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Corporate/M&A - Venezuela
What the Team is Known For
Raffalli de Lemos Halvorssen Ortega y Ortiz houses a well-known corporate department acting for clients from sectors including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverages, as well as insurance, energy and finance. The team is frequently retained by multinationals to advise on the liquidation of Venezuelan subsidiaries, as well as recapitalisations and corporate restructurings. The firm provides further expertise in compliance and anti-money laundering corporate policies.
Strengths
Raffalli de Lemos Halvorssen Ortega y Ortiz has the availability and muscle to do the work. The team knows how to do it and they do it.
Notable practitioners
Established partner Rafael de Lemos Matheus co-leads the department and is well versed in service agreements and recapitalisation mandates. He is also well versed in handling corporate reorganisations.
Rafael de Lemos Matheus is an excellent professional.
Noteworthy partner José Manuel Ortega Sosa is experienced handling a range of corporate mandates. He provides expertise on restructuring, subsidiary liquidation and capitalisation to domestic and international clients.