Juan Manuel Suero is the leading senior attorney for international law practice. Expert witness in Dominican divorces and Dominican Laws. General counsel for Total Sports Group. Mr. Suero counsels clients and lawyers on complex cases involving Dominican Laws, Dominican divorce validity, International Family Law, Domestic and International business transactions, Contracts, Franchising, Sports law, MLB players and teams, government relations and regulations in Dominican Republic.

Attorney Suero has been recognized by AV rated lawyers, celebrity divorce attorneys, super lawyers, best lawyers in America, fellow members of the AAML and IAML for his performance as experienced expert witness in complex litigation involving International Family Laws and Dominican Republic laws.

In 2001, the Committee on Foreign Relations recognized attorney Suero with the Mark Orr Foreign Affairs Award.

Since 2003, attorney Suero participates as contributor for the World Bank “Doing Business” report on Dominican Republic; the International Law Practice Section of the ABA; the Latin American and Caribbean Law Initiative of the ABA and the International Family Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Juan Manuel Suero is a member of:
American Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
American Association for Justice
Dominican Republic Bar Association
National Hispanic Bar Association
Inter-American Bar Association
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
International Bar Association
International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Union Internationale des Avocats

Representative Experience:
Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti, LLP
Pereyra & Biaggi
Citibank, N.A.

Representative Cases:

2009 Successful representation of major British airline in the Dominican Republic.

2009 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a complex tort litigation in United Kingdom.

2009 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a complex divorce litigation in New York.

2009 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a complex tort litigation in Philadelphia.

2009 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a complex tort litigation in Philadelphia.

2009 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a complex divorce litigation in Ohio.

2009 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a complex divorce litigation in West Palm Beach, Florida.

2009 Successful representation of MLB Professional Player in a complex litigation in the Dominican Republic.

2009 Successful establishment of Sport Agency Company in the Dominican Republic.

2008 Legal representation of a Jewish-American investment group in the acquisition of a four star hotel in the Dominican Republic.

2008 Legal representation on the trademark protection of the world’s second-largest quick food chain in the Dominican Republic.

2008 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a multi-million complex divorce case in Florida.

2007 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a multi-million complex divorce case in Massachusetts.

2007 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws in a multi-million complex divorce case in Hawaii.

2007 Legal representation of AV rated aviation law firm in connection to Dominican Republic laws related to commercial airline accident.

2007 Legal representation of buyers’ group in a multi-million transaction of a casino and foreign flag vessel.

2006 Legal representation of a British network of international producers of entertainment brands, in connection with execution of several TV license agreements in the Dominican Republic.

2005 Legal representation of a Fortune Global 500 financial holding company to seize a foreign flag vessel located in Dominican territorial waters.

2004 Legal representation of American and Brazilian corporations before the Dominican Republic government in a damn construction international joint-venture agreement.

2004 Legal representation of British-American airline corporations in a mediation of a commercial matter.

2004 Expert witness on Dominican Republic laws for America’s top 10 divorce law firm in New York City.

2004 Successful legal representation of a Canadian citizen in an international child abduction case.

2003 Legal participation as expert witness on Dominican Republic laws on a multi-billion federal bankruptcy case.

2003    Successful representation of a Central-America pharmaceutical industry in an arbitration of an agency-distribution dispute.

2003 Successful representation of a Canadian citizen as Expert Witness on Dominican Republic laws before the Supreme Court of British Columbia in an international child abduction case.

2002 Legal representation of the world’s second-largest quick food chain on legal regulations and breach of contracts of master franchise agreements in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Caribbean.

2001-2005 Legal representation of several Dominican families in connection with the second deadliest commercial aircraft accident in the US Aviation history(AA 587, Queens 11/01).

2001 Successful participation as expert witness on Dominican Republic laws before the Family Court of Appeals of Dublin, Ireland.

2001 Legal representation on franchise agreements and online sales in the Dominican Republic.

2001 Legal representation on master franchise and online sales agreements to one of Europe's leading distributors of footwear and apparel.

2000 Successful representation of a major Canadian-American pharmaceutical industry with global operations on manufacture and distribution of health and wellness products over 130 countries, in a breach of contract and negotiation of a multimillion distribution agreement.

2000 Successful participation as expert witness on Dominican Republic laws on behalf of a Fortune Global 500 snack and beverage company on a multimillion tort case in Florida.

1999 Legal representation of a German-American consortium in a multimillion tourist development in the Dominican Republic.

1998 Successful representation of one of the oldest and largest Central America pharmaceutical industry in an agency dispute before an arbitration panel.

1997 Successful representation of Jewish-American shareholders in a multimillion corporate dispute and hostile takeover.

1996 Legal participation in the drafting of a multimillion software agreement for the largest Dominican food industry.

1996    Successful legal representation of European and American corporations in a multi-million complex labor litigation.

1995 Successful representation of the President of the Dominican Republic and foreign investors in a complex litigation on a public bidding dispute.

1994 Legal representation of the heirs of the former CEO of the largest Dominican poultry industry in complex estate litigation.

1993 Legal participation in the folding of the Dominican Commercial airline.