ARAQUEREYNA opens its first office in Valencia

With 27 years of proven experience in Venezuela and keeping the city of Caracas as its base of operations, ARAQUEREYNA announced the opening of its offices in the industrial city of Valencia, Carabobo State, as part of its strategic project of national expansion. This will represent a major geographical coverage for its capacity to assist clients, while maintaining the same levels of professional excellence guiding its professional activity.

This expansion will also result in significant competitive advantages in terms of cost and efficiency for its clients, who will have the opportunity to receive the same professional attention, with lawyers of recognized experience and reputation in the central area of the country, in all law practices.

This new office is the product of the integration at a regional level with the prestigious law firm Sanoja Lai & Asociados. “We have been developing a strong professional relationship with its members for over ten years, which has allowed both firms to identify themselves in terms of their fundamental values and synergy abilities or reciprocal complementation, materializing the alliance announced today”, added Pedro I. Sosa, partner of the firm.

ARAQUEREYNA Valencia offers its clients a direct and comprehensive service in the same practice areas as its Caracas office, standing out an important capability in the labor law and social security areas.

Lawyers David Sanoja, Rosario Lai and Juan Aranda are the partners leading the Valencia office, whose practice is based in a cohesive team consisting of four associate attorneys, who are outstanding for their high academic performance, and have a clear recognition and experience in the Carabobo State and the central region.

David Sanoja is an attorney graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and specialized in labor law at the same university. He has taken Negotiation studies at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), and has been Labor Legal Consultant to the Venezuelan Association of Five-Star Hotels (AVECINTEL). He also served as an Associate Judge of the Sixth Court of First Instance in Labor Matters of the Judicial Circuit of the Caracas Metropolitan Area (1998) and of the First Superior Court in Labor Matters of the same circuit. He has also been a guest lecturer at IESA, on the subjects of Labor Legislation, Collective Bargaining Agreements and Negotiation in Conflicting Environments.

For her part, Rosario Lai is an attorney graduated with highest honors (summa cum laude) from Universidad Arturo Michelena, and specialized in Procedural Labor Law at the same university. She earned a Master’s Degree in Labor Law from the University of Carabobo. She shares her professional practice with teaching, being a professor at the University of Carabobo and Universidad José Antonio Páez.

Juan Aranda is an attorney graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. He is Legal Counsel to the Association of Executives of Carabobo State (AEEC), and has worked as Legal Consultant to Ford Motor de Venezuela and Unilever Andina Venezuela, S.A. “The formalization of this merger process, which we are sure will strengthen our leadership in the national market, will allow us to offer a more comprehensive and specialized service to our clients”, said David Sanoja about the alliance.

“This integration is reported to be one of the most important developments contemplated in the strategic planning of ARAQUEREYNA, which has been consistently progressing for the past two years and includes new advances always founded on a clear vision of excellence and personalized attention that guide the Firm”, concluded Manuel Reyna, ARAQUEREYNA partner.