Daniel EricVielleville

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Daniel is a trusted advisor on international business and dispute resolution, representing clients in complex, high-stakes legal matters involving commercial and sovereign  interests worldwide.


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Daniel focuses on international business transactions, and international litigation and dispute resolution. He works extensively with both the common law and civil law systems. He advises on complex international corporate  finance, mining, energy,  oil and gas, and maritime transactions. His litigation and arbitration practice includes:

  • asset tracing
  • complex jurisdictional disputes
  • cross-border interim relief
  • dispute resolution methodologies and procedures
  • international commercial, trade, and finance arbitration
  • investor-state disputes
  • sovereign immunity and act of state issues

Daniel has represented individuals, corporations, sovereign entities, and governments in complex, high-stakes matters. Among his most notable work, he served on the legal team for a foreign sovereign in prominent proceedings involving claims against a former head of state, as well as in a major securities fraud matter involving a state-affiliated economic development organization. Among other matters, these actions required the filing of numerous petitions for judicial assistance under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. He also represented an international compensation fund in connection with significant oil spill claims arising from a major maritime incident, and was part of the subcommittee that drafted Venezuela’s Maritime Law Act.

Daniel has significant experience in international arbitration and litigation. He has represented numerous corporations, states, and public entities in AAA, ICC, LCIA, ICDR, and other arbitral tribunals and courts. He has represented numerous governments or state organizations in the United States and international legal proceedings and negotiations, including Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Venezuela. He has also been appointed as expert on Venezuelan law in several arbitration and civil proceedings.

Daniel has been  a guest professor of International Arbitration at Universidad Central de Venezuela and other universities, and often lectures and publishes on international arbitration and litigation. He is founder and past president of the Venezuela­American National Law Association.

  • JD, University of Miami School of Law
    Cum laude
  • LLM, University of Georgia School of Law
    International Law
  • Universidad CatóIica Andres Bello -Abogado
  • Florida
  • New York
  • US District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York
  • US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

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