Antonio Canova González

Practice Areas

Public Law

Career

Universidad Cátolica Andrés Bello (UCAB) (Lawyer,1991); Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) (Extension Course in Procedural Law,1995); (Master in Administrative Law,1995); Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Diploma of Advanced Studies, Master in Constitutional Law,2002) (Juris Doctor,2007).

Regarded as one of the most recognized figures in Public Law in Venezuela.

Reporter and Assistant Lawyer to the former Supreme Court of Justice; Reporter to the First Contentious Administrative Court; Partner in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Department of Bolinaga, Levy, Márquez & Canova; Partner in Administrative, Economic and Regulatory Law in ARAQUEREYNA; Practice in the Higher Court, providing counseling to national and international clients; Professor of Administrative and Procedural Law at UCV, UCAB and Universidad Monteávila and on Human Rights in UCAB.

Professional Memberships

Member of: Venezuelan Association of Administrative Law, Advisory Council of “ERGA OMNES” and Caracas Bar Association; Founder member of the Council of Merit of the Venezuelan Institute of Procedural Law Studies; Editorial board of “Public Law Journal”, “Administrative Law Journal" and “Constitutional Law Journal”; Director General of “The Rule of Law”.

Publications

Author of various legal publications, including “Reflections on the reform of the Venezuelan contentious-administrative system”, (National Prize of the Academy of Political and Social Sciences,1997).