PRACTICE Administrative Law; Electoral Law; Public Function; Commercial Litigation

ADMITTED Venezuela, 1987.

EDUCATION Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, especialización, 1999; Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela, Abogado, 1986

LANGUAGES Spanish

Jesús Cristóbal Rangel Rachadell

Jesús Rangel Rachadell is a recognized professional in the field of administrative law, both as a professor and in litigation. He has handled important electoral law cases before the Electoral Chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice. He has represented councilmen, mayors and governors, he has worked in the challenge of national elections, he has been a professor of the subject Impugnation of Electoral Acts and Electoral Law in the specialty of Electoral Systems and Processes of the postgraduate course of the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the Universidad Central de Venezuela and advisor of the National Electoral Council of Venezuela. He has also worked as undergraduate and graduate professor at the School of Public Health of the School of Medicine of the Universidad Central de Venezuela. In the academic field, he has been an undergraduate and graduate professor at Universidad Santa María. In the corporate area, Professor Rangel served as Legal Consultant of a well-known Caracas-based brokerage house. Professor Rangel was a columnist for the newspaper El Nacional de Caracas, where he has published more than eighty articles. Professor Rangel has been a lecturer in several universities and forums, during more than thirty years of practicing law.

Relevant Experience

  • Defended the election of Governor César Pérez Vivas in 2009, against the challenge of the candidate of the "Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela" (United Socialist Party of Venezuela), obtaining the declaration of no grounds for the contentious electoral appeal. 
  • Participated in national election contests.
  • He was an advisor to the Autonomous Service without Legal Personality “Hospital Vargas de Caracas,” belonging to the Government of the Federal District (1995-1999). 
  • Former advisor to the National Electoral Council (2000). 
  • Advisor to the Culture Commission of the Municipal Chamber of the Municipality of Chacao, Miranda State, Venezuela (1999-2000). 
  • Advisor to the Banco de los Trabajadores de Venezuela on labor matters (1998-2000). 
  • Member of the National Directorate of the COPEI Partido Popular (2002-2022).
  • Cavelba Group General Counsel (1996-1998).

Academic Experience

  • Served as Professor at the Universidad Santa María Law School teaching “Administrative Law II” (1992-1996). 
  • Professor teaching the courses “General Administrative Litigation Procedure,” “Organization and Activity of the Administration;” “Responsibility of the Administration;” and “Civil Service Regime” in the postgraduate course of Administrative Law at Universidad Santa María (1996-2005).
  • Professor of “Administrative Procedures,” in the specialty of Administrative Law, Universidad José María Vargas (2002). Professor of “Electoral Law,” Master in Administrative Law, Universidad Arturo Michelena, Valencia, Carabobo State (2009) 
  • Professor of postgraduate courses at the Faculty of Juridical and Political Sciences of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, of “Impugnation of Electoral Acts,” and “Electoral Law” in the specializations of Electoral Systems and Processes; and in Administrative Law of “Public Function,” and “Regime of the Organization of the Organization of the Public Administration” (2007-present). 
  • Professor of “Legislation,” undergraduate and graduate courses at the School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela (1999-present).

Publications

Professional Affiliations

  • Colegio de Abogados del Distrito Federal, Venezuela (Caracas Bar Association), 1987-Present
  • Qualified to act before the Supreme Court of Justice.

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Rachadell, Rangel & Moreno has extensive knowledge of the legal needs both in Latin America and in other latitudes.

  • +15 años de experiencia

    +15 years of experience

  • Casos resueltos satisfactoriamente

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