Professional profile
José Lorenzo Fermín M., is a founding partner of the firm and head of the firm’s litigation department. His professional practice has been focused on economic criminal law, criminal law, civil law, administrative law, contracts, business law, real estate legislation, as well as conflict resolution and arbitration. With over 38 years of experience, he has provided counsel to both domestic and international clients in complex and high-profile litigation before the ordinary jurisdiction and arbitration courts. Additionally, he provides professional consultancy in these areas.
For twelve years, he served as a tenured professor of criminal law at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Santiago, and as the coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Criminal Justice Administration (1998) at the same university. Additionally, he was a member of the committee of jurists that drafted the project for the new Dominican Penal Code (1997-1989) and has since remained an honorary external consultant to the National Congress, participating in most of the discussions on this project. He also initially contributed to the official commission that drafted the reform project for the current Criminal Procedure Code. He has participated as a guest lecturer at numerous national academic forums, and has published several works on criminal law and criminal procedural law, as well as other related aspects, in various journals, newspapers, magazines, and other publications.
He has excelled in his role as a member of the defense council for the monetary and financial administration of the Dominican Republic in the cases involving the banking frauds of Baninter, Bancrédito, Mercantil, and Peravia, some of which are regarded as the largest banking frauds in Dominican financial history. He currently represents the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic and the Administrative Liquidation Commission of Banco Intercontinental, S.A., in ongoing proceedings related to these cases and other services. His comprehensive expertise in criminal law has distinguished him as a preeminent litigator in high-profile cases throughout the country.
Graduated with a law degree (1986) from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Santiago. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Legal Sciences (1988) and a postgraduate degree in Corporate and Commercial Law (1998) from the same university. Additionally, he holds a postgraduate degree in Economic Criminal Law (2002) from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. He served as a member of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the Santiago judicial district (1989-1991) and has been a member of the editorial board of the journal “Gaceta Judicial” for several years.