Leonardo Veronico

Leonardo E. Veronico Osorio is a lawyer graduated from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in 2017 (Cum Laude honors). He previously worked at law firms in Caracas, such as D’Empaire Abogados, Consultores Jurídicos Ayala Dillon Fernández Chavero, and García Montoya & Asociados.

He is a Professor at UCAB. He has studies in constitutional law, human rights, management and adminsitration, public affairs and governance. He is a Master’s thesis student in Constitutional Law at UCAB and candidate for Master’s degree in Business Administration at IESA.

Leonardo’s practice focuses on national and international public law, human rights, constitutional and administrative law, procedures, contracts and regulatory law. He has experience in corporate law, securities regulation, national and international compliance, combining his studies in the public sector with the needs of the private sector, especially in relation to management strategies, special projects, decision making, environmental analysis, public and private contracting, regulation and compliance, social responsibility and sustainability.

Leonardo has worked and assisted in client services such as strategies, problem solving, procedures and litigation. He has experience in corporate work, public and private contracting, civil associations, foundations, NGOs, among others.

Positions and Recognitions

Professor (UCAB). Assistant Professor (UCAB). Postgraduate Visiting Professor (UCAB, UFM) Professor and Researcher Center for Human Rights (UCAB) Project management and development of special projects.

Practice areas

Public law, constitutional and administrative law. Human rights. Regulatory, corporate and securities law. Management & administration

Education

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, studies in constitutional law (UCAB, 2019), human rights (UCAB 2020), management (UCAB 2017, IESA 2022).

Master in Constitutional Law (UCAB).

Master in Business Administration (IESA).

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Law Degree (Cum Laude Honors, 1% of his class), 2017.

Publications

Author, editor and researcher, research and advocacy reports, Centro de Derechos Humanos UCAB.

Author, compiler and editor of several human rights publications.

Contributor to the 2017 and 2019-2020 UCAB Constitutional Law Master’s Yearbook.

Author: “Los derechos y su ponderación. Breve ensayo de análisis y crítica”. UCAB Master’s Yearbook 2019

Author of booklets of Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Venezuela.

Contributor and researcher “La Asamblea Nacional Constituyente de Venezuela, 2017-2019. El Leviatán de la Democracia” C. Ayala & R. Chavero 2019.

Contributor and researcher “Manual Derecho Constitucional Venezolano”, G. Fernández 2020.

Languages

Spanish. English.