D'Empaire

Firm Overview:

D’Empaire Reyna Abogados (“D’Empaire”) is widely recognized as Venezuela’s leading full-service law firm. Chambers & Partners has awarded us Venezuelan Law Firm of the Year on thirteen occasions (2009, 2010, 2012, 2015-2024) and honoured us with its Client Service Award in 2011 and 2014. Our partner Fulvio Italiani received the Chambers Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession Award in 2013 and was named Latin Lawyer Firm Leader of the Year in 2024.

We are the only Venezuelan firm ranked in the Latin Lawyer “Elite” list of Latin American law firms. Chambers has described us as “not only a legal counsel, but a trusted adviser in a quite complex jurisdiction like Venezuela. The team is up-to-date on legal issues and challenges, and you cannot think of Venezuelan law without thinking of D'Empaire and their corporate team.”

Our practice areas are consistently ranked at the top of the Venezuelan market by both Chambers and The Legal 500:

• Corporate/M&A (Band 1)
• Banking & Finance (Band 1)
• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1 Legal 500, Band 1 Chambers)
• Tax (Band 1)
• Labour & Employment – Band 1 (Chambers); Tier 1 (Legal 500)
• Dispute Resolution, including White-Collar Crime – Band 1 (Chambers); Tier 1 (Legal 500)
• Environmental – Tier 1 (Legal 500)
• Public Law – Band 1 (Chambers); Tier 1 (Legal 500)

D’Empaire was founded in 1972.