Rodrigo Lepervanche

Tax; International Tax Planning; Tax Controversy; Corporate Tax; Tax Structuring of Corporate Transactions; Venture Capital and Investment Structures; Corporate and Commercial Law.

Rodrigo Lepervanche Rivero is Co-Founder of Victum Legal and leads the firm’s Tax Department. With more than 15 years of experience, he advises national and international clients on complex tax and corporate matters, with particular strength in high-stakes tax audits, administrative proceedings, tax risk management and strategic advisory. Prior to co-founding Victum Legal, he served as Senior Tax and Legal Manager at EY Venezuela, advising local businesses and multinational groups on tax and corporate mandates.

- Arbitrator, Arbitration Centre of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce.

- Arbitrator, CEDCA.

- Member of the Board of Directors, Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (AVDT), 2025.

- Member, Tax Commission of FEDECÁMARAS.

- President, AJE Venezuela, 2024.

“Cobro ejecutivo: en la búsqueda de un equilibrio entre las partes”, in Patologías del sistema tributario venezolano. Memorias de las XVIII Jornadas Venezolanas de Derecho Tributario, Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Tributario, Caracas, 2019.

Rodrigo is actively involved in Venezuela’s tax and business community. Through his work with the Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Tributario (AVDT), he contributes to technical and institutional initiatives focused on tax policy, the strengthening of the Venezuelan tax system and the professional development of public and private sector stakeholders.

His current work includes participation in collaborative initiatives involving public authorities, professional associations and academic institutions aimed at strengthening tax administration processes and the training and professional development of public-sector professionals.

He is also a member of the Tax Commission of FEDECÁMARAS and previously served as President of AJE Venezuela in 2024.

Rodrigo serves as an arbitrator at the Caracas Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Centre and CEDCA and is Professor of Tax Law at Universidad Metropolitana (UNIMET).

- Advised clients in complex ISLR and VAT audits covering multiple fiscal years, including audit defence and responses to assessments and sanction proceedings.

- Represented companies in administrative tax proceedings and challenges before Venezuelan tax authorities.

- Advised multinational and local business groups on integrated tax risk management, strategic structuring and matters involving cross-border elements.

- Provided ongoing tax counsel to companies in regulated and operationally complex sectors, coordinating tax planning, compliance and risk management across their Venezuelan operations.

- Advised on matters where tax, corporate and procedural considerations intersect, including contentious-related strategies.

Rodrigo Lepervanche Rivero is Co-Founder and Head of Tax at VICTUM Legal. He has more than 15 years of experience advising local and international clients on complex tax and corporate matters, with a particular focus on tax planning, tax audits and administrative proceedings, international tax structuring, and the tax implications of corporate transactions and investment structures.

His practice combines tax technical expertise with a strong understanding of corporate and business dynamics. Rodrigo regularly advises clients on the tax structuring of acquisitions, reorganisations, investments and cross-border transactions, as well as on international tax planning and the tax considerations arising in venture capital and other investment-related matters. His work also includes ongoing strategic tax advice to companies operating in highly regulated and evolving business environments.

Before co-founding VICTUM Legal, Rodrigo was a Senior Tax and Legal Manager at EY Venezuela, where he advised local companies and multinational groups on a broad range of tax and corporate matters.

Rodrigo is actively involved in Venezuela’s tax and business community. Through his role in the Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Tributario (AVDT), he contributes to technical and institutional initiatives aimed at strengthening the Venezuelan tax system and the professional development of public and private sector stakeholders. His current work includes participation in collaborative initiatives involving public authorities, professional associations and academic institutions focused on tax policy and the modernisation of tax administration processes.

Universidad Catolica Andres Bello

Specialist in Financial Law — thesis in progress.

Universidad Catolica Andres Bello

LL.B

2013

Chambers Latin America 2027 — Up and Coming, Tax.

Chambers and Partners

2026

Venezuela

Spanish; English.