Juan Carlos Varela

Juan Carlos Varela is an international attorney licensed and admitted to practice before the courts in Venezuela and Colombia. He focuses his practice on representing and advising global clients on matters throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, involving : Labor and employment law, Employment taxes, Labor litigation matters, Labor audits.

Juan Carlos is the office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson’s Venezuela offices in Caracas and Valencia, and he also works out of the Miami office. He supports the interests of clients throughout the entire Latin America region and is actively involved in the firm’s International Employment Practice Group.

Juan Carlos is a labor law professor at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. He has written numerous articles on labor-related issues and is regarded as one of the best labor lawyers in Venezuela.

Education :

• LL.M., University of Miami, 2011
• LL.M., University of Illinois, 1995
• J.D., Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, VZ, 1992

Courts :

• Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
• Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia