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Tax - Venezuela

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What the Team is Known For

Torres Plaz & Araujo's stellar practice has particular experience handling contentious tax proceedings at various levels. The team advises clients on tax assessment challenges along with administrative and constitutional litigation concerning VAT and income tax controversies. The department also provides counsel on the tax aspects of corporate mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. The firm's client roster spans sectors including oil and gas, and food and beverages.

Work Highlights

  • Torres Plaz & Araujo assisted Cervecería Polar with its defence against tax assessments from federal and municipal tax authorities for a variety of taxes such as income tax, value-added tax and municipal business tax.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Rodolfo Plaz Abreu
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Rodolfo Plaz Abreu
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Senior Statespeople

Seasoned practitioner Rodolfo Plaz Abreu continues to be a deeply respected figure in the Venezuelan tax market. He is well versed in reviewing corporate income taxes and acting on contentious administrative mandates.

Rodolfo Plaz Abreu leaves an excellent impression. He is the person with whom we have had the closest relationship.

Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco
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Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco
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Frontrunning partner Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco advises corporations in the oil and gas industry on a range of tax matters, including the tax aspects of the winding up of operations, transfers of assets, and tax audits.

Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco has excellent insight into strategic issues.

Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco is a top-notch lawyer in every sense of the word.

Valentina Cabrera Medina
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Valentina Cabrera Medina
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Established partner Valentina Cabrera Medina provides tax planning and compliance advice to corporate clients, in addition to handling tax controversy proceedings. She is also well placed to assist with municipal tax mandates.

Valentina Cabrera Medina has excellent responsiveness, analyses complex cases in an understandable way, and has a broad vision of the business and the risks.

Ranked Lawyers at
Torres Plaz & Araujo

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Rodolfo Plaz Abreu
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Rodolfo Plaz Abreu
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Senior Statespeople
Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco
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Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco
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Band 1
Valentina Cabrera Medina
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Valentina Cabrera Medina
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Band 3