transfer. We also litigate real estate matters, where we have built experience and favourable rulings.

  • Property purchase and sale
  • Lease agreements and deposits
  • Boundary determination and title regularisation

Corporate

Company formation (SRL and SAS), tax number, commercial registry, shareholder meetings and corporate minutes. This is the usual path for someone who obtains residency by investment and needs a structure to operate from in the country.

  • Shareholder meetings and corporate minutes
  • Company formation (SRL / SAS)
  • Legal due diligence
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  • Monthly corporate retainer
  • Contract drafting and review

Civil and commercial litigation

Litigation in real estate matters: breach of contract claims, debt recovery, protective measures and civil liability arising from property transactions. This is where we fight and where we have results.

  • Debt recovery claims
  • Protective and enforcement measures
  • Civil liability and damages

Notarial services

Authenticated and private deeds, legalisations, powers of attorney and sworn statements. What almost every immigration or property matter ends up needing.

  • Notarial deed (authenticated or private)
  • Power of attorney

Family and succession

Divorce, custody, child support, estate division and succession. Including what a foreign family needs when it settles here.

  • Determination of heirs and estate division
  • Divorce by mutual consent
  • Child support and custody

Employment

Employment contracts, terminations, labour disputes and compliance reviews, for companies hiring in the country.

  • Labour compliance audit
  • Labour claims (representation)
  • Monthly employment retainer
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  • Contract termination and dismissal

Administrative and regulatory

Sector licences and permits, dealings with ministries and regulators, and administrative appeals.

  • Sector licences and permits

Compliance and anti-money-laundering

Compliance programmes, client due diligence and the obligations of Law 155-17 on money laundering prevention.

  • AML/CFT compliance programme

Intellectual property

Trade mark and trade name registration, renewals and watch services, and copyright.

  • Trademark registration
  • Trademark watch and renewal

Is your matter not on this list?

Write to us anyway. We look at your matter and tell you frankly whether we take it on or whether a specialist colleague suits you better. If so, we introduce you: we work with lawyers we trust in the areas that are not our strength, and we would rather you arrive in good hands than leave without an answer.

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The team

The people who handle the firm’s matters.

JP
Juan Moises Pimentel Estepan
Socio Director / Asesor inmobiliario
NE
Ninoska Altagracia Estepan Rodriguez
Socia Fundadora
PP
Persido Antonio Pimentel Sánchez
Abogado / Socio Fundador
GP
Gloria Esperanza Pimentel Martinez
Socia / Administración
PP
Persido Antonio Pimentel Martinez
Socio / Asesor Inmobiliario
AP
Ambar Marie Pimentel Martinez
Socia
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