Miami partners at Holland & Knight won a defense verdict for the Dominican Republic in a $35 million breach-of-contract case.

The federal court order entered Saturday came after years of litigation, including the initial entry of a $50 million default judgment against the country and its water resource agency, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidraulicos, or INDRHI.

“We're obviously thrilled with the decision,” said Holland & Knight partner Eduardo Ramos, whose trial co-chair was fellow partner Gregory Baldwin.