Professional Experience
Jorge is a Partner at ArnStein’s Tax Consulting and Litigation Department, with over 20 years of specialized experience in tax advisory, strategic planning, and tax litigation.
Throughout his distinguished career, Jorge has represented multinational and domestic corporations across diverse sectors, including consumer goods, agro-industry, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, telecommunications, automotive, banking, insurance, and technology. His fiscal counsel covers the entire business lifecycle: from the initial structuring of cross-border investments and M&A transactions to identifying tax efficiencies and quantifying potential contingencies. He also provides strategic guidance on business model transformations, operational downsizing, and the cessation of activities.
In the area of private wealth management, Jorge has extensive experience designing and implementing sophisticated tax and succession structures for high-net-worth individuals, managing and supervising relationships with leading international banking and fiduciary institutions. Leveraging his extensive global network, he frequently coordinates cross-border tax services with top-tier international law and accounting firms.
A leader in tax litigation, Jorge has a proven track record of successfully designing preventive strategies and resolving disputes with national, state, and municipal tax administrations. His practice spans administrative proceedings as well as litigation before the tax courts and the Political-Administrative and Constitutional Chambers of the Supreme Court of Justice.
For over 15 years, Jorge has been recognized as a top-tier tax lawyer by prestigious international directories. He is currently ranked “Band 1” by Chambers and Partners and rated as a “Highly Regarded Tax Practitioner” by the International Tax Review. He is also consistently featured in Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, and LatinLawyer. A thought leader in his field, Jorge has authored numerous articles in specialized tax journals and is a frequent speaker at national and international tax conferences.
Education
Languages
Other Activities
Bar Association of the State of Mérida, Venezuela
International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Financial Law Association (Asovedefi)
Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (AVDT)
Professor of the course “Income Tax – Current Issues and Perspectives” in the Diploma in Tax Management of Companies, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello – CIAP, Venezuela
Professor of the course “Double Taxation Agreements I” in the Diploma in International Tax Law of the AVDT in alliance with CIAP/UCAB
Professor of the course “International Tax Law” in the Master’s in Tax Management of the Company, Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela
Professor of the course “Federal and Municipal Taxation Issues” in the Law School, Universidad Monteávila, Venezuela
Author of several articles published in specialized tax journals and speaker at multiple national and international events.
Professional Experience
Jorge is a Partner at ArnStein’s Tax Consulting and Litigation Department, with over 20 years of specialized experience in tax advisory, strategic planning, and tax litigation.
Throughout his distinguished career, Jorge has represented multinational and domestic corporations across diverse sectors, including consumer goods, agro-industry, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, telecommunications, automotive, banking, insurance, and technology. His fiscal counsel covers the entire business lifecycle: from the initial structuring of cross-border investments and M&A transactions to identifying tax efficiencies and quantifying potential contingencies. He also provides strategic guidance on business model transformations, operational downsizing, and the cessation of activities.
In the area of private wealth management, Jorge has extensive experience designing and implementing sophisticated tax and succession structures for high-net-worth individuals, managing and supervising relationships with leading international banking and fiduciary institutions. Leveraging his extensive global network, he frequently coordinates cross-border tax services with top-tier international law and accounting firms.
A leader in tax litigation, Jorge has a proven track record of successfully designing preventive strategies and resolving disputes with national, state, and municipal tax administrations. His practice spans administrative proceedings as well as litigation before the tax courts and the Political-Administrative and Constitutional Chambers of the Supreme Court of Justice.
For over 15 years, Jorge has been recognized as a top-tier tax lawyer by prestigious international directories. He is currently ranked “Band 1” by Chambers and Partners and rated as a “Highly Regarded Tax Practitioner” by the International Tax Review. He is also consistently featured in Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, and LatinLawyer. A thought leader in his field, Jorge has authored numerous articles in specialized tax journals and is a frequent speaker at national and international tax conferences.
Education
Languages
Other Activities
Bar Association of the State of Mérida, Venezuela
International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Financial Law Association (Asovedefi)
Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (AVDT)
Professor of the course “Income Tax – Current Issues and Perspectives” in the Diploma in Tax Management of Companies, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello – CIAP, Venezuela
Professor of the course “Double Taxation Agreements I” in the Diploma in International Tax Law of the AVDT in alliance with CIAP/UCAB
Professor of the course “International Tax Law” in the Master’s in Tax Management of the Company, Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela
Professor of the course “Federal and Municipal Taxation Issues” in the Law School, Universidad Monteávila, Venezuela
Author of several articles published in specialized tax journals and speaker at multiple national and international events.