Jacobo Valdez Albizu, (Partner), Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1949; admitted to bar 1972; Education: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (Licentiate in Law, 1972); Member: International Trademark Association (INTA), Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Industrial (ASIPI), Dominican Bar Association; Languages: Spanish and French; Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Law, Litigation, Contracts, Free Zones, Foreign Investment, Intellectual Property.

Contacto: jvaldez@valdezalbizu.com

Alejandra Valdez Espaillat, (Partner), Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1978; admitted to bar 2000; Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Licentiate in Law, 2000), Franklin Pierce Law Center (L.L.M., in Intellectual Property, 2001), Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Master in Corporate Law and Economic Legislation, 2006); Author: “Patent Nullities”; Member: International Trademark Association (INTA), Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Industrial (ASIPI), Asociación Dominicana de Propiedad Intelectual (ADOPI), Asociación Nacional de Jóvenes Empresarios (ANJE), Dominican Bar Association; Languages: Spanish, English and French; Practice Areas: Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Franchises, Unfair Competition, E- commerce, Telecommunications Law, Distribution Agreements, Civil and Commercial Law.

Contacto: avaldez@valdezalbizu.com

Ricardo Valdez Albizu, (Partner), Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1958; admitted to bar 1984; Education: Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (L.L.D., 1984); Extensive Experience: Dominican Trade, Investment Law and Offshore Operations Regulations in Dominican Industrial Free Zones; Member: International Trademark Association (INTA), Dominican Bar Association; Languages: Spanish, English and French; Practice Areas: Trademarks, Patents, Trade Secrets Licensing, Franchising, Unfair Competition, Comparative Advertising, Foreign Investment, Free Zones, International Law, General Practice.

Contacto: info@valdezalbizu.com

Maria Teresa Spagnuolo de Puigbó, (Associate), Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1939; admitted to bar, 1960; Education: Universidad de Santo Domingo (L.L.D., 1960), Notary Public and Judicial Translator of the Court of First Instance in the National District; Member: Dominican Bar Association; Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese; Practice Areas: Family Law, Divorces, Adoptions, Litigation, Land and Real Estate Law.

Contacto: info@valdezalbizu.com

Gisela Patricia Bengoa Aranguiz, (Associate), Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1983; admitted to bar 2007; Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, 2007); Member: International Trademark Association (INTA), Dominican Bar Asscociation; Languages: Spanish and French; Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Immigration.

Contacto: pbengoa@valdezalbizu.com

Marcos Ricardo Álvarez Gómez, (Associate), Born La Vega, Dominican Republic, 1946; admitted to bar, 1970; Education: Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (L.L.D., 1970); Judge of the Court of Appeals of the Dominican Republic (1991-1998); Member: Dominican Bar Association; Languages: Spanish, French and Italian; Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Law, Labor Law, Litigation, Contracts.
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Héctor Álvarez Cepeda, (Associate), Born Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1961; admitted to bar, 1984; Education: Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (L.L.D., 1984); Member: Dominican Bar Association; Languages: Spanish, English and French; Practice Areas: Family Law, Labor Law, Land and Real Estate Law.
Contacto: info@valdezalbizu.com