D'Empaire

Telecommunications, Constitutional, Administrative, Criminal, Pharmaceutical, and Intellectual Property Law

Partner

José Valentín specializes in constitutional, administrative, criminal, pharmaceutical, IP and white-collar crime law, as well as in regulatory and telecom matters.

Before becoming a partner at D’Empaire in 2001, he worked at the Political Administrative Chamber of Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice as an assistant judge (1995-1999).

His noteworthy experiences include:

Representing Pfizer in a Lipitor® patent litigation at the Andean Supreme Tribunal and before Venezuelan governmental authorities. Representing Corporación Digitel, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia Mobile in a trademark dispute against Movistar (Telefónica). Representing Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) in several administrative proceedings concerning the renewal of its broadcasting license.

José is currently ranked as “Band 1” by Chambers & Partners (2019 Venezuela Public Law and White Collar Crime Rankings) and as a “Leading Lawyer” by The Legal 500 (2018 Venezuela Public Law Rankings).

He also teaches administrative law at Universidad Catolica Andres Bello.

Spanish and English

Bar Association of the Capital District, Caracas, Venezuela.

José Valentín received a J.D. from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello in 1990, a master’s degree in administrative law in 1994 and a master’s degree in criminal law from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello.