Leĝa Abogados' corporate and M&A practice has an excellent reputation in the market and is instructed by national and international companies from a wide range of industries, such as life sciences, energy, telecoms, infrastructure, and banking and finance, as well as an increasing number of entrepreneurs. The team has experience in large-scale M&A, joint ventures and restructurings, as well as matters relating to corporate governance and debt and equity capital markets. In the latter area, the key contact is Pedro Urdaneta. He leads the team with Juan Enrique Aigster, who has expertise in corporate finance. Managing partner Luis Eduardo López-Durán, José Alberto Ramírez-León, Victoria Montero and associate Dubraska Zapiain are also prominent practitioners.

The key contacts in the corporate team at Araquereyna are senior adviser Manuel Reyna, Pedro Sosa and Pedro Planchart. They combine expertise in various areas of law, such as finance, tax and labour, so that corporate clients are provided with comprehensive advice. The group is experienced in M&A, corporate governance, foreign investments and commercial matters.

Besides a variety of transactions, the team at Baker & McKenzie, S.C. also assists clients with due diligence, corporate and tax structuring mandates, and the drafting and negotiating of agreements. The team's close collaboration with the firm's international network adds value for foreign clients. Jesús Dávila has expertise in antitrust and foreign investment matters, while María Celis is particularly well versed in matters in the real estate sector. Together with Douvelin Serra, who is based in Valencia, they head up the practice.

The corporate practice at Dentons frequently handles transactions, often between international companies, corporate reorganisations, the drafting of agreements and the negotiation of contracts. The team also has considerable expertise in advising companies on sanctions, an area which has seen an increase in demand. Sergio Casinelli is highly experienced in foreign investment matters; Daniela Jaimes and Natalija Vojvodic are well versed in matters in the energy sector, and are key contacts for clients in this area; and Rubén Eduardo Luján combines corporate and banking experience.

InterJuris Abogados is an experienced adviser to clients from a variety of industries, such as energy and natural resources, IT, engineering and construction, pharmaceuticals, services and hospitality. The team, which is led by Juan José Delgado, María Cecilia Rachadell and Carlos Delgado, acts for purchasers and sellers alike in transactions including M&A, divestitures, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. The firm has opened offices in Miami and Madrid, which brings more exposure to foreign companies. María Leticia Perera Díaz is also noted.

The team at Mendoza, Palacios, Acedo, Borjas, Paez Pumar & Cia. advises various Venezuelan subsidiaries of global players on general corporate matters, M&A, due diligence and foreign investment. The scope of the practice also includes exchange control and private equity-related agreements. Manuel Acedo Sucre has experience in corporate governance and finance, while Luisa Acedo is well versed in company law. They jointly lead the group with Carlos Eduardo Acedo. Luisa Lepervanche has experience in sanctions topics and Diego Lepervanche is also noted.

Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez offers comprehensive support on M&A transactions and corporate restructuring mandates; the team also handles a wide range of commercial matters and advises national and international clients on currency exchange control. The team is led by René Lepervanche Orellana and also includes Hans Sydow Guevara and senior associates César Lepervanche Mendoza and Francisco Alemán Planchart.

Led by Olga Nass de Massiani, the team at Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz focuses its practice on M&A, foreign exchange, franchising and investment matters, as well as joint ventures and project finance contracts. Simón Guevara Camacho, who is well versed in matters in the energy field, and tax specialist Eduardo Travieso Uribe are also prominent practitioners.

Altum Abogados, S.C. advises national and international clients on a variety of corporate matters. Its offering includes, among other areas, assistance with M&A, the incorporation of Venezuelan entities and amendments to their by-laws, corporate structures for asset and investment protection purposes, and corporate restructuring. The key contacts are María Eugenia Reyes, Álvaro Posada Sessarego and Alfonso Porras Machado.

Clients approach the team at BNM Ontier for comprehensive assistance with matters including the tax, competition and commercial aspects of selling and acquiring corporate and business assets. It also advises on due diligence and agreements. José Rafael Bermúdez has experience in tax and corporate matters. Carlos Nevett Gimón also regularly advises on joint ventures and foreign investments.

LEC Abogados' team assists clients with the structuring of businesses and organisations, foreign investment, corporate financing, M&A, divestments and corporate restructuring. Rodolfo Belloso is also an able adviser on matters relating to corporate finance and insolvency. Other prominent practitioners are Leopoldo Cadenas and Jorge Paúl.

The corporate team of Raffalli de Lemos Halvorssen Ortega y Ortiz handles transactions, restructurings and distribution as well as insolvency matters, working closely with the firm's other practice groups. The practice is jointly led by Jose Manuel Ortega Sosa and Rafael de Lemos Matheus.

Rodríguez & Mendoza's key contacts are Francisco Utrera and Reinaldo Hellmund; they advise national and international companies on a variety of corporate and commercial matters, such as document preparation, corporate restructuring, due diligence and foreign investment.

The team at Torres, Plaz & Araujo covers the full gamut of corporate and M&A matters, ranging from transactions, investment structuring, and corporate finance and restructuring to contracts and agreements. The team is led by managing partner Guillermo de la Rosa Stolk. Valentina Cabrera is well versed in international trade and tax matters, and Juan Carlos Garantón-Blanco is the key contact for commercial law.