Chery A. Zacarías Verdeja
Director of Corporate Law & the Blindaje Unit
Career
In some transactions, legal detail makes the business possible. That is the terrain where Chery has built her career.
Chery A. Zacarías Verdeja has 20 years of continuous professional practice and has been part of Mazara Abogados since 2020, where she currently heads Corporate Law and the Blindaje Unit.
Her practice focuses on corporate and business law, telecommunications, investment structuring and domestic and international commercial arbitration. She has advised commercial companies, investors and business groups on highly complex transactions, corporate reorganizations, regulatory processes and the legal structuring of projects and investments.
She has particularly significant experience in telecommunications, including concessions, changes in corporate control, special registrations, concession extensions, administrative enforcement proceedings and negotiations concerning frequency allocation. Her practice also covers civil and commercial matters, compliance, real estate development, asset management and succession.
Practice areas
Corporate Law | Business Law | Civil & Commercial Law | Telecommunications | Compliance | Arbitration | Investment Structuring | Asset Planning & Succession
Sectors & industries
Telecommunications | Commercial Companies | Trade & Investment | Real Estate Development | Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) | Asset Management
Representative experience
Legal assistance to foreign investors in obtaining a concession to install and operate a submarine fiber-optic cable, a project involving an investment of approximately USD 175 million.
Participation in three significant acquisitions in the Dominican telecommunications sector, with approximate values ranging from USD 44 million to USD 300 million.
Advice on administrative enforcement proceedings, changes in corporate control, concession extensions and other telecommunications regulatory processes.
Participation in negotiations involving frequency allocation under the National Frequency Allocation Plan (PNAF).
Leadership in establishing a business consortium in the Dominican LPG market.
Education
Law degree, Magna Cum Laude — Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM).
Master's degree in Corporate Business Law — PUCMM.
Diploma in International Business Law — Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Specialized training in civil and commercial matters, international business and arbitration.
Languages
Spanish — Native | English — Intermediate | French — Basic
Memberships
Colegio de Abogados de la República Dominicana.
Social impact, pro bono & volunteering
She participates in Mazara Abogados' social responsibility and corporate volunteering initiatives, including reforestation activities and the Sembrando Esperanza program.
Teaching, speaking & publications
Speaker at the Ninth Latin American Arbitration Congress in Lima, Peru, presenting “Dogmatism and Pragmatism in Arbitration.”
Awards & recognition
Magna Cum Laude — Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.
Personal
She enjoys reading, sports and outdoor activities, and has a particular interest in social impact initiatives.
