Securities Law
At Ferrand & Alvarez Legal Consultancy, we provide advisory services for the issuance, negotiation, and regulation of financial securities in the Dominican Republic. The legal framework of this sector is governed by Law No. 19-00 of the Securities Market and Law 249-17, which amends it, enacted to regulate all activities related to public offering, trading, and supervision of securities in the country. This law has been supplemented with a series of regulations and provisions issued by the Securities Market Superintendence (SIV), the entity responsible for overseeing and regulating the securities market in the nation.
Our legal advice focuses on designing a legal investment strategy, tax planning and risk management that ensures compliance with regulations and protects the interests of our clients. To achieve this, we thoroughly evaluate their needs, objectives, risk profile, current investments and return expectations.
Our services include:
- Securities purchase and sale agreements.
- Brokerage contracts.
- Financing agreements.
- Design of investment strategies and portfolio management.
- Structuring of financial instruments.
- Advice on structuring financial operations and transactions in the securities market.
- Legal and financial auditing for company valuation.
- Advice on public offering and issuance for project financing, debt refinancing, working capital, among others.
