Romina Santroni

“With a vast experience in environment and land use of real estate projects, she is not only recognized by it, but for being an outstanding communicator that provides efficient and effective solutions to our needs” Chambers and Partners.

Founding partner of the firm, she is head of the Environmental and Regulatory practice for investment projects, with a special focus in the real estate and resort development, food and beverage, industrial and film and entertainment. She has focused on issues related to the environment, tourism, and land use, by creating strategies to achieve sustainability and feasibility in construction and operation of important investment projects in the different economical fields.

She has represented over 70 projects with tax exemptions approvals, comprehensive licensing with investments over US$2 Billion. Permits, polluted sites, protected areas, urban, land use, environmental permits, water, agrobusiness, waste and incentives to investments are her best areas of practice.

Being graduated from National University of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires – Argentina (2001), with a Master on Environmental Law (2010) from University of the Basque Country (EHU UPV/EHU), Spain, as well as with a Postgraduate Degree of Executive Development from Barna Business School, she is also Internal Auditor ISO 14001 “Bureau Veritas” and Registered Environmental Consultant approved by the Ministry of Environment of the Dominican Republic, as the coordinator of environmental impact assessments.

As ECORED Legal Director, a business association that promotes sustainability in businesses, she led the process to draft a proposal of law on waste, still under discussion in congress. Coauthored the book Legal Protection of Tourists (Bs. As., Ed. Ladevi 2018) and several other magazines including Environment and Climate Change – International Comparative Legal Guide and several other papers in Environmental Management among others.

Recognized by the lead legal ranking institution, Chambers and Partners and Who’s Who Legal,  for her expertise in environmental and real estate development in the Dominican Republic.