D'Empaire

Firm Overview:
D’Empaire is one of the top tier Venezuelan law firms. It enjoys a reputation as the leading M&A, securities, finance, tax and competition law firm in Venezuela. In addition, D’Empaire has strong energy, litigation, arbitration, environmental and labour practices. It is the law firm of choice for complex matters in all sectors of the economy and fields of law.

D’Empaire received the Chambers Venezuela Law Firm of the Year award of 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and the Chambers Clients Service Award of 2011 and 2014. D'Empaire partner Fulvio Italiani was awarded the Chambers Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession in 2013. D’Empaire is listed as one of the Latin Lawyer Elite Firms, profiling the 43 leading Latin American law firms. D’Empaire is the only Venezuelan law firm listed as one of the “Latin Lawyer Elite Firms,” profiling the leading Latin American law firms. Chambers’ editorial highlights that “D'Empaire is 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.”

D'Empaire's consistently ranked in the top tier by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 in the following practice areas:

• Banking & Finance (Band 1)
• Corporate/M&A (Band 1)
• Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1 Legal 500, Band 2 Chambers)
• Tax (Band 1)
• Labor & Employment (Band 1)
• Dispute Resolution (Band 2)
• Environment (Band 1 Legal 500)
• Public Law (Band 1 Legal 500, Band 2 Chambers)

D’Empaire was founded in 1972.