Background
Hoet-Linares, Franklin was born on February 26, 1943 in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Hoet-Linares, Franklin was born on February 26, 1943 in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Universidad Central de Venezuela (Master of Laws, 1967). Institut International d"Administration Publique de Paris (Master of Financial Economics). University of Paris, studied for Doctor of Philosophy, Comparative Public Finance.
University of Strasbourg, France (Comparative Law).
Escuela Nacional de Administración Pública, Alcalá de Henares, Spain. University of Paris, studied for Doctor of Philosophy, Comparative Public Finance.
University of Strasbourg, France (Comparative Law). Escuela Nacional de Administración Pública, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
Spoken languages: Spanish, French and English.
Worked at Bentata Hoet & Asociados (Caracas) specializing in General Commercial Practice, which includes Administrative Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Advertising and Marketing Law, Agency and Distributorship, Agricultural Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Aviation and Aerospace, Banks and Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Capitalization and Equity Swaps, Civil Practice, Collections, Commodities, Communications and Media, Company Law, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Consumer Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Family Law, Finance, Franchises and Franchising, Foreign Investments and Trade, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration and Naturalization, Insolvency. Insurance, Intellectual Property, including Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and Licensing, International Law, International Trade, Investments, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Municipal Law, Natural Resources, Partnerships, Oil and Mining, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Resorts and Leisure, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Transfer of Technology, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Unfair Competition, Wills, Workers Compensation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Venezuela.
Assistant Legal Counsel, Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (now Ministry of Energy and Mines), 1969-1973.
Senior Partner since 1974 with, Bentata Hoet & Asociados, formerly Estudio Bentata, specializing in foreign investment, Intellectual property and commercial Law. Author: "The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Americas".
"Oil, Cause of War or Instrument for Peace". "The Scope of Application of the Venezuelan Mining Law and the Classification of Minerals".
"Effectiveness of Intellectual Property Rights in Venezuela".
Chapter: "Securities on Industrial Property" in "The New Role of Intellectual Property in Commercial Transactions". Distinctions: World Lawyer Award, 1987. Member: French-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Vice President, 1984).
Rotary Club of Caracas (President, 1984-1985, founded the Jacobo Bentata Library, Catia, Caracas, during his Presidency).
Federation of Binational Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the European Economic Community (FEDEUROPA) (President). World Jurist Association (former World Peace Through Law Center).
(Former President, First Vice-President and President for the Americas, 1991-1993). World Peace through Law Center (President, Energy Committee).
Sao Paulo, Cairo, Berlin, Seoul, Beijing, Barcelona and Manila Conferences (Chairman, Energy Committee).
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (Venezuelan Delegate). Licensing Executives Society (LES), (Director, Venezuelan Chapter). Venezuelan Association of Industrial Property Agents (COVAPI) (President, 1991-1993).
Association for the Recovery of the Caracas Bar (Associate of the Royal College of Art) (Founder and Executive President).
British, American, French, (Vice President) Swiss, Belgian and Israeli Binational Chambers of Commerce. Inter-American Bar Association (Treasurer, Venezuelan Chapter).
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Venezuelan Delegate). Inter-American Association of Trademark Agents (ASIPI).
Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee, Venezuelan Federation of Industrial and Commercial Chambers of Commerce (FEDECAMARAS).
Board Member, several national and international corporations. Member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (World Intellectual Property Organization) Arbitration Center as Mediator (1996). Military: Escuela Nacional de Administración Pública, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
Bentata Hoet & Asociados" parent firm was founded in 1942 and is one of the oldest and largest firms in the country.
lieutenant offers a full range of legal services, and is well known for its Commercial and Intellectual Property Practice, the latter being one of the largest in Venezuela. The scope of its client base is worldwide, with a broader base in the American continent.
lieutenant presently includes 18 partners, 10 junior partners, 18 lawyers, 7 consultants, approximately 36 paralegals and a staff of over 136 administrative and support personnel.
Member: French-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Vice President, 1984). Rotary Club of Caracas (President, 1984-1985, founded the Jacobo Bentata Library, Catia, Caracas, during his Presidency). Federation of Binational Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the European Economic Community (FEDEUROPA) (President).
World Jurist Association (former World Peace Through Law Center).
(Former President, First Vice-President and President for the Americas, 1991-1993). World Peace through Law Center (President, Energy Committee).
Sao Paulo, Cairo, Berlin, Seoul, Beijing, Barcelona and Manila Conferences (Chairman, Energy Committee). International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (Venezuelan Delegate).
Licensing Executives Society (LES), (Director, Venezuelan Chapter).
Venezuelan Association of Industrial Property Agents (COVAPI) (President, 1991-1993). Association for the Recovery of the Caracas Bar (Associate of the Royal College of Art) (Founder and Executive President). British, American, French, (Vice President) Swiss, Belgian and Israeli Binational Chambers of Commerce.
Inter-American Bar Association (Treasurer, Venezuelan Chapter).
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Venezuelan Delegate). Inter-American Association of Trademark Agents (ASIPI).
Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee, Venezuelan Federation of Industrial and Commercial Chambers of Commerce (FEDECAMARAS). Board Member, several national and international corporations.
Member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (World Intellectual Property Organization) Arbitration Center as Mediator (1996).
Military: Escuela Nacional de Administración Pública, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.