Biography: Arbitration

Elisabeth heads the Caracas office corporate department and oil and gas group. She also co-chairs the firm's Latin American practice. A partner since 1998, Elisabeth is admitted to practise law in Venezuela and New York.

In Latin America, and Venezuela in particular, Elisabeth focuses on corporate and transactional work involving high-end sophisticated transactions as well as dispute work related to major projects and infrastructure. In addition to her overall corporate practice, she advises extensively on work related to oil and gas producers engaged in profit/production-sharing agreements, gas licences (upstream and LNG projects), joint venture companies, as well as midstream/downstream-related work and major outsourcing projects. Major deals she has handled include hydrocarbon exploration and service agreements, corporate and property acquisitions of hydrocarbon companies and producing areas (in several Latin American countries), a crude storage and ship loading project, the world's largest gas injection project, as well as other major gas compression projects and a major coal project. Elisabeth also has extensive experience in the Mexican oil and gas regulatory framework when she acted as counsel to the first upstream gas opening in Mexico.

Elisabeth is also very active acting both as counsel and independent expert in energy and natural resources disputes, whether in the context of commercial arbitrations or investment arbitrations. Elisabeth is also on the Venezuelan official list of arbitrators to the International Chamber of Commerce and CEDCA's list of arbitrators.

Chambers' Leading Lawyers' review says: 'Unrivalled in the energy arena, Elisabeth Eljuri heads the corporate team with flair. Clients are impressed by her amazing breadth of experience and excellent negotiation skills.' They add: 'Elisabeth Eljuri consistently sets the bar, both with her experience and knowledge of the energy sector, and with her client-oriented approach. She is active on all of the group's major deals, and is a first port of call for a number of clients who describe her as 'most definitely top-class'.' Who's Who Legal has also recognised her as a leading practitioner in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and commercial arbitration. In addition, Elisabeth has also been recognised as a leading practitioner in energy and natural resources law by other top international legal publications, including Chambers Global, Latin Lawyer, Euromoney and PLC Which Lawyer. For her work, Elisabeth has been recognised as one of the top 12 most highly regarded individuals in oil and gas worldwide by The International Who's Who of Oil & Gas Lawyers.

In addition to her legal work, Elisabeth has been a speaker at many corporate, energy/natural resources and arbitration conferences and author of numerous articles and other publications. Since 1990, she has also been the national administrator for Venezuela of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, offering her extensive experience in international law. Additionally, since 2008 Elisabeth has been vice president of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), and from 2005 to 2008 she was the regional director for Latin America of AIPN.

Elisabeth graduated from Universidad Católica in Caracas and holds a graduate degree from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the executive committee of the Harvard Law School Association.

Biography: Oil and Gas

Elisabeth heads Macleod Dixon's corporate department and the oil and gas practice group in Caracas. She also co-chairs the firm's Latin American practice and is a member of the firm's executive committee worldwide. A partner since 1998, Elisabeth is admitted to practise law in Venezuela and New York.

In Latin America, and Venezuela in particular, Elisabeth focuses on corporate and transactional work involving high-end sophisticated transactions as well as dispute work related to major projects and infrastructure. In addition to her overall corporate practice, she advises extensively on work related to oil and gas producers engaged in profit/production-sharing agreements, gas licences (upstream and LNG projects), joint venture companies, as well as midstream/downstream-related work and major outsourcing projects. Major deals she has handled include hydrocarbon exploration and service agreements, corporate and property acquisitions of hydrocarbon companies and producing areas (in several Latin American countries), a crude storage and ship loading project, the world's largest gas injection project, as well as other major gas compression projects and a major coal project. Elisabeth also has extensive experience in the Mexican oil and gas regulatory framework when she acted as counsel to the first upstream gas opening in Mexico.

Elisabeth is also very active acting both as counsel and independent expert in energy and natural resources disputes, whether in the context of commercial arbitrations or investment arbitrations. Elisabeth is also on the Venezuelan official list of arbitrators to the International Chamber of Commerce and CEDCA's list of arbitrators.

Chambers' Leading Lawyers' review says: 'Unrivalled in the energy arena, Elisabeth Eljuri heads the corporate team with flair. Clients are impressed by her amazing breadth of experience and excellent negotiation skills.' They add: 'Elisabeth Eljuri consistently sets the bar, both with her experience and knowledge of the energy sector, and with her client-oriented approach. She is active on all of the group's major deals, and is a first port of call for a number of clients who describe her as 'most definitely top-class'.' Who's Who Legal has also recognised her as a leading practitioner in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and commercial arbitration. In addition, Elisabeth has also been recognised as a leading practitioner in energy and natural resources law by other top international legal publications, including Chambers Global, Latin Lawyer, Euromoney and PLC Which Lawyer. For her work, Elisabeth has been recognised as one of the top 12 most highly regarded individuals in oil and gas worldwide by The International Who's Who of Oil & Gas Lawyers.

In addition to her legal work, Elisabeth has been a speaker at many corporate, energy/natural resources and arbitration conferences and author of numerous articles and other publications. Since 1990, she has also been the national administrator for Venezuela of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, offering her extensive experience in international law. Additionally, since 2008 Elisabeth has been vice president of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), and from 2005 to 2008 she was the regional director for Latin America of AIPN.

Elisabeth graduated from Universidad Católica in Caracas and holds a graduate degree from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the executive committee of the Harvard Law School Association.

Biography: Mining

Elisabeth heads the corporate department and the natural resources practice group in Caracas. She also co-chairs the firm's Latin American practice. A partner since 1998, Elisabeth is admitted to practise law in Venezuela and New York.

In Latin America, and Venezuela in particular, Elisabeth focuses on corporate and transactional work involving high-end sophisticated transactions as well as dispute work related to major projects and infrastructure. In addition to her overall corporate practice, she advises extensively on work related to natural resources clients engaged in profit/production-sharing agreements, gas licences (upstream and LNG projects), joint venture companies, as well as midstream/downstream-related work and major outsourcing projects. Major deals she has handled include hydrocarbon exploration and service agreements, corporate and property acquisitions of hydrocarbon companies and producing areas (in several Latin American countries), a crude storage and ship loading project, the world's largest gas injection project, as well as other major gas compression projects and a major coal project and several gold projects. Elisabeth also has extensive experience in the Mexican oil and gas regulatory framework when she acted as counsel to the first upstream gas opening in Mexico.

Elisabeth is also very active acting both as counsel and independent expert in energy and natural resources disputes, whether in the context of commercial arbitrations or investment arbitrations. Elisabeth is also on the Venezuelan official list of arbitrators to the International Chamber of Commerce and CEDCA's list of arbitrators.

Chambers' Leading Lawyers' review says: 'Unrivalled in the energy arena, Elisabeth Eljuri heads the corporate team with flair. Clients are impressed by her amazing breadth of experience and excellent negotiation skills.' They add: 'Elisabeth Eljuri consistently sets the bar, both with her experience and knowledge of the energy sector, and with her client-oriented approach. She is active on all of the group's major deals, and is a first port of call for a number of clients who describe her as 'most definitely top-class'.' Who's Who Legal has also recognised her as a leading practitioner in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and commercial arbitration. In addition, Elisabeth has also been recognised as a leading practitioner in energy and natural resources law by other top international legal publications, including Chambers Global, Latin Lawyer, Euromoney and PLC Which Lawyer. For her work, Elisabeth has been recognised as one of the top 12 most highly regarded individuals in oil and gas worldwide by The International Who's Who of Oil & Gas Lawyers.

In addition to her legal work, Elisabeth has been a speaker at many corporate, energy/natural resources and arbitration conferences and author of numerous articles and other publications. Since 1990, she has also been the national administrator for Venezuela of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, offering her extensive experience in international law. Additionally, since 2008 Elisabeth has been vice president of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), and from 2005 to 2008 she was the regional director for Latin America of AIPN.

Elisabeth graduated from Universidad Católica in Caracas and holds a graduate degree from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the executive committee of the Harvard Law School Association.