Militza A. Santana Pérez
Experience
MEZGRAVIS & ASSOCIATES, Caracas, Venezuela/New York
2010-Present
Partner
International Arbitration (ICSID, ICC, ICDR, CEDCA, CACC), international commercial/construction disputes, mediation, and complex negotiations.
BANESCO BANCO UNIVERSAL, Caracas, Venezuela
March 2009 – December 2009
Attorney
Advised on matters related to civil, commercial, and private international law. Drafted and negotiated contracts with different suppliers of the financial institution.
CLYDE & CO, Caracas, Venezuela
March 2008 – March 2009
Senior Associate
Represented domestic and foreign clients in commercial, civil, and maritime disputes at all levels of the Venezuelan Judiciary.
MENDOZA, PALACIOS, ACEDO, BORJAS, PÁEZ PUMAR & CIA, Caracas, Venezuela.
Junior Associate (1999-2003) Senior Associate (2003-2006)
Represented major domestic and foreign corporations in commercial, labor, and civil litigation at all levels of the Venezuelan judiciary.
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Experience
MEZGRAVIS & ASSOCIATES, Caracas, Venezuela/New York
2010-Present
Partner
International Arbitration (ICSID, ICC, ICDR, CEDCA, CACC), international commercial/construction disputes, mediation, and complex negotiations.
BANESCO BANCO UNIVERSAL, Caracas, Venezuela
March 2009 – December 2009
Attorney
Advised on matters related to civil, commercial, and private international law. Drafted and negotiated contracts with different suppliers of the financial institution.
CLYDE & CO, Caracas, Venezuela
March 2008 – March 2009
Senior Associate
Represented domestic and foreign clients in commercial, civil, and maritime disputes at all levels of the Venezuelan Judiciary.
MENDOZA, PALACIOS, ACEDO, BORJAS, PÁEZ PUMAR & CIA, Caracas, Venezuela.
Junior Associate (1999-2003) Senior Associate (2003-2006)
Represented major domestic and foreign corporations in commercial, labor, and civil litigation at all levels of the Venezuelan judiciary.
UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA, Caracas, Venezuela
February 2011 – February 2012
Taught the Arbitration module in the Undergraduate Program for senior law students.
Spanish and English
Recognized track record in the arbitration area by the Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global, Legal 500, and Best Lawyers legal directories.
DURHAM UNIVERSITY, Durham, United Kingdom January 2008
LL.M. International Trade and Commercial Law
Honor: Shell Centenary Chevening Scholar (full tuition and living expenses awarded)
UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA, Caracas-Venezuela June 2006
Magister Scientiarum in Private International and Comparative Law
UNIVERSIDAD CASTILLA-LA MANCHA, Toledo-Spain. January 2003
Diploma in International Contracts
UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA, Caracas, Venezuela November 1999
Lawyer, (JD equivalent)
- Ilustre Colegio de Abogados del Distrito Capital, Caracas, Venezuela (1999).
- Régimen jurídico internacional de las inversiones extranjeras en Venezuela. In: Tratado de inversiones extranjeras y arbitraje de inversiones en Iberoamérica. Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2020. (Co-authored with Ivette S. Esis Villarroel).
- Arbitraje comercial interno e internacional. Capítulo Venezuela. In: Tratado de Arbitraje Comercial Interno e Internacional en Iberoamérica. Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2019. (Co-authored with Ivette S. Esis Villarroel).