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Merielin Almonte
Email: m.almonte@maelegal.com
Cel.: 829-335-0910
Languages: English, Spanish and French.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDbGluayUyMHJlbCUzRCUyMnN0eWxlc2hlZXQlMjIlMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjZG5qcy5jbG91ZGZsYXJlLmNvbSUyRmFqYXglMkZsaWJzJTJGZm9udC1hd2Vzb21lJTJGNC43LjAlMkZjc3MlMkZmb250LWF3ZXNvbWUubWluLmNzcyUyMiUzRSUwQSUwQSUzQyUyMS0tJTIwQWRkJTIwZm9udCUyMGF3ZXNvbWUlMjBpY29ucyUyMC0tJTNFJTBBJTNDZGl2JTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJtYXJnaW4tdG9wJTNBJTIwMjBweCUzQiUyMG1hcmdpbi1ib3R0b20lM0ElMjAzMHB4JTNCJTIyJTNFJTBBJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmRvLmxpbmtlZGluLmNvbSUyRmluJTJGbWVyaWVsaW4tYWxtb250ZS00MzVhMTU1NSUyMiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyZm9udC1zaXplJTNBJTIwMjBweCUzQiUyMG1hcmdpbi1yaWdodCUzQSUyMDIwcHglMjIlMjB0YXJnZXQlM0QlMjJfYmxhbmslMjIlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmZhJTIwZmEtbGlua2VkaW4lMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTBBJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tJTJGTWVyaWVsaW5BbG1vbnRlJTIyJTIwdGFyZ2V0JTNEJTIyX2JsYW5rJTIyJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJmb250LXNpemUlM0ElMjAyMHB4JTNCJTIwJTIyJTIwJTIwJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJmYSUyMGZhLXR3aXR0ZXIlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTBBJTNDJTJGZGl2JTNF[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]Merielin is the founder and CEO of the firm Merielin Almonte Estudio Legal, which was founded in the year 2013. She has more than 17 years of experience, since she began practicing law in 2003, focusing in the field of Business Law and Economic Regulation, mainly in Competition Law, Consumer Protection, Agency and Distribution, Real Estate and corporate affairs.
Merielin has broad experience in antitrust matters, both in the applicable regulatory framework and the procedural aspects of the implementation of the General Law for the Defense of Competition No. 42-08. She has remarkable experience representing companies before the National Commission for Competition Defense (Pro-Competencia), both in investigation proceedings of anticompetitive practices conducted by the Executive Directorate and administrative sanctioning processes before the Board of Directors of said institution. She has advised government institutions in competition affairs and regularly provides consultancy in this matter to local and foreign law firms, companies and business associations, including workshops for professional training.[/vc_column_text]
She held the position of Chief Executive Director of the Dominican Association of Home Builders and Promoters (ACOPROVI) in the period January – May 2016.
Merielin is associate of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE), International Associate of the American Bar Association (ABA) and Court Interpreter (legal translator) appointed by the Council of the Judiciary. She lectures on Competition Law at Universidad APEC in Santo Domingo and actively teaches and coordinates academic training programs on Competition Law and Business Law in other institutions.
She received the degree of Bachelor of Law cum laude from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in the year 2002. Later, in 2007 she obtained a Master’s degree in Business Law and Economic Regulation from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. In 2010, she obtained a Diploma in the Private Law of Consumption from the Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS) -Universidad Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU). In 2011, she completed an LL. M. in European Union Competition Law and Economics from the Brussels School of Competition, where she graduated with honors (cum laude).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1596634424651{padding-top: 18px !important;padding-bottom: 138px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_row_inner row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”left”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner]
Publications
- The Role of Competition Authorities in the Context of COVID-19 (2020)
- Cooperation Agreements in the context of COVID-19 (2020)
- Abuse of Dominant Position (2019).
- The General Law for the Defense of Competition Comes in Force (2017).
- The Assessment of Anticompetitive Practices and Agreements Under Law No. 42-08 (2016).
- Collusion and Business Associations (2015).
- Mall´s Liability for Parking Services (2014).
- Freedom of Enterprise and Competition Advocacy (2013).
- Consumer’s Rights Protection in the Dominican Republic (2013).
- The Role of Information in Consumer Protection (2012).
- Developments of Competition Law in the Dominican Republic (2011).
- Legal Framework of Agency Agreements between USA Firms and Dominican Agents (2011).
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