Tax
Venezuela
18 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco
Latin America 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Torres Plaz & Araujo
Latin America
Practice Areas
Corporate • Energy • Expropriations and Nationalizations • Project Finance • Mergers and Acquisitions • Real Estate and Construction • Commercial and Corporate • Mining • Taxation
Career
Juan Carlos has been a member of Torres Plaz & Araujo since 1991, with the exception of the year 1994, when he worked for Ashurst, a London-based law firm. He is currently the Managing Partner at TPA.
His professional practice has been focused on the areas of Tax and Commercial Law, with special emphasis on the area of Energy (oil, gas and petrochemicals), and a focus on the areas of Project Finance, Acquisitions, Restructuring, projects, and work and public services concessions.
Languages Spoken
English and Spanish
Chambers Review
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Chambers Latin America
Tax - Venezuela
Band 1
Individual Editorial
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco has excellent insight into strategic issues.
TaxChambers Latin AmericaJuan Carlos Garantón-Blanco is a top-notch lawyer in every sense of the word.
TaxChambers Latin America
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