Marcos Cerda Carrasco

Lawyer, specialist in commercial law, specialist in administrative law, master’s in law with a major in labor law, and a Ph.D. in law in progress. Experience in university teaching. Held positions as director of international relations and director of research hotbeds. Researcher in the social and human sciences field. Advisor to Human Talent Offices.

Professional Experience

Litigating Lawyer Colombia T.P. No. 220.055, from the C.S. de la J. Venezuela Inpreabogado No. 52.890. Over 25 years of experience.
Temporary Judge – Superior Labor Court Supreme Court of Justice, Venezuela. Lara State. (2001).
Coordinator of the Office of International Relations Simón Bolívar University – Cúcuta Campus. Sector: Education – Higher Education. (January 2012 – December 2017).
University Professor Simón Bolívar University – Cúcuta Campus. Areas: Comparative Procedural Law and Labor Law. Academic Level: Undergraduate. (January 2012 – December 2017).
University Professor Catholic University of Táchira – Venezuela. Area: Labor Law, subordinate work relationships. Academic Level: Postgraduate. (2014 – 2017).
University Professor Yacambú University – Lara, Venezuela. Areas: Labor Law I and II, Procedural Labor Law, and Labor Forensics. Academic Level: Undergraduate. (2005 – 2007).
University Professor Fermín Toro University – Lara, Venezuela. Areas: Labor Law, Public International Law, and Labor Practices. Academic Level: Undergraduate. (1996 – 2003).
Researcher Simón Bolívar University – Cúcuta Campus. Area: Social and Human Sciences. (2016 – December 2017).
Researcher Yacambú University – Venezuela. Area: Social and Human Sciences. Academic Thesis Advisor and Jury for Labor Law theses. (2005 – 2007).

About Nexo Legal:

Nexo Legal is a binational boutique firm with its main office in North Miami, Florida (USA), and offices in Barquisimeto and Caracas (Venezuela), as well as in Bogotá and Cúcuta (Colombia).

We are certified as Foreign Legal Consultants (FLC) by the Supreme Court of Florida, authorized to provide specialized legal advice in Colombian and Venezuelan law to individuals, companies, and investors with interests in Latin America and the United States.

We distinguish ourselves by offering a personalized, direct, and involved service in every phase of the legal process. Our structure is agile and client-focused, supported by a network of strategic alliances with the best specialists and collaborating firms in Venezuela and Colombia.

Our mission is to legally accompany our clients in complex and sensitive operations, both national and international, especially in the areas of civil, commercial, immigration, and private international law.

LEGAL PRACTICE AREAS

Civil Law

Comprehensive processing of successions and inheritances, with or without a will.
Drafting, execution, and revocation of wills in multiple jurisdictions.
Divorcios y representación en procesos de familia (custodia, régimen de visitas, alimentos).
Divorces and representation in family processes (custody, visitation rights, alimony).
Advisory and litigation in real estate property, boundary demarcation, and property claims.
Processes for record correction, common-law unions, and emancipation.

Commercial and Corporate Law

Company formation and registration of foreign branches.
Assistance to foreign investors, including shareholder agreements.
Registration and defense of trademarks, patents, and copyrights.
Legal consulting in e-commerce, fintech, and digital services.
Drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts. .
Advice on corporate restructuring and business compliance.

Immigration Law

Processing of work, investment, reunification, and student visas.
Application for safe-conduct passes and precautionary immigration measures.
Changes of status, extensions, and immigration regularization.
Temporary or permanent residency processes.
Naturalization and dual nationality procedures.
Defense against deportations or immigration denials.

Private International Law

Processing of exequatur for the recognition of foreign judgments. .
Resolution of conflicts of jurisdiction and applicable laws.
Advice to foreign firms and NGOs on Colombian and Venezuelan law.
Legalization and apostille of documents in accordance with the Hague Convention.
Transnational legal opinions and drafting of international contracts. Fuentes