Summary Profile
José María Rivas possesses extensive experience leading key aspects of foreign investment, business startups, restructuring, joint ventures, and business sale transactions.
He leverages his extensive corporate legal knowledge, which includes drafting contracts, incorporation and registration documents, technical assistance materials, and settlement agreements. He has advised Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Boards of Directors, and multidisciplinary operational teams in the management and resolution of highly complex business and legal matters.
He has led business development efforts in the United States and Latin America for energy, real estate, and civil engineering companies.
As a business owner, legal advisor, and director in various companies, he has participated in multi-million dollar project financing activities, leading him to specialize in the selection of business structures, financing, and day-to-day operational matters.
Practice Areas
Energy and Natural Resources
Corporate & M&A
Banking & Finance
— Academic Formation
Advanced Management Program
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA)
2005
Lawyer
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB)