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Provided by Carlos Omaña
Practice Areas
Specialises in Venezuelan sovereign and quasi-sovereigns international financings, corporate law, oil and gas projects and corporate restructurings. He has participated in most of the significant Venezuelan financing transactions, including the issuance of PDVSA bonds. He has represented BNP Paribas, Barclays, CAF, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Haitong Securities, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), JP Morgan, UBS Securities. He studied law at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas (JD 1992), and received an MCJ from the New York University (1994). Before joining D’Empaire in 1995 (he became partner in 2001), Carlos worked as a trainee at the New York offices of Shearman & Sterling in 1995.
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Pre-eminent partner Carlos Omaña enjoys a stellar reputation in the market for his banking and finance activity. His expertise spans regulatory matters and capital markets, including debt restructuring.
Respected partner Carlos Omaña is well regarded for his financing expertise related to the oil industry.
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"Carlos Omaña is an outstanding lawyer who has a strong commercial vision."
"He is a first-rate lawyer with a broad knowledge across a wide range of matters."
"Carlos Omaña is an experienced lawyer with ample energy and commercial skills. He also understands the regulatory framework, takes his time to explain everything fully and has a good knowledge of the political context, which is important in a country like Venezuela."
"Carlos Omaña is an outstanding lawyer who has a strong commercial vision."
"He is a first-rate lawyer with a broad knowledge across a wide range of matters."
"Carlos Omaña is an experienced lawyer with ample energy and commercial skills. He also understands the regulatory framework, takes his time to explain everything fully and has a good knowledge of the political context, which is important in a country like Venezuela."