Juan José is a Venezuelan lawyer whose practice focuses on energy, taxation, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and banking.
He advises multinational corporations on tax-efficient operations in Venezuela and coordinates oil and gas and telecommunications project financing throughout Latin America, including build-own-operate/build-operate-transfer (BOO/BOT) projects. He also advises on Venezuelan domestic and cross-border LNG and oil and gas transactions.
Professional Experience
Juan José is the founder of InterJuris Abogados S.C., a law firm based in Caracas with offices in several countries around the world. He is also head of that firm’s energy practice and is currently a foreign legal consultant at DLA Piper, LLP.
Recognitions
Latin America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes him for his legal practice in three areas: Energy & Natural Resources, Corporate/M&A and Banking & Finance. Chambers notes he “has a broad practice and years of experience” and “is widely acclaimed as a practical and business-minded lawyer who makes deals happen.”
Education
- LL.M., Harvard University
- LL.M., Boston University
- J.D., Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Memberships
- Venezuelan Bar
- Harvard Club
- Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
- International Fiscal Association (IFA)
- Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce
Publications
- Co-author, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Gas Regulations 2013, Venezuela Global Legal Group 2013
- Co-author, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Gas Regulation 2012, Venezuela Global Legal Group 2012
- Author, Elusión, Evasión y Defraudación Fiscal, Revista de Derecho Tributario, Numero 74
- Author, New Law and Tax Regime for Hydrocarbons in Venezuela, Inter-American Trade Report, Volume 9, Number 3. Published by the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
- Author, Data Messages and Electronic Signature Law, Inter-American Trade Report, Volume 9, Number 4. Published by the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
- Author, Limitaciones a la Potestad Tributaria de los Municipios, Revista de Derecho Tributario, Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Tributario