January 28, 2010
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT FERNANDO
PELAEZ-PIER WINS NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION’S 2010 AWARD FOR
DISTINCTION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AFFAIRS
NEW YORK—Fernando Peláez-Pier, president of the
International Bar Association, recieved the 2010 Award for Distinction
in International Law and Affairs from the New York State Bar Association
on January 27 during its Annual Meeting at the Hilton New York in
Manhattan. Sponsored by the State Bar’s International Section, the
award honors outstanding efforts in the area of international law and
affairs.
The section honored Peláez-Pier, of Venezuela, for his many
years of distinguished service to the International Bar Association and
his lifelong advocacy for the rule of law and human rights. During his
tenure as president of the International Bar Association,
Peláez-Pier has taken on the important tasks of mobilizing
attorneys to help solve the problems confronting the world’s
financial markets while also looking for solutions that can help law
firms navigate their way through these difficult times.
“As president of the global voice of the legal profession,
Fernando Peláez-Pier has done a superb job of finding ways lawyers
can work to solve the global financial crisis and shape the new
regulatory environment. At the same time, Peláez-Pier has been a
strong voice in reminding us all of our obligation as attorneys to
promote the rule of law and human rights throughout the world,”
said International Section Chair and Past President Steven C. Krane of
New York (Proskauer Rose LLP). “He is a most deserving recipient
of this award, and we are honored to present it to him.”
Peláez-Pier is a corporate partner of Hoet Pelaez Castillo &
Duque, concentrating his practice in contract negotiations, mergers
& acquisitions, foreign investments, project finance and alternative
dispute resolution. He is a prominent member of the global legal
fraternity. An expert on inward investment, he has helped several of the
largest multinational corporations develop their businesses in
Venezuela.
Peláez-Pier is a graduate of the Iberoamericana University,
Mexico City; Paris University (diplôme d’études
supérieures); and the Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela.
He was chairman of the Federation of Binational Chambers of Commerce of
the European Community (FEDEUROPA) 1981–1982; Lex Mundi Chairman,
1992–1993, and served as vice-president of the International Bar
Association (IBA) (2007–2008); Secretary-General(2005–2006),
chair of the IBA Section on Business Law (2002–2004), Vice-Chair
(2000–2002), and Secretary-Treasurer (1998–2000). He is a
member of the advisory board for the Institute for International and
Comparative Law and the Interamerican Bar Association.
Previous recipients of the award include: Hon. Jon O. Newman, senior
judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; The
Lawyers and Judges of Pakistan, as represented by Aitzaz Ahsan; Gillian
Martin Sorensen, senior advisor of the United Nations Foundation; Lech
Walesa, former president of Poland; Carlos Salinas de Gortari, former
president of Mexico; Cyrus R. Vance, former U.S. secretary of state; and
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former U.N. secretary general.
Founded in 1876, the 77,000-member New York State Bar Association is
the official statewide organization of lawyers in New York and the
largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. The State
Bar’s programs and activities have continuously served the public
and improved the justice system for more than 130 years.
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