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» LUIS ESTEBAN PALACIOS W.
» JOSÉ MANUEL ORTEGA P.
» ARTURO H. BANEGAS MASIÁ
» GILBERTO A. JORGE RODRÍGUEZ
» ADOLFO LEDO NASS
» RAMÓN BURGOS-IRAZÁBAL
» GABRIELA L. LONGO VELÁSQUEZ
» GASTÓN L. LAZZARI MENESES
» CLAUDIA SARQUÍS DE PINO
» MARÍA GABRIELA GORRÍN BIDÓ
» HUGO NEMIROVSKY
» JULIO R. MONTERO
JOSÉ MANUEL ORTEGA P.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, January 13th, 1946.

Education: Eastern Michigan University, Courses on Business Administration, 1970. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Lawyer, 1969.

Professional Experience: Mr. Ortega is a founding partner of Palacios, Ortega y Asociados. He is a member of the Human Resources Committee of the Venezuelan American Chamber (VENANCHAM), of the Consejo Nacional de Promoción de Inversiones (CONAPRI), and of FEDECAMARAS – Federación de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y de Producción de Venezuela.

Mr. Ortega’s legal practice is concentrated in labor law matters and contracts.

Mr. Ortega was founding Professor of the Labor Law chair at Universidad Metropolitana in 1974; he has been legal counsel for the Universidad Metropolitana, Counsel for Fundación Eugenio Mendoza, Advisor of Fundación Venezolana para la Parálisis Infantil, Director of Metalúrgica Mendoza, Estampados Carabobo, OCI-Metalmecanica, Royal Carabobo and Comercial Venremen. In addition, Mr. Ortega has been Alternate Director of VenWorld Telecom, C.A., a liquidated company that was the major shareholder of the privatized Venezuelan telephone company, and PATAGON.COM. Mr. Ortega received a Unique Decoration from the Colegio de Abogados del Distrito Federal in 2004.

Practice Areas:
Labor and Employment Law, Corporate Law, Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Negotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements, Administrative Labor Matters.

Language: Spanish.
Email: jmortega@palaciosortega.com