• PRACTICE Administrative law, election law, civil service, commercial litigation
  • ADMITTED Venezuela, 1965.
  • EDUCATIONUniversité París 1 Sorbonne, Doctorado de Tercer Ciclo en Finanzas Públicas, 1969, Universidad Central de Venezuela, PhD. 1967; Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Abogado, 1965
  • LANGUAGES Spanish, French, English

Manuel Rachadell

  • +58 762 5634
  • halvarez@rrmlegal.com
  • Ave. Francisco Solano López, Las Delicias Ed. Pasaje La Concordia, Piso 4, Caracas - Venezuela
Manuel Rachadell is a very prestigious professional in the field of public law. His academic work in research, teaching and publications is extensive and recognized. With almost six decades of professional practice, Professor Rachadell has distinguished himself as an advisor for the reform of the state, from 1969 onwards. During that period, he has advised the governments of Rafael Caldera, Luis Herrera Campins, and Carlos Andrés Pérez. He was also a member of the Presidential Commission for the Reform of the State (COPRE) between 1985 and 2000. He has been a key figure in several cases challenging the results of national elections in Venezuela. Professor Rachadell, likewise, has an important trajectory in management, both public and private, which extends from 1974 to date.

Relevant Experience

  • Former Member of the Presidential Commission for State Reform (COPRE), responsible for the Decentralization Area (1985-2000).
  • General Counsel, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2008-2013), and at the same time General Counsel to the Asociación Venezolana de Rectores Universitarios (AVERU).
  • General Counsel, Consejo Nacional Electoral (1992-1998)S
  • General Counsel, Consejo Nacional de Universidades (1979-1982).
  • President of the Comisión de Administración Pública (1972-74).
  • Presidente del Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (CLAD) (1972-1974).
  • Director de la Escuela Nacional de Administración Pública (1971-72).
  • Director of the Oficina Nacional de Organización y Sistemas de la Comisión de Administración Pública (1970-71).
  • General Counsel, Oficina Central de Coordinación y Planificación de la Presidencia de la República (CORDIPLAN) (1969-1970).
  • Member of Grisanti Calvani Law Firm (1965-1967).

Academic Experience

  • Head Professor since May 2004 at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV). Professor at the Doctorate of the UCV, in which he taught seven consecutive seminars related to populism, for students of the Schools of Law and Political Science (2016-2019).
  • Head Professor of Public Finance at the UCV School of Law (1988-2008), and at the UCV School of Political Studies (1996-1999).
  • Professor of Administrative Law I, II, and III (1969-1988).
  • Professor of General Organization Theory at the School of Political Studies (1972-1974).
  • Professor of Principles of Public Law at the Law School of Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1969-1971).
  • Researcher at the Institute of Public Law of the UCV Law School (1966-2008).
  • At the UCV he has taught, as required, subjects and seminars in the specializations of Administrative Law, Tax Law, Electoral Systems and Processes and Government, Public Policy, and State Reform at the Communication Research Institute (ININCO) of the School of Humanities and Education.
  • Visiting professor of the Administrative Law graduate program at Universidad de los Andes (Mérida, Venezuela).
  • Professor of Administrative Law at Venezuelan military institutions, such as: the Military School and the Officers' Training School of the Armed Forces of Cooperation (EFOFAC), and lecturer at the Air Force Staff Course and at Courses 2 and 17 of the Institute of Higher National Defense Studies (Instituto de Altos Estudios de la Defensa Nacional - IAEDEN).

Publications

  • Evolution of the Venezuelan State, 1958-2015: from the conciliation of interests to authoritarian populism. Fundación de Estudios de Derechos Administrativos (FUNEDA); Editorial Jurídica Venezolana, 2015, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • El Socialismo del Siglo XXI: Análisis del Proyecto de Reforma Constitucional Propuesto por el Presidente Chávez en agosto de 2007. Fundación Estudios de Derecho Administrativo; Editorial Jurídica Venezolana, 2007, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Federalism and Decentralization in Venezuela, 2002.
  • Una Propuesta para la Descentralización: la Delimitación y Transferencia de Competencias entre el Poder Nacional y los Estados. Latin American Institute for Social Research (Ildis), Advisory Program of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FAUS); Presidential Commission for State Reform (COPRE), 1990.
  • Lessons on Public Budget. Editorial Jurídica Venezolana, 1985, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Administrative Aspects of the Venezuelan Planning System. National School of Public Administration. Public Administration Commission, 1971, Caracas, Venezuela.

Honors

  • Order Luis Sanojo, First Class. Universidad Central de Venezuela, highest award granted by the University.
  • Member of Honor of the Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (ASOVEDEFI).

Professional Affiliations

  • Bar Association of the Federal District, Venezuela, 1965-Present.
  • Qualified to act before the Supreme Court of Justice.

YOU CAN TRUST US

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

    Cases successfully resolved

  • Certificaciones legales

    Legal certifications

Contact us

    Presencia Internacional