Latin America

Banking and Finance Law Firm of the Year

Venezuela

Juan Jose Delgado & Maria Cecilia Rachadell The corporate team is lead by Juan Jose Delgado and Maria Cecilia Rachadell

DELGADO, Juan Jose Practice Areas:

Focuses on energy, tax, corporate and financial matters related to the structuring and implementation of risk mitigation structures, mergers and acquisitions, public acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, project financings, cross border financings

Professional Memberships: Licensed in Venezuela; Member, AIPN, IFA

Personal:

LSE/NYU Stern/HEC School of Management, MBA (2013, expected); UCAB, Master in Tax Law (1996); Harvard Law School, LL.M.; I.T.P. (1992); Boston University, LL.M. (1991); UCAB, J.D. (1988)

Career:

Prior to founding DLA InterJuris Abogados, Partner (2010); Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, International Partner (2000); Rodner Martinez & Asociados, Partner (1993); PDVSA, Attorney (1992). Joined DLA Piper LLP as Foreign Legal Consultant (2012).

Areas of Expertise • Corporate & M&A

• Banking & Finance • Energy & Natural Resources • International Arbitration

RACHADELL, Maria Cecilia

Practice Areas: Focuses on corporate and financial matters,

The team has including risk mitigation

structures, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, infrastructure projects, public procurement, project financing, cross border financing, and banking.

Professional Memberships: Licensed in Venezuela; Member, AIPN, IFA, list of arbitrators of the Caracas Chamber Arbitration Center

Personal: Harvard Law School, LL.M. (1996); UCAB, J.D. summa cum laude (1994)

Career: Prior to founding DLA InterJuris Abogados, Partner (2010) was Of Counsel to Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (2000) and Associate at Rodner Martinez & Asociados (1991). Also joined DLA Piper LLP as Foreign Legal Consultant (2012).

Contact:

Avenida Francisco de Miranda, Centro Galipan, Torre B, piso 7,

Urbanizacion El Rosal, Caracas 1060, Venezuela

• Insurance • Regulatory & Public Affairs • Telecommunications

Tel +58 (212) 750 1200 Fax +58 (212) 750 1020 Website: www.dlapiper.com/venezuela

extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of complex corporate documents and conducting corporate due diligence processes.

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012

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