Antitrust and Antidumping
Besides the advice given to clients who engage in mergers and acquisitions in order to make their transactions comply with the antitrust legislation, our Firm has been actively involved in unfair competition cases processed by the Antitrust Superintendence, the antitrust governmental agency in Venezuela. We also examine exclusive distributorship, franchise, and non-compete agreements of our clients to assure their compliance with the Venezuelan antitrust law, and address consultations or requests to the administrative authority regarding the application and interpretation of the law to particular situations, transactions or documents.
Our attorneys have also developed expertise in antidumping matters and unfair international trade practices.
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Public Contracting and International Trade
Our Firm represents foreign and domestic companies that provide a wide range of services and goods to private parties and State-owned entities. We assist our clients in participating in bids, preparing offers, negotiating governmental contracts, following governmental contractual regulations, and resolving operational and contractual disputes.
We have represented clients in large projects such as the Guri Dam, the Planta Centro power plant, the Uribante-Caparo hydroelectric complex, the terminal in the Petrochemical Complex José Antonio Anoátegui (Jose), the El Tablazo Petrochemical Complex, the Macagua Dam, and several petroleum refineries, among other numerous significant works and projects.
Our attorneys offer assistance in pre-qualification procedures and documentation for public bids. We examine documentation and agreements and offer legal advice in all aspects of public bids, as well as in structure and strategy in this regard.
Because of the nature of our clientele, our advice is sought by domestic and foreign companies for examination, review and negotiation of international contracts. We review and structure a large number of purchase, sale, supply, distribution and commercial representation contracts. We also specialize in technical assistance agreements, technology transfers, and licensing of technology and software. International entities seek our assistance in infrastructure and development projects.
We help clients take advantage of all possibilities and benefits according to the various international trade agreements and double taxation treaties.
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Pharmaceutical Law
We have extensive experience in all matters concerning the pharmaceutical legislation and in the corresponding process to be followed to obtain the registration of importers and the permits required by the relevant Ministry in order to manufacture and import pharmaceutical products. Several laboratories and representative offices of pharmaceutical products are among our clients.
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Price Regulation and Consumer Protection
Clients count upon us to lead them through all legislation and regulations in order to avoid difficulties with price control and consumer protection laws. Much planning and strategy is devoted to advise on cost structure of goods and services and pricing, in order to prevent audits by the relevant entities, administrative charges, and conflicts between suppliers and consumers and to find efficient ways to meet the obligations towards consumers, including guarantees, technical assistance and insurance. We represent clients in administrative and court actions regarding price control and consumer protection legislation.
We are consulted specially about the system of price control and regulation, information, advertising, liability and penalties arising from the interaction among economic agents, consumers and users. We have also assisted our clients in major administrative proceedings before the National Superintendence for Defense of Socioeconomic Rights (SUNDDE, in Spanish) providing assistance in cases of audits and advice on the necessary steps for determination of prices, authorizations for sales or promotional services, and special offers to be made by our clients, among others.
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Regulatory and Environmental Law
This department has represented our clients in several matters regarding the relations of private parties with different entities of the State. Our Firm has handled a significant number of appeals and claims, before both administrative and judicial courts, including the Supreme Tribunal of Justice. Also, we have been in charge of litigation regarding the protection of constitutional rights, intended to object to laws, ordinances, acts and omissions of the State entities and of private parties.
The activity of our lawyers in these areas has involved the preparation of decisions, books, research studies, legislative bills and the participation in litigation related to city planning, consumer protection, proceedings for protection of constitutional rights, bids, concessions, financial regulations and privatization processes.
An increasingly awareness of environmental issues backed by strict, even criminal, statutory provisions presents important challenges to companies operating in Venezuela. To meet these challenges, we have attorneys who have developed expertise in working with statutes and regulations concerning air and water pollution and management of hazardous and solid waste.
Our clients call upon us for environmental due diligence studies, permit applications, and remedies against administrative and judicial decisions. Our clients are kept informed of governmental rulings and legislation on environmental issues.
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