Angel Bernardo Viso,
a lawyer graduated Summma Cum Laude from Universidad Central de Venezuela (1956), with undergraduate studies at the University of
Rome(1952) and
graduate studies at the Paris Institute of Comparative Law (1962),
where he was awarded that year’s award. During his professional practice he
has given legal advise to important business, industrial, financial and service corporations. He has also held important directive positions at C.A. Editora El
Nacional, Seguros La Seguridad, C.A., H.L. Boulton & Co., Urbanizadora
Guayabal, C.A. Hilana, C.A., Textilana, C.A. and Montejaque, C.A. He served also
as Director of Real Estate Leasing at the Ministry of Development (1958) and as
Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Labor (1958). He has been professor of
Rights in Rem and of Contracts at Universidad Centra de Venezuela and at
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. He speaks Spanish, French, Italian and
English. He is a founding partner of Viso, Rodríguez, Cottin, Medina,
Ramírez y Asociados.
Alonso Rodríguez Pittaluga,
a lawyer graduated from Universidad Central de Venezuela (1966) with advanced studies of
Philosophy at the same University. He obtained an LL.M. in Comparative Law at
Princeton University, USA (1968) and New York University, USA (1969). He has combined his professional practice with the holding of
high board-level positions in national corporations. He has participated in
tender offers. He is fluent in English and French, with Spanish as his native
tongue. He is a founding partner of Viso, Rodríguez, Cottin, Medina, Ramírez y Asociados.
León
Henrique Cottin Núñez,
a lawyer graduated Cum Laude from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1970), he was
given the best student award that year. He has taken
several specialization courses in tax and procedural matters. He has been professor of Obligations,
Roman Law, and Law of Evidence at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
since 1970 to this date, holding the Chair of Obligations since 1978. He
was also professor of Business Law at
the Central University of Venezuela from 1979 through 1984. Among his highest
board –level functions, he has been board member of: Sociedad Financiera Adcreca,
Sociedad Financiera Caracas, Laboratorios Behrens, Banco
de Venezuela, and Banco Caracas. He has participated in tender
offers. He is fluent in both Spanish and English. He is a founding partner of Viso, Rodríguez,
Cottin, Medina, Ramírez y Asociados..
Igor
Enrique Medina, a lawyer graduated from Universidad
Central de Venezuela (1973). During his professional
practice he has given legal advise in labor and administrative matters to important
public and private, business,
industrial and services corporations. He has also participated in
the negotiations of the collective labor
agreements for the following companies: C.A. La Electricidad de Caracas, Viasa,
Luz Eléctrica de Venezuela, Seguros Horizonte, Seguros La Seguridad, Seguros
Metropolitana, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Banco Hipotecario de Crédito
Urbano, Editora El Nacional, Hilana C.A., Tejidos Jacquard, C.A., Textilana,
Autotex de Venezuela, Tintextil, C.A., Tubacem, C.A., Acica, C.A, Canacit, C.A.,
Electricidad de Guarenas y Guatire, C.A., Banco de Venezuela. He
is a founding partner of Viso, Rodríguez, Cottin, Medina, Ramírez y Asociados.
Angel Gabriel Viso, a lawyer
graduated Cum Laude from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1983), with philosophy studies in Toulouse,
France, and an specialization in Tax Law from Universidad Central de Venezuela.
He is a currently Director of the Venezuelan-French Chamber of Commerce,
Industry and Agriculture. He has centered his professional practice in corporate,
finacial and tax advisory services and procedural law. He has
participated in several privatization processes, both at a domestic and
international level. He has also actively participated in take over bid
processes and in
the negotiation of several turnkey agreements. He heads the Tax Department
of Viso, Rodríguez, Cottin, Medina, Ramírez y Asociados. He speaks
Spanish, English
and French and has knowledge of Italian. He
is a partner of Viso, Rodríguez, Cottin, Medina, Ramírez y Asociados.
Andrés
Ramírez Díaz,
a lawyer graduated from Universidad Central de Venezuela, (1972), with specialization on
Procedural Law from Universidad Católica Andrés
Bello. He has also made graduated studies on Commercial Law and has great
knowledge and experience in the areas of Maritime Insurance, Evidence Law and
Procedual matters. He has been a litigant lawyer in Civil,
Commercial and Family matters, and recourses in the Venezuela Supreme Court. He
has acted on behalf of financial entities in lawsuits and has been very
successful as a litigant lawyer in well-known cases. His main activity in the
Law Firm is as a litigant lawyer. He is the Director of Foro Judicial, a magazine specialized
on legal matters published on a weekly basis, together with
Quinto Día (a newspaper published each weekly in Caracas). He speaks Spanihs,
English and French.
He is a partner of Viso, Rodríguez, Cottin, Medina, Ramírez y Asociados. andres.ramirez@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Rafael Alvarez Villanueva, a
lawyer graduated from Universidad Central de Venezuela (1975), with a specialization in
Business Law at the same university (1979) where he has concluded his doctorate
studies (graduation paper pending). He has combined his professional practice
with the performance of judicial functions as a judge in family, civil and
business matters. He has also been an advisor of banks and financial companies. Among
his positions: he has been board member of Arrendadora Bancarac C.A, Financial Leasing,
and Fondo de Activos Líquidos Bancarac, C.A., chairman of the legal Committee of
the Venezuelan Banking Association, and Legal Vice President of Banco Caracas, C.A.
Universal Bank.
Beatriz Abraham Monserat, a
lawyer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1985),. She has combined her professional practice with
her academic activity. She has done important advisory work for important
financial corporations, such as Sociedad Financiera Caracas, Arrendadora
Bancarac and Sociedad Financiera de Venezuela (FIVENEZ). She is dedicated to
corporate and financial areas. She speaks both Spanish and English.
Maria de Lourdes Viso, a lawyer
graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Catholic
University (1987).
She did an specialization in Commercial Law at Universidad Central de
Venezuela (paper pending) and she is currently attending doctoratec studies in
International Private Law at the University of Barcelona, Spain. She has experience in negotiations and
in actions in
shareholders agreements matters, in corporation
take-over operations, and
shareholders’ disputes. In the same manner, she has wide knowledge in the area
of insurance business and practical experience in the functioning and day-to-day
operation of insurance companies, learned from her work at Seguros La
Seguridad, C.A. She speaks: Italian, French, English and Spanish.
Alexander Preziosi, a lawyer
graduated from Universidad Santa María (1990), with additional studies in
procedural and labor law and accounting. He did an specialization in Tax Law at Universidad Central de Venezuela and successfully attended
the specialization course in Corporate Legal Managing at the IESA Institute,
Caracas. He has been a guest
professor of Civil Procedure Law II at Universidad Central de Venezuela. He is head of the Litigation Department
of Viso, Rodríguez, Cottin, Medina, Ramírez y Asociados. With Spanish as his
native tongue, he is fluent in English and has some knowledge of Italian.
Ana
Sofía Gallardo J.,
a lawyer graduated from of Universidad Central de Venezuela (1976), with a Master in Criminology (MSC) from University College Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (1979) and with the Advance Managment Course of the IESA Institute, Caracas (1984). She has wide experience in the oil sector as a result of having worked at Lagoven, S.A. for over a decade. During that period she held important advisory functions in legal matters in contracting out works and services, local and international tenders and attending the Local and Central Committees for such matters. She was the legal advisor for serveral projects undertaken by the Production, Finance, Materials and Offshore departments. She also advised Refinería Isla S.A. (Curaçao), a PDVSA subsidiary, in the process of contracting out works and services, in the collective bargaining agreements with the Antillean employees, and in the development of pension plans. She has wide experience in negotiating and writing contracts in both English and Spanish, and in expropiation matters. She speaks Spanish and English.
ana.gallardo@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
María
Carolina Solórzano Palacios, a lawyer graduated from Universidad Santa María
(1992), with wide experience in litigation, she is currently attending
post graduate studies in
Procedural Law at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. She is fluent in
English and Spanish.
carolina.solorzano@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Graciela
Yazawa Alvarez, a lawyer graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1993), with
a specialization in
Business Law at the same University (1999). She has wide experience in the corporate area,
privatization, legal auditing, public offers for take over and also in
successions and legal tradition. She
speaks both
Spanish and English. graciela.yazawa@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Alvaro
Prada Alviarez,
a lawyer graduated from Universidad Central de Venezuela (1996), with a Master in Banking and Financial Markets from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2004) and with experience in
litigation. He finished an specialization in Procedural Law at the Universidad
Central de Venezuela (paper pending). He speaks English
and Spanish. alvaro.prada@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Luis
Alberto Rodríguez, he
has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fiscal Sciences from Escuela Nacional de Hacienda
I.U.T. (1983) and a Law Degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela (1999). He
is currently attending postgraduate studies in Tax Law at the Universidad
Central de Venezuela. He participated in the drafting of the 1991 Income Tax
Law. He has been a tax revenue agent of the Ministry of Finance, fiscal
inspector of the National Comptroller’s Office, tax specialist in Domínguez,
Debera and Associates (now members of KPMG), member of the tax planning
department of Torres, Plaz & Araujo, and an independent tax advisor of
important corporations. Has wide experience in the area of tax law, at the
national and local level; in tax planning and structuring of negotiations at the
national and international level; and in the regulation of foreign investments.
He has written articles about VAT and fiscal consolidation for the magazine of
the Venezuelan Tax Law Association. lar@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Ignacio
Rodríguez, A
lawyer graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (2000), with
experience in the corporate area. He is fluent in both English and Spanish, and
has some knowledge of French. ignacio.rodriguez@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Federico
Jagenberg, A
lawyer graduated Cum Laude from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (2000), with
an LL.M in International Taxation from New York University (2002). He was
foreign associate for one year with Nixon Peabody, LLP, at their New York
offices (2002-2003). He works in the tax, corporate and administrative areas,
and has experience in litigation. He speaks both Spanish and English.
federico.jagenberg@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Carlos
Raul Villanueva,
A
lawyer graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (2000), with
postgraduate studies in Civil and Tax Law at the University of Paris. He has
experience in litigation. He speaks English, Spanish, and French.
carlos.villanueva@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Elena Amato Soares, a lawyer graduated from Universidad Santa María (2002), with experience in litigation. She speaks both Spanish and Portuguese. elena.amato@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
Andrés H. Cottin, a lawyer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (2003). He works in the litigation area, and has experience in corporate and tax law. He speaks Spanish, English and French. andres.cottin@visorodriguezcottin.com.ve
