Hildamar Fernández

Of Counsel

hcfernandez@lega.law
+58 212 2772254

 

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Hildamar joined LEĜA in 2017 as a consultant. She is a lawyer that specializes in criminal law with significant training in High Technology Law and Computer Law. Previously, she served as public prosecutor in criminal and anticorruption matters, and she also held high hierarchy positions in the Attorney General’s Office. Hildamar has extensive experience handling cybersecurity, cybercrime, and electronic evidence cases.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Specialization in High Technology Law. Universidad Catolica Argentina, Argentina (ongoing).
  • Update course on Computer Law. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2013.
  • Specialization in Criminal Law. Universidad Santa Maria, Venezuela, 2003.
  • Postgraduate course in Special Criminal Law. Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, 2001.
  • Law Degree. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela, 1999.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • International Bar Association
  • Bar Association of the Capital District

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish

AREAS OF PRACTICE & INDUSTRIES

♦ Litigation
♦ Negotiation and Mediation
♦ White-Collar Crime
♦ Digital Economy
♦ Technology


EXPERIENCE

  • She has advised agencies of the State in matters involving security, corruption, organized crime, and technology law
  • Deputy Director of the Attorney General’s Office of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2015-2015
  • Ministry of People’s Power for Science, Technology and Innovation, 2008-2012
  • Legal Advisor in the Superintendency of Electronic Certification Services (SUSCERTE)
  • Member of the group that created the Root Certificates Authority of the Venezuelan State, and the Certification Authority for Senior Officers of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Hildamar has been a speaker in over 50 national and international conferences from 2005 to this date, on the subject of Computer Law, and organized by Latin American universities; as well as in numerous events at national level, including some organized by Venezuelan law enforcement agencies.

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