MANUEL E. VENTURA-RODRIGUEZ



PRACTICE AREAS

Costa Rica

• Administrative Law: practiced extensively in areas related to government contracts; government liability; illegal public actions; tax law; and urban development
• Constitutional Law: experienced in drafting writs of habeas corpus; challenging the constitutionality of laws and regulations; compiling motions seeking injunctive relief; and maintaining final oversight of the implementation of a judge’s final ruling
  
  Spain
   
• Administrative Law: handled litigation related to land taking, intellectual property, and government contracts
• Intellectual Property: drafted intellectual property licensing contracts, registered software patents, and litigation
• IT Law: coordinated legal action for the recovery of internet domains
• Criminal Law: directed the defense of English citizens being extradited to France on drug related charges
• Civil Law: drafted civil claims and coordinated legal strategies for collecting money as well as advising property owners of possible legal actions against their tenants
• Foreign Investment: Advised investors on the possible implementation of telecommunications projects in South America; and, assisted Middle Eastern investors in pursuing business interests in Spain

• Bufete Rojas Franco Y Asociados, Costa Rica. Law Clerk 1999-2002
• Partner, Centro Jurídico Empresarial, San José, Costa Rica. 2001-2003
• Larrauri & Lopez Ante, Abogados, Madrid, Spain. Lawyer 2005-2006

• Universidad Carlos III De Madrid, Madrid, Spain Diploma in Advanced Legal Studies in Administrative Law, 2005 Scientiae Juris Doctor (SJD), Candidate October 2007. 2003 – Present
• American University, Washington College Of Law, Washington, D.C. LL.M., in Law and Government, 2003. 2002 – 2003
• Universidad De Costa Rica, Licentiate Degree in Law, 2002 (J.D. with honors), 1997 – 2002

• English (fluent both written and oral), Spanish (native speaker), and French (advanced knowledge)

• Costa Rican Bar Association, 2002
• Notary Public, 2002

• American University Washington College of Law
• Academy of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, 2003
• Vice President LL.M. in Law and Government Student Board
• Judge, Inter-American Court of Human Rights Moot Court Competition Universidad de Costa Rica
• Graduation Thesis: La Categoría Jurídica de las Relaciones de Sujeción Especial en el Derecho Público Costarricense, Honorary Distinction, June 2002
• Honors Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1998-2001
• Secretary, Law School Consulting Committee, University of Costa Rica, 1997-1998, Law School Faculty Committee, 1997-1998
• Publications: Ventura Rodríguez, Manuel E. La Categoría Jurídica De Las Relaciones De Sujeción Especial En El Derecho Público Costarricense. San José: Lil, 2004. 205 P.
• Ventura Rodríguez, Manuel E. El Fundamento Jurídico Y Constitucional De Las Relaciones De Sujeción Especial En Costa Rica. En. Revista Iberoamericana De Derecho Público Y Administrativo. Otoño 2004, Año 4, No. 4, P. 183-194.
• Ventura Rodríguez Manuel. Las Potestades Normativas Y Sancionatorias Municipales En Materia Ambiental: Una Visión Comparada. Ivstitia, Año 20, N° 236-237, Agosto-Setiembre 2006. Págs. 31-42.
• Ventura Rodríguez Manuel, Rey, Jose Manuel. New Legal Tendencies In Spain’s Antitrust Legislation. Comparative Law Yearbook Of International Business, P. 2-20. 2007