Juan Domingo Alfonzo Paradisi

President of AVEDA (2019-2021) and a member of the Venezuelan Association of Administrative Law (AVEDA), the Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (AVDT), the Foundation for Administrative Law Studies (FUNEDA), the Ibero-American Forum of Administrative Law (FIDA), the International Institute of Administrative Law (IIAD), the World Jurist Association (WJA), and the International Bar Association (IBA).

Additionally, Juan Domingo serves as a Director of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services, as well as the Venezuelan-British Chamber of Commerce (BritCham), where he chaired the Legal Committee in 2016. He was also the former President of the Venezuelan-Colombian Chamber of Commerce (CAVECOL) from 2019 to 2021 and is currently a member of the Advisory Council. Furthermore, he acts as an Arbitrator at the Arbitration Center of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services, as well as the Business Mediation and Arbitration Center (CEDCA).

Lawyer – Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), 1987.
Specialization in Administrative Law – Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), 1990.
Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Public Administration – Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública (INAP), Spain, in collaboration with Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Spain), 1992. (With equivalency to Doctoral coursework). Graduated with Cum Laude honors.
Doctoral Courses in Administrative Law – Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1992.
Negotiation Model Workshop – Harvard University, 2005.
Doctoral Coursework in Law – Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB).
Doctoral Candidate – Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB). Academic coursework completed in 2020.

Juan Domingo has extensive experience in legal advisory services in constitutional, administrative, tax, and regulatory matters. He is highly knowledgeable in advising on both foreign and domestic investments and in resolving issues on behalf of companies before state authorities, handling contracts, and representing key clients in negotiations.

In 1993, he served as a member of the Minister’s Office for Administrative Decentralization in Venezuela. From 1993 to 1996, he was an external rapporteur for the Political-Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice under Justice Dr. Cecilia Sosa Gómez. Between 1997 and 1999, he acted as an Alternate Judge at the First Administrative Court.

He has vast experience representing clients in litigation before administrative and tax courts, as well as before the Supreme Court of Justice. His expertise includes drafting legal opinions on administrative and constitutional law, preparing administrative annulment lawsuits and constitutional protection actions (amparos), and possessing exceptional skills in arbitration, including serving as an expert witness in administrative law in international arbitration cases.

Additionally, he has extensive experience in competition law (antitrust), as well as in price control matters, particularly in analyzing corporate cost structures.

• Led the merger process of two major subsidiaries of the Chilean business group MASISA, a company dedicated to the forestry sector.
• Led the judicial representation of two major forestry sector companies in an annulment lawsuit against electoral-related acts before the Supreme Court of Justice.
• Led the judicial representation of a major timber industry company (Astillas Nacionales – ANCA) in an annulment lawsuit against an administrative intervention act before the administrative courts.
• Provided legal advisory services in administrative contracting and administrative proceedings before state, municipal, and regulatory authorities in various matters, including urban planning, trademark law, banking, telecommunications, and insurance.

Cervecería Polar, C.A.; Toyota de Venezuela, C.A.; Astillas Nacionales ANCA, C.A.; Orinoco Woods Chips, C.A., Grupo MASISA: Fibranova, Oxinova y compañías relacionadas, BMW, Taurel, Interaseo, Pepsi, Compañías licoreras, among others.

Juan Domingo is the author of the book “Tax Authority and Constitutional Rights and Guarantees as Limits to Its Exercise” (2024-2004), as well as the book “Legal, Economic, and Financial Analysis of the Organic Law on Fair Prices and Its Complementary Regulations” (2014). He is also the author of “The Regime of States vs. The Centralization of Competencies and Financial Resources” (2011).

Additionally, he has published more than thirty (30) articles in collective books and prestigious specialized journals on public law, both nationally and internationally. Some of his most recent publications include:

• Alfonzo Paradisi, J.D. (2024). Analysis of the Ruling by the Former Supreme Court of Justice, Political-Administrative Chamber, Published on 08-11-1983, Case: Cervecería de Oriente (On Administrative Contracts), Presiding Judge: Dr. Josefina Calcaño de Temeltas. In (Ed.) Ramírez Landaeta, B. & Grau, M.A. Josefina Calcaño de Temeltas: Doctrinal Analysis of Her Landmark Jurisprudential Work (pp. 497-506). Caracas, Venezuela: Academy of Political and Social Sciences.
• Alfonzo Paradisi, J.D. & Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2023). Comments on Binational Agreements on Trade, Transport, and Investment Protection Signed Between Venezuela and Colombia Until May 2023. Journal of Law and Economics of Integration, 10, 97-107.

Recognized in Band 2 of the Chambers Latin America 2024 ranking in the area of Public Law. Additionally, he has been ranked by Latin Lawyer 250 and distinguished by The Legal 500 in Public Law 2023.

In 2023, he was recognized as one of the 10 most influential lawyers in Public Law in Venezuela by Business Today.

Awarded a recognition by the Municipality of Baruta in 2024.

Juan Domingo is a lawyer with extensive knowledge of public law, specializing in administrative law. His meticulous approach and sharp understanding of the complexities of public law enable him to provide solid and strategic legal advice.

Juan Domingo stands out for his skill in using critical analysis and legal strategy for his clients, as well as for identifying and effectively addressing legal challenges, providing innovative solutions aimed at protecting his clients’ interests in a dynamic and competitive legal environment.

In addition, he is recognized for being a practical, efficient lawyer who can explain complex situations to clients in a clear and understandable way.

In 2024, he was a speaker at the Ibero-American Forum of Administrative Law (FIDA) held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, presenting the paper “Administrative Litigation, Good Administration, and Human Rights.”
In 2024, he also contributed to the Ibero-American Yearbook of Local Administrative Law with the paper “Jurisprudential Background and Comments on the Organic Law of Coordination and Harmonization of the Taxing Powers of States and Municipalities.”
In 2023, he participated as a speaker at the 48th José Domínguez Escobar Conference on Advances in Administrative Litigation in Venezuela, with the paper “Evidence in Administrative Litigation.”
In 2023, he was also a speaker at the Ibero-American Forum of Administrative Law (FIDA) held in Santiago, Chile, presenting the paper “Right to Good Administration, Administrative Protection, and Due Process in Administrative Matters.” In 2022, he once again participated in the Ibero-American Forum of Administrative Law (FIDA) held in Mexico on Administrative Law of Infrastructure, Public Procurement, Compliance, and the Fight Against Corruption, where he presented the paper “The Necessary Regulatory Change in Venezuela: Introducing Effective Competition and Concurrency, the Creation of the Electricity Market for Improved Service, and the Transformation of the Electric Industry.”
In 2022, he also contributed to the book La Pseudoarmonización tributaria municipal (The Pseudo-Harmonization of Municipal Taxation), published by the Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (AVDT), with the topic “The National Agreement on Municipal Tax Harmonization in Execution of the Unconstitutional Rulings Issued by the Supreme Court of Justice in the Constitutional Chamber No. 078 of July 7, 2020, and No. 0118 of August 18, 2020.”