WDA Legal, S.C.

WDA Legal, S.C. is recognised for its ability to handle large-scale, cross-border projects, maintaining a diverse practice with particular strengths in energy, petrochemicals, corporate restructuring and international arbitration. Maintaining a dual-office presence in Caracas and Miami, the firm frequently advises a client base of multinational tech companies, energy operators and global sports organisations on investment protection and multi-jurisdictional reorganisations. In Caracas, the practice is led by founding partner Ramón Azpúrua Núñez and Rafael Álvarez-Loscher. Azpúrua Núñez is fluent in Portuguese and focuses on international corporate transactions, tech licensing and investment structuring, recently advising global entities in the digital and traditional media sectors on local regulatory compliance and the creation of Spanish holding structures to optimise tax efficiency. Following its September 2025 merger with Alvarez Loscher Legal, the firm integrated the expertise of Álvarez-Loscher and associate Sttefany Torres. Álvarez-Loscher is a specialist in the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors, leading on high-value negotiations for the development of oil fields, large-scale drilling equipment contracts and multi-jurisdictional SPV structures for investment funds. He is also noted for his expertise in negotiating pioneering contractual models for upstream developments and designing complex multi-phase reorganisations for industrial conglomerates. The Miami office is led by founding partners Hernando Díaz-Candia and Bernardo Weininger. Díaz-Candia serves as the firm’s primary contact for international clients, being admitted to practice in Venezuela, New York and Florida, and frequently acts as a party-appointed expert on Venezuelan law in US litigation and advises global entities on Venezuelan consumer protection and pricing regulations. Notably, he also leads the firm’s specialised sports niche, advising various Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs on labour law across Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, and is a sought-after arbitrator in proceedings under CEDCA, CACC and ICC rules. Weininger brings significant expertise in wealth structuring, M&A and corporate finance. Support is provided by senior associate Luis Frontado Luzardo, who handles corporate reorganisation and regulatory permits, and previously mentioned associate Torres, who focuses on asset protection and corporate compliance, often working in tandem with Álvarez-Loscher on complex energy and investment mandates.