Founder Partner / Member of the Executive Committee
María Cecilia Rachadell
Has over 32 years of experience and focuses on corporate and financial matters related to the structuring and implementation of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, project financings, and debt financings. She also has substantial experience in banking and capital markets transactions.
Summary Profile
She advises both local and multinational corporations doing business in Venezuela and cross-border operations in the corporate, contractual, and regulatory aspects of their activities. She drafts and negotiates corporate and financial documents and supervises corporate due diligence. She has guided her clients during complex regulatory changes related to capital markets, economic sanctions, compliance, and wealth planning. Also, she has participated in major national and international arbitrations, standing out for her negotiation skills, including investment arbitrations.
María Cecilia is a founding partner and member of the Executive Committee of InterJuris; she worked in several large-scale companies in Miami and, prior to founding the firm in 2010, she was Of Counsel to an international law firm and worked as an associate at a leading Venezuelan law firm. She is a Certified Public Interpreter in the English language. Also, she is listed as an arbitrator in the Centro de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Caracas and CEDCA.
María Cecilia holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School (1996) and is a lawyer graduated Summa Cum Laude from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1994). She has an active academic background, serving as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law (2021-2025) and as a member of the Advisory Panel for Women in Business Leadership at Florida International University (2022-2023).
María Cecilia is the author of numerous articles in Arbitration, Banking, and other areas of practice. Throughout her career, she has been awarded numerous times. Her awards and recognitions include: Women Leaders in Venezuela by IFLR1000 (2020-2025), Lawyer of the Year in Venezuela by the Chambers Women in Law Awards (2018), Top 100 Female Lawyers in Latin America by Latinvex (2016), Best Finance Lawyer in Latin America by the Americas Women in Business Law Awards (2015), and Lawyer of the Year in Project Development and Finance by Best Lawyers (2015). She also dedicates part of her time to Pro Bono work as a volunteer at Alimenta la Solidaridad and as an Advisory Board Member of Fundación Autismo en Voz Alta and Mi Convive.
Practice Areas
Corporate & M&A
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Life-Science
international arbitration and dispute resolution
— Academic Formation
Master (LL.M.)
Harvard Law School
1996
Lawyer (summa cum laude)
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB)