Latin America

Corporate and Commercial Law Firm of the Year

Venezuela Firm Profile

Through its affiliation as a DLA Piper Group Firm, DLA InterJuris is able to leverage the knowledge, experience and scope of DLA Piper’s extensive global platform to better serve its clients’ growing needs, not only in Venezuela, but around the world.

DLA InterJuris Abogados, S.C. (“DLA InterJuris”) is a Venezuelan law firm comprised of legal professionals distinguished by their outstanding training and experience. The firm was formed in January 2010 and entered into an association with DLA Piper in March 2011. Through this association, DLA InterJuris and DLA Piper coordinate their efforts in Latin America, as part of an unparalleled global platform of 77 offices in 31 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

DLA InterJuris lawyers are completely bilingual in English and Spanish, and many also are fluent in other languages. Team members are licensed to practice in Venezuela, with some members also being certified as Foreign Legal Consultants by The Florida (US) Bar. Members of the firm have been educated at the country’s

top universities, and most have earned additional post-graduate degrees from leading institutions in Venezuela and abroad.

DLA InterJuris offers comprehensive legal capabilities to quickly and effectively meet the needs of clients doing business in most major industries. The firm is committed to its clients, providing business-oriented solutions, while maintaining focus on every aspect of how it serves them.

Through its affiliation as a DLA Piper Group Firm, DLA InterJuris is able to leverage the knowledge, experience and scope of DLA Piper’s extensive global platform to better serve its clients’ growing needs, not only in Venezuela, but around the world. This international reach has enabled the firm to become one of the most important players in Latin America’s legal market.

Notable Legal Work

DLA InterJuris has participated in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructurings and joint ventures in all major industries in Venezuela. The firm has represented purchasers and sellers in most of the largest public- and private-sector acquisitions in Venezuela to date, including the successful acquisition of a private investor’s interest by the Venezuelan government. The firm has also advised a large number of

international and domestic investors and high net worth individuals in the restructuring and redomestication of holding companies outside Venezuela, in order to take advantage of bilateral investment treaties and double taxation treaties. The team has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of complex corporate documents and conducting corporate due diligence processes.

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