Daniel Vielleville

Mr. Daniel A. Vielleville, a dual Venezuelan-U.S. attorney, is a partner in the Miami office. He heads our Latin America Practice and our International Business Practice. Mr. Vielleville is also a member of our Corporate and Finance Practice and our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice. His practice focuses on international business transactions, international litigation and dispute resolution.  Mr. Vielleville works extensively with both the common law and civil law systems. He advises on complex international maritime, finance, mining, energy, and oil and gas transactions. His litigation and arbitration practice includes: 

• Asset tracing 

• Complex jurisdictional disputes 

• Cross-border interim relief 

• Dispute resolution methodologies and procedures 

• International commercial, trade, and finance arbitration 

• Investor-state disputes 

• Sovereign immunity and act of state issues 

Mr. Vielleville has represented individuals, corporations, sovereign entities, and governments. Most notably, he was part of the legal team representing the Republic of Chile in two important cases: litigation against former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet; and represented Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) concerning a massive securities fraud. Among other matters, these actions required the filing of numerous petitions for judicial assistance under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. He also represented the IOPF Fund in managing the Maracaibo Lake oil spill claims against the oil tanker Nissos Amorgos and was part of the subcommittee that drafted Venezuela's Maritime Law Act.  Mr. Vielleville has significant experience in international arbitration and litigation. He has represented numerous corporations, States, and public entities in AAA, ICC, ICDR, and other arbitral tribunals and courts. Mr. Vielleville has represented numerous governments or state organizations in the United States and international legal proceedings and negotiations, including Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Venezuela.  He has also been appointed as an expert on Venezuelan law in several arbitration and civil proceedings. Mr. Vielleville is a Guest Professor of International Arbitration at Universidad Central de Venezuela; and often lectures and publishes on international arbitration and litigation. He is the founder and past-president of the Venezuela-American National Law Association. 

English, Spanish and Portuguese

Bar Admissions:  Florida New York U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Republic of Venezuela 

J.D., University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 2003 Cum Laude  LL.M., University of Georgia, 1996  Abogado, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, 1994