Active Partner

Born in La Paz, Bolivia. August 6, 1964. Graduate in Law at the Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Políticas, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), La Paz, 1990.

Professional background

  • Moreno - Baldivieso Law Offices 1987 - 1994;
  • Independent lawyer 1994 - 1995;
  • Legal consultant of the Ministry of Capitalization 1995 - 1996;
  • Chief Counsel of the Ministry of Capitalization 1996 - 1997;
  • Main Partner, Criales & Associates 1997 - 1998;
  • Partner, Criales, Urcullo & Antezana, from 1999 to date.

Academic activities

  • Former professor of the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (U.M.S.A.): Civil Law III (Contracts);
  • Former professor of Commercial Law, Banking and Securities Legislation of the PROCAF;
  • Lecturer in seminars on Privatizations, Governmental Contracts, Arbitration and Finance Legislation.

Memberships

  • La Paz Bar Association.
  • Bolivia Bar Association.
  • American Bar Association (A.B.A.)
  • Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (A.S.I.P.I.)
  • Inter American Bar Association (I.A.B.A.).

Languages

Spanish, English, Portuguese.

Areas of Practice

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Oil and Gas, Energy, Telecommunications, Foreign Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Financial Law, Regulation of Public Utilities, Insurance, Constitutional Law, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction, Project Finance, Government Contracts, Privatizations and Private Participation Processes.

E-mail

jcriales@bolivialaw.com