2010- CONSULTORES JURIDICOS, AYALA & DILLON (Caracas) (Partner)
Head of the business and dispute resolutions department. Legal counsel to national and foreign clients responsible for providing legal advise in corporate and regulatory matters, M&A, international financing, public works concession, international trade, international arbitration, dispute resolution and antitrust authorities. Relevant experience: Company reorganization and liquidation (Inchcape Services, C.A.), corporate international refinancing contracts (NH Hotels Group), negotiation and dispute resolution in complex regulatory environments acting on behalf of international clients, among others: Navigators (insurance and reinsurance), Brightstar, SA, Colas Rail, Bombardier, Palmat, SA, Colgate Palmolive, SA, Cargill, SA, Coca-cola Femsa, SA, Tenaris Group, Rusoro Mining, LTD, Venfruca, and local clients with assets in US, Canada, Europe and Latin America Region, among other Farmatodo and Epa. Active in six International Arbitration and legal proceedings in the last three years in France, London, Spain, Miami, New Zealand and Caracas, including LCIA, ICC and ICSID.
2004-2009. ALFA. ASESORES LEGALES FIGUEIRAS & ANNICCHIARICO, (Caracas) (Partner)
Head of the business and dispute resolutions department. Legal counsel to national and foreign clients responsible for providing legal advise in corporate and regulatory matters, M&A, international financing, public works concession, international trade, international arbitration and dispute resolution, and antitrust regulations. Relevant experiences: External advisor to Siderúrgica del Orinoco-Techint as a specialist in contracts and international trade and dispute resolution. Legal advisor for the public construction contract for the Mérida trolleybus system. Legal advisor in connection to the civil works contract for the building of the railway section of the Venezuelan center region awarded to the Astaldi Group. Legal advisor to buyers in the mergers and acquisitions of more than 50 assets in Latin America, including Vannesa Ventures (45M US$) Gold Field International LTD (Venezuela) (650 M US$), Hecla Mining de Venezuela, C.A. (30 M US$) and Mena Resources, C.A. in 2008 (15 M US$). Legal counsel in the dispute between Rusoro Mining Ltd. and Corporación de Guayana-CVG and settlement agreement (30 M $US) diluting CVG participation in a Joint Venture Agreement to exploit Choco 10 mine. Legal advisor in Venezuela in connection to the international financing of various national projects of several mining companies, among the most important: Peter Hambro-Black Rock (80 M US$) in 2008; Endeavor Financial (100 M US$) in 2009. Local advisor for the initial public offering of Rusoro Mining, Ltd. (100 M US$) in the Toronto Stock Exchange. Local advisor in Venezuela for the unsolicited Public Offering of Shares held by Rusoro Mining, Ltd. before the Toronto Stock Exchange to the shareholders of the Gold Reserve company (150 M US$). External lawyer of the Diego Cisneros Organization (ODC) before antitrust authorities, fine of: 21 M $US aprox. External lawyer of Siderurgica de Venezuela, S.A. (Sivensa) before the antitrust authorities, fine: 4,000,000 US $. Acting on behalf Sidor-Techint in commercial arbitration before the CACCC against PDVSA Gas, Award rendered in favor of Sidor for 40,000,000 US $.
2002-2003. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP (New York) (Foreign Lawyer)
Relevant experience: Legal counsel in Venezuelan and Latin American Law responsible for providing legal advice in connection to the negotiation and closing of second debt restructuring process of Grupo Amazonia-Techint: (800 M $US). Responsible to assist in Ad-Hoc International Arbitration in New York against Cargoport Group in connection to a cabotage contract termination (15 M US$). Co-responsible for the organization and design of the contractual bases of the public bid for the Guayaquil Airport expansion (500 M US$) and the construction of a Hydroelectric Complex in Nicaragua 350,000,000 US $. Collaboration in the preparation of the Spanish Government's lawsuit against the Prestige Ship Classification Society for the spill that occurred in 2003 on the Spanish coast.
2001-2002. SIDOR- TECHINT. (Legal Counsel)
Relevant Experience: Legal Counsel: Responsible for providing legal advice in the areas of finance, supply, international trade, guaranteesm credit and collections. Contract specialist, responsible for the design and structuring of commercial distribution and guarantee mechanisms in support of credit management and national and international collections. Responsible for the administration of the financing contract signed by Grupo Amazonas and Techint for the acquisition of the company. Responsible for the coordination and assistance for the second debt restructuring process of Grupo Amazonia-Techint. Responsible for the administration of essential contracts of the company entered into in the privatization phase with basic companies and PDVSA. Coordinator of the litigation and commercial arbitration area.
1993-2001. BAUMEISTER & BREWER (Asociate)
Head of the business and dispute resolutions department. Legal counsel to national and foreign clients responsible for providing legal advise in corporate and regulatory matters, M&A, international financing, public works concession, international trade, international arbitration, dispute resolution and antitrust authorities. Relevant experience: Company reorganization and liquidation (Inchcape Services, C.A.), corporate international refinancing contracts (NH Hotels Group), negotiation and dispute resolution in complex regulatory environments acting on behalf of international clients, among others: Navigators (insurance and reinsurance), Brightstar, SA, Colas Rail, Bombardier, Palmat, SA, Colgate Palmolive, SA, Cargill, SA, Coca-cola Femsa, SA, Tenaris Group, Rusoro Mining, LTD, Venfruca, and local clients with assets in US, Canada, Europe and Latin America Region, among other Farmatodo and Epa. Active in six International Arbitration and legal proceedings in the last three years in France, London, Spain, Miami, New Zealand and Caracas, including LCIA, ICC and ICSID.
2004-2009. ALFA. ASESORES LEGALES FIGUEIRAS & ANNICCHIARICO, (Caracas) (Partner)
Head of the business and dispute resolutions department. Legal counsel to national and foreign clients responsible for providing legal advise in corporate and regulatory matters, M&A, international financing, public works concession, international trade, international arbitration and dispute resolution, and antitrust regulations. Relevant experiences: External advisor to Siderúrgica del Orinoco-Techint as a specialist in contracts and international trade and dispute resolution. Legal advisor for the public construction contract for the Mérida trolleybus system. Legal advisor in connection to the civil works contract for the building of the railway section of the Venezuelan center region awarded to the Astaldi Group. Legal advisor to buyers in the mergers and acquisitions of more than 50 assets in Latin America, including Vannesa Ventures (45M US$) Gold Field International LTD (Venezuela) (650 M US$), Hecla Mining de Venezuela, C.A. (30 M US$) and Mena Resources, C.A. in 2008 (15 M US$). Legal counsel in the dispute between Rusoro Mining Ltd. and Corporación de Guayana-CVG and settlement agreement (30 M $US) diluting CVG participation in a Joint Venture Agreement to exploit Choco 10 mine. Legal advisor in Venezuela in connection to the international financing of various national projects of several mining companies, among the most important: Peter Hambro-Black Rock (80 M US$) in 2008; Endeavor Financial (100 M US$) in 2009. Local advisor for the initial public offering of Rusoro Mining, Ltd. (100 M US$) in the Toronto Stock Exchange. Local advisor in Venezuela for the unsolicited Public Offering of Shares held by Rusoro Mining, Ltd. before the Toronto Stock Exchange to the shareholders of the Gold Reserve company (150 M US$). External lawyer of the Diego Cisneros Organization (ODC) before antitrust authorities, fine of: 21 M $US aprox. External lawyer of Siderurgica de Venezuela, S.A. (Sivensa) before the antitrust authorities, fine: 4,000,000 US $. Acting on behalf Sidor-Techint in commercial arbitration before the CACCC against PDVSA Gas, Award rendered in favor of Sidor for 40,000,000 US $.
2002-2003. HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP (New York) (Foreign Lawyer)
Relevant experience: Legal counsel in Venezuelan and Latin American Law responsible for providing legal advice in connection to the negotiation and closing of second debt restructuring process of Grupo Amazonia-Techint: (800 M $US). Responsible to assist in Ad-Hoc International Arbitration in New York against Cargoport Group in connection to a cabotage contract termination (15 M US$). Co-responsible for the organization and design of the contractual bases of the public bid for the Guayaquil Airport expansion (500 M US$) and the construction of a Hydroelectric Complex in Nicaragua 350,000,000 US $. Collaboration in the preparation of the Spanish Government's lawsuit against the Prestige Ship Classification Society for the spill that occurred in 2003 on the Spanish coast.
2001-2002. SIDOR- TECHINT. (Legal Counsel)
Relevant Experience: Legal Counsel: Responsible for providing legal advice in the areas of finance, supply, international trade, guaranteesm credit and collections. Contract specialist, responsible for the design and structuring of commercial distribution and guarantee mechanisms in support of credit management and national and international collections. Responsible for the administration of the financing contract signed by Grupo Amazonas and Techint for the acquisition of the company. Responsible for the coordination and assistance for the second debt restructuring process of Grupo Amazonia-Techint. Responsible for the administration of essential contracts of the company entered into in the privatization phase with basic companies and PDVSA. Coordinator of the litigation and commercial arbitration area.
1993-2001. BAUMEISTER & BREWER (Asociate)