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Fernando Peláez-Pier

Fernando Peláez-Pier is the leading corporate partner at Hoet Peláez Castillo & Duque based in Venezuela. He is a prominent member of the global legal fraternity. As an expert on inward investment, Dr Peláez-Pier has helped several of the biggest international corporations develop their businesses in Venezuela, including Mitsui, Sumitomo, IBM, Samsung, United Airlines and Renault.

Dr Peláez-Pierﾒs career to date is both interesting and exceptional. He led the global advancement of lawyers by helping to set up the Latin American & Caribbean Forum for the International Bar Association (IBA) back in 1974. In 2003 he was awarded the Professional Merit Award by the Caracas Bar Association, and as a member of numerous legal committees, his drive and enthusiasm for staying involved in the global legal fraternity has not lost its momentum. He continues to play a major role in the IBA and is currently the organisationﾒs secretary general and elected vice-president.

Dr Peláez-Pier is qualified in México and Venezuela and in the mid 1970s he practised in Paris in London for five years relocating to Venezuela in 1977. He has had a wide-ranging career. From advising on a landmark free-trade agreement between Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico to working on the first ever subway system in Venezuela, He has been involved in many of the major business developments in the country. Aside from conducting high level deals, he has also taken a wholehearted interest in commercial and IP litigation, he co-chairs the litigation and alternative dispute resolutions area of practice of his firm. His extensive international experience and looking after foreign clients has taught him to never undervalue the importance of cultural differences, whether you are involved in a commercial transaction, in litigation, a mediation or an arbitration.

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