Práxedes Castillo
Office: Santo Domingo
Experience
Mr. Castillo Pérez has been practicing law for over 55 years, advising some the most noteworthy companies in the Dominican Republic and nearly all the major banks in Latin America. He leverages his mediation skills and thorough understanding of the commercial and financial landscape on behalf of all the firm’s clients, advising attorneys on long-term strategies and crisis management.
His extensive professional experience includes both non-contentious and contentious matters, advising on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, complex financial transactions, securitizations, corporate and commercial issues, banking and finance, capital markets, foreign investment, contracts, civil and commercial litigation and real estate law across a range of industries and sectors.
Chambers and Partners ranked him as a Senior Statesman, describing him as a distinguished figure in the corporate and commercial field. In addition to advising clients, Mr. Castillo is also a member of the board of Banco Popular Dominicano, Popular Group, and Popular Bank Limited (in Panamá). He also serves as Treasurer of Sur Futuro Foundation, Secretary of Fundación Popular and member of several institutions including Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Microempresa (Ademi), Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS), Fundación Perelló, and the American Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Mr. Castillo is committed to pro bono work, as a member of the board of various no-profit organizations including Sociedad Dominicana de Bibliófilos, el Patronato del Instituto Nacional de la Diabetes y el Patronato de la Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE).
In recognition of Mr. Castillo’s contribution to the Dominican Republic, he has been honored by the President with the Duarte, Sánchez and Mella Order of Merit, Gran Cruz, Silver Plaque.
Memberships
Grupo Popular and Banco Popular Dominicano, Secretary to the Administrative Council and Board Member
Popular Bank Limited Panamá, Member of the Board of Directors
Banco Popular Dominicano, Grupo Popular and Popular Bank Ltd., President of the Corporate
Governance Committee
Cartones del Caribe S.A., Member of the Administrative Council
Juristas SAS, Member of the Administrative Council
Dominican Bar Association
Banco de Desarrollo Ademi, Founding member
American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (AMCHAM)
Dominican-Mexican Chamber of Commerce
Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Dominican Republic
Foundation of Institutionalism and Justice (FINJUS)
Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Microempresa (ADEMI)
Sur Futuro Foundation, Board member and treasurer
Fundación Perelló, Founding member
Instituto Nacional de Diabetes, Board member
Practice Areas
Education
LL.B., Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). 1957