Ramón J. Alvins
Ramón received his law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in 1986 and his master of laws in Civil Procedural Law from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1993.
In February 2001, Ramón joined Macleod Dixon as a partner. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced at another international firm for a period of ten years and in a local firm for five years. He specializes in litigation and arbitration. He also has ample experience in corporate, labor and civil law.
Ramón has extensive experience in commercial and civil litigation (in matters related to property and family) as well as labor and administrative. He has participated in several procedures related to bankruptcy and reorganization. Likewise, he has participated in arbitration procedures both in Venezuela and abroad and is frequently requested for advising on matters related to the aforementioned matters. He also has ample experience in negotiating and obtaining settlements and contracts in general related to the aforementioned procedures. He has participated in Constitutional Injunctions and Appeals for Annulment.
Ramón has been listed as a leading commercial litigation adviser in Venezuela by Who’s Who Legal and in the Chambers & Partners list as an Arbitrate.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, LL.M. (Civil Procedural Law), 1993.
- Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, law degree, 1986.
- Caracas, 1986
- Spanish
- English
- Member, Miranda State Bar Association.
- Member, International Bar Association.
- Former Member, Arbitration Committee of Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VenAmCham).
- Speaker on Enforcement of a foreign arbitration award at the VII Anniversary of the Law of Commercial Arbitration held in Caracas on April 12 and 13, 2005.
- Co-author of Venezuelan Chapter of The International Comparative Guide to Product Liability 2005.
- Co-author of Venezuelan Chapter of The International Comparative Guide to International Arbitration 2005.
- Co-author of Venezuelan Chapter of the 2004 Edition of Insolvency and Restructuring. Law Business Research.
- Published several articles in different newspapers related to Venezuelan Arbitration as well as articles in the law review of the Faculty of Law and Politics of Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV).
- Lecturer at numerous seminars, both in Venezuela and abroad.
- Chambers Global 2008 Ranking for Dispute Resolution
- Arbitrator of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce.
- Arbitrator of the Business Conciliation and Arbitration Center (CEDCA).
- Professor of Civil Law III at Universidad Metropolitana (2005 - present).
- Judge pro-tempore of the commercial and civil first instance Court of Justice of the Judicial Circumscription of the Caracas Metropolitan area (1999-2002).
- Professor of Civil Law III at Universidad Central de Venezuela (1994 - 2002).
- Research Assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from (1992 - 1994).
- Procedural Law I Assistant – General Theory of Judicial Process at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1984 - 1987).
