ARAQUE BENZO, LUIS ALFREDO


Born in Caracas, Venezuela, October 25, 1949.

Education: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Lawyer, 1971) and New York University Law School (Master in Comparative Jurisprudence, 1975).

Professional Experience: Professor and Dean of Civil Law Department at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (since 1971); founding partner of Araque Reyna Sosa Viso & Pittier. Former director of the Venezuelan Executives Association (AVE) and former director of the Chamber of Commerce of Caracas; former director of Caracas Stock Exchange. Permanent advisor of Fedecamaras and the Chamber of Commerce of Caracas (since 1985); Legal advisor in different commissions for the reform of Venezuelan Labor Laws; member of the Tripartite Commission (government, labor, and employers sector) for the latest reform of the Labor Law (1997). Active member of the Legal Committee of the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VenAmCham).  He is included in the list of arbitrators of the Center of Commercial Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce of Caracas (Associated to the ICC) and of the Business Center of Conciliation and Arbitration (CEDCA). Member of the Capital District Bar.

Languages: Spanish, French and English.

Areas of Practice: Labor Law, Civil Law, Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Law.

E-mail: laraque@araquereyna.com