Yelitza Suárez Guevara

Of Counsel

ysuarez@lega.law
+58 212 2772200

 

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Yelitza works as a consultant in our maritime law and international trade area. He has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of maritime, port and public policy law.

AREAS OF PRACTICE & INDUSTRIES

♦ Maritime law
♦ International trade
♦ Port Law

♦ Arbitration
♦ Conflict Resolution
♦ Public Policies


ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Specialization in International Trade with a mention in Maritime Law. Caribbean Maritime University.
  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy. Simón Bolívar University.
  • Lawyer. Santa María University.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Bar Association of the Capital District.
  • Arbitrator of the Arbitration Center of the Caracas Chamber.
  • Founding member of the Venezuelan Arbitration Association.
  • Member of the Venezuelan Association of Maritime Law.
  • Member of the Ibero-American Institute of Maritime Law.
  • Full member of the International Maritime Committee.
  • Member of the ILO/OIE Committee of FEDECAMARAS.

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish
  • English

EXPERIENCE

  • She has advised organizations and companies, public and private, in the areas of international trade and maritime law.
  • Represented shipping and port companies.
  • She has participated in the formulation of laws and international conventions in the areas of his expertise.
  • She has represented FEDECAMARAS as a technical consultant for the last 13 years at the annual meeting of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • She has advised multilateral organizations such as UNTAC, UNDP, FAO and WTO, on port issues, maritime transport and public policies.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Basis for a Legislative Solution to the National Port Problem.
  • Decentralization and Structuring of the State.
  • Consolidation of the Decentralized State.
  • Comprehensive Security Policy.
  • Numerous printed and digital items.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

  • Professor at Andrés Bello Catholic University, Metropolitan University, and the Venezuelan Exporters Association (AVEX).

LECTURES AS AN EXHIBITOR

  • Regularly participates in talks, forums, conferences inside and outside the country.
  • Member of the ILO and World Bank expert bodies.

RECOGNITIONS

  • Order of the Venezuelan Merchant Marine.
  • Awarded by the ORINOQUIA Foundation for her postgraduate thesis, which served as the basis for the port administration model for the World Bank. Academic activity.

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