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Dr. Eugenio Hernández-Bretón has been an attorney in the firm since 1981 and became partner in 1993. Eugenio is an elected member of the Venezuelan Academy of Political and Social Sciences, the Instituto Hispano Luso Americano de Derecho Internacional and the International Academy of Comparative Law. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in energy and natural resources, international and domestic arbitration, and litigation by top legal directories including Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. He is a tenured law professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Monteávila and Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. He holds a PhD from the University of Heidelberg and has authored of four books and more than three hundred articles.

Eugenio is the head of the Energy, Mining and Infrastructure practice group in Venezuela and the Dispute Resolution practice group as well. Eugenio has extensive experience advising companies from the energy sector in arbitration procedures, contracts with the State and regulatory matters for oil, gas and mining international companies doing business in Venezuela.

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Caracas Bar Association (1981) Member and former President of the Venezuelan Academy of Political and Social Sciences President of the Advisory Council of the Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado Instituto Hispano Luso Americano de Derecho Internacional International Academy of Comparative Law

University of Heidelberg (Dr. iur. utr., summa cum laude) (1991) Faculte Int'l de Droit Comparé (Diploma) (1990) University of Tuebingen (LL.M., magna cum laude) (1988) Columbia University (LL.M.) (1983) Andrés Bello Catholic University (J.D., summa cum laude) (1981)