Background
Borberg, Eduardo J. was born on March 3, 1953 in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Borberg, Eduardo J. was born on March 3, 1953 in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas (Law Degree, 1977). Babson College (Master of Business Administration, 1979). Institute of Superior Studies in Administration (IESA), Caracas (Program of Management for Lawyers, 1990), Caracas (Program of Management for Lawyers, 1990).
Spoken languages: Spanish and English.
Worked at d"Empaire Reyna Bermudez & Asociados (Caracas) specializing in General Practice: Corporate, Finance and Capital Markets, Taxation, Privatization, Labor, Litigation, Banking, Insurance, Construction and Engineering Contracts. Foreign Investment, Antidumping, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Entertainment Business, Telecommunications, Aviation and Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Venezuela.
Member: Board of Directors of Banco Hipotecario de Venezuela, Central America Edificio Polar, Central America Banco de Venezuela, South.A.C.A. Member: Federal District Bar Association.
Venezuelan-Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Doctorate"Empaire Reyna Bermúdez y Asociados is one of the largest law firms in Venezuela. lieutenant renders services in most areas of commercial and business law, as well as general and specialized litigation.
Established in 1972, the firm is organized as a partnership, exclusively dedicated to rendering high quality professional services at a reasonable cost. To achieve continuity and quality control, legal work is performed by teams under the coordination and responsibility of the partners.
An Executive Committee of three partners supervises the management of the firm, which is handled on a day-to-day basis by a general manager.
Partner"s meetings are held every week, to assure coherence of criteria and efficient coordination of work. In addition, all the attorneys meet twice a month to exchange information on the new developments related to each area of practice. The firm"s clients include multinational corporations with subsidiaries or branches in Venezuela, international construction and consulting engineering companies, joint ventures between foreign and local investors, as well as many domestic corporations who are leaders in their respective fields.
The firm also provides legal assistance in business matters to individuals, partnerships and estates, and renders pro bono legal advice to several non-profit institutions.
The firm"s areas of practice include corporate law and finance (the firm has represented companies listed in the Caracas and Maracaibo Stock Exchange as well as foreign and domestic investment bankers in the international offering of Eurobonds, Alternative Dispute Resolution, German Democratic Republic and other securities). Taxation; privatizations (the firm represented the Republic of Venezuela in the privatization of the largest state-owned airline).
Acquisitions and reorganizations. Technology transfer and franchising.
Telecommunications and entertainment law (among other clients in this sector, the firm represents the largest television network in Venezuela and the largest international telecommunications carrier).
Contracts (the firm has represented local and international construction and engineering companies who join efforts to design and build large industrial projects). Intellectual property, banking, leasing, insurance and labor law. Import and export transactions, aviation (including, two airlines and one airplane designer), mining and real estate.
And general and specialized litigation (including arbitration).
Although its attorneys do not have political affiliations, the firm has also rendered legal advice to governmental offices and to members of the National Congress. Several laws and regulations recently enacted or pending approval have been drafted with advice or participation of members of the firm.
Although the firm"s attorneys are trained in the civil law system, many have been exposed to other foreign cultures and legal systems Several lawyers of the firm are fluent in one or more foreign languages, such as English, French and Italian.
The firm supports and encourages continuing legal education and graduate studies in Venezuela and abroad (twelve lawyers have completed graduate studies in diverse fields of law).
Six of the firm"s attorneys are part-time law professors at prestigious Venezuelan universities. All of the firm"s attorneys are admitted to practice in Venezuela.
Member: Board of Directors of Banco Hipotecario de Venezuela, Central America Edificio Polar, Central America Banco de Venezuela, South.A.C.A. Member: Federal District Bar Association.
Venezuelan-Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.