Victorino J. Tejera Pérez
Victorino received his law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in 1996. He received his master of laws in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Tulane Law School in 1999. He culminated his Master studies in Private International and Comparative Law and he is currently writing his thesis on "International Commercial Arbitration in Venezuela".
After working in other prestigious firms, in June 2000, Victorino joined Macleod Dixon as an associate. He concentrates in commercial law, conflict law and corporate matters. He focuses his practice in national and international litigation and arbitration and in Alternative Dispute Resolution in general. He has experience in the areas of Civil Law, Commercial Law and International Private Law.
Victorino has participated in several commercial arbitrations in Venezuela for both International and local clients including the area of investment arbitration. He has participated in several commercial matters trials and constitutional injuctions as well as other procedures of civil, bank, bankruptcy and labour matures. He has also participated in diverse negotiations of international agreements, reconstruction of credits and corporate restructuring.
He received special training in arbitration and mediation and has attended and participated as speaker in several seminars relating to arbitrations matters. He is currently a member of the List of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Centre (CACCC).
- Universidad Central de Venezuela, graduate studies, Private International & Comparative Law, ongoing. He is currently writing his thesis on "International Commercial Arbitration in Venezuela".
- Tulane Law School, LL.M., 1999.
- Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Law Degree, 1996.
- Miranda State Bar Association, 2001
- Capital District Bar Association (until 2002), 1997
- Spanish.
- English.
- Member of the International Bar Association.
- Member of the Miranda State Bar Association.
- Member of the Capital District Bar Association (1997-2002).
- Member of the Arbitrage Chamber of Venamcham.
- Participant, Politics and Power Arbitration Roundtable, April 2007
- Co-Author of Themes of Procedural Law. Collection of Juridical Studies, No. 15.
- Co-Author of Venezuelan Chapter of “The International Comparative Guide to International Arbitration 2006”, 2006.
- Co-Author of Venezuelan Chapter of “The International Comparative Guide to International Arbitration 2005”, 2005.
- Co-Author of Venezuelan Chapter of “International Corporate Law 2004”, Aspatore Books, 2004.
- Member of the International Arbitration Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (Venezuelan Chapter) since June 1999.
- Mediator at the Arbitration Center of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce since June 2000.
- Arbitrator and Mediator of the Integral Center of Justice (CIJ).
- Chambers Global 2008 Ranking for Dispute Resolution
- Order of Merit of the First Class, for activities in service to the Republic, awarded to him on June 23, 2005 by the Miranda State Bar Association
- Order of Merit of the Second Class, for activities in service to the Republic, awarded to him on June 25, 2003 by the Miranda State Bar Association
