Constitutional and Administrative Law
Our sphere of expertise includes:- Foreign investment regulation
- Antitrust law, consumer protection, dumping and subsidies
- Mining and hydrocarbons regulatory matters
- Electricity service
- Customs and immigration
- Public health and the pharmaceutical industry
- Agriculture and environmental law
- Banking and finance
- Telecommunications
- Air and maritime transportation
- International trade
- Zoning, expropriation, municipal/urban and concessions legislation
- Bidding law and preparation and presentation of bidding protocols
- Privatization
- Drafting, negotiation and execution of contracts with public authorities
- Managing the acquisition of permits for the construction of large scale industrial projects
- Handling of a wide variety of transactions and negotiations with the public sector.
We have represented our clients in numerous administrative and judicial claims against decisions of governmental bodies, and have successfully applied for and implemented constitutional injunctions. We are also experienced participants in proceedings before Venezuela’s antitrust authority and in specially regulated customs procedures.
Our Knowledge
Members of our Constitutional and Administrative Law Group have lectured at many seminars on constitutional and administrative matters, telecommunication law, antitrust law and bidding law, among others.
Additionally, our lawyers constantly write and publish legal papers for Venezuelan newspapers and legal magazines regarding public law and regulatory matters.
Our Commitment
We are focused on being our clients’ first choice when dealing and negotiating with the public sector and therefore we provide them with other value-added services.
For example, our regular e-mail bulletin system assures a constant and important means of keeping our clients informed about the latest changes in public sector legislation.