Roberto Yepes Soto
Partner
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Litigation
• Economic Criminal Law
Personal Information:
Roberto Yepes Soto is a Senior Partner at Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, where he joined in 1986. He leads the firm's litigation department and specializes in Procedural Law. His practice focuses on conducting judicial disputes in civil, commercial, and family law, as well as in arbitration proceedings. He has represented companies and individuals in trials before ordinary courts, higher courts, and the Supreme Court of Justice in matters related to contractual obligations, shareholder disputes, enforcement of guarantees, civil liability, and family matters.
Additionally, he provides legal counsel in Economic Criminal Law cases related to corporate, financial, and asset matters. His experience includes handling complex litigation requiring the coordination of procedural strategies across different areas of law.
Education:
• Universidad del Zulia, Law Degree, 1986.
• Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Specialization in Commercial Law, 1988.
• Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration (IESA), Management Program for Lawyers, 1989.
• Tulane University, Master of Laws (LL.M.) with a specialization in International Law, Trade, and Finance, 1993.
Academic activities:
Judicial activities:
Activities:
• Alternate Deputy to the National Congress, 1989–1994.
Publications:
• “Precautionary Measures in Patent Infringement Proceedings” (Co-author), in Legal Essays Celebrating 90 Years of Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, 2004.
Languages:
Spanish and English