Corporate/M&A

Raffalli de Lemos Halvorssen Ortega y Ortizhouses a well-known corporate department acting for clients from sectors including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverages, as well as insurance, energy and finance. The team is frequently retained by multinationals to advise on the liquidation of Venezuelan subsidiaries, as well as recapitalisations and corporate restructurings. The firm provides further expertise in compliance and anti-money laundering corporate policies.

"Raffalli de Lemos Halvorssen Ortega y Ortiz has a very good corporate team. They are very responsive and knowledgeable, and they understand what we are trying to do as a business."

Established partner Rafael de Lemos Matheus co-leads the department and is well-versed on service agreements and recapitalisation mandates. He is also well-versed in handling corporate reorganisations. "Rafael de Lemos is very engaged, he knows a lot about commercial environments and we trust his advice a lot."

Noteworthy partner José Manuel Ortega Sosa is experienced handling a range of corporate mandates. He provides expertise on restructuring, subsidiary liquidation and capitalisation to domestic and international clients. "José Manuel Ortega Sosa is an incredibly bright lawyer who has a broad knowledge of the area."