Our Services

ArnStein offers the experience and reliability of a professional team that has worked together for over 20 years. We excel at anticipating, identifying, and resolving our clients’ most complex challenges with efficiency and dependability, regardless of their scale or difficulty.

Our Services

ArnStein offers the experience and reliability of a professional team that has worked together for over 20 years. We excel at anticipating, identifying, and resolving our clients’ most complex challenges with efficiency and dependability, regardless of their scale or difficulty.

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Public Law and Regulatory Affairs

Contact:

Martha E. Cohen Arnstein

+58 212 400 5220

martha.cohen@arnsteinlegal.com

1
Advice on bidding processes, contracting with public entities, administrative concessions, and public credit operations. Assistance in obtaining permits and authorizations across various sectors. Guidance on the establishment and management of strategic alliances, joint ventures, and consortia.
2
Drafting and handling of administrative and judicial appeals, as well as representation in inspections, sanctioning proceedings, and expropriation matters.
3
Advice on consumer protection, pricing regulations, antitrust and anti-corruption standards.
4
Specialized counsel on environmental, pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic regulations, including sanitary registrations.
5
Legal due diligence on regulatory compliance and environmental permits.
6
Legal support for real estate projects, construction permits, and sector-specific regulations.

Corporate and Finance

Contact:

Alfonso R. Porras Machado

+58 212 400 5210

alfonso.porras@arnsteinlegal.com

1
Incorporation of legal entities, design and implementation of sophisticated investment and asset protection structures.
2
Strategic advice on M&A, corporate restructurings and reorganizations, assets and/or shares deals, shareholder agreements, strategic alliances and contracts in general.
3
Specialized counsel on foreign investment, real estate and infrastructure projects.
4
Financial transactions, corporate finance, insurance law, capital markets, and foreign exchange controls.
5
Credit operations, syndicated loans, and project finance, derivatives, securitization, bonds, public offerings and collateralization.

Tax Consulting and Litigation

1
Tax consulting at international, federal, state, and municipal level.
2
Handling of tax rulings, registrations, tax clearance certificates, claims for tax refunds and recoveries.
3

Design, coordination and implementation of investment structures, corporate reorganizations, corporate tax, private wealth and/or succession planning.

4

Advice on transfer pricing regulations and compliance.

5
Strategic design and representation for challenging tax assessments in both administrative and judicial procedures.
6
Execution and coordination of tax due diligence.

Labor and Human Resources

Contact:

Mariana J. Roso Quintana

+58 212 400 5240

mariana.roso@arnsteinlegal.com

1

Specialized advice on compensation structures and benefits for both local and expatriate employees.

2
Labor audits, workplace policies, hiring and terminations, and labor implications within M&A, corporate restructurings and reorganizations, expertise in employee transfers, collective bargaining agreements, social security compliance, and mandatory employer registrations.
3

Advice on occupational safety and health regulations and workplace risk prevention.

4

Assistance with work visas and immigration compliance for international personnel.

5

Representation in administrative proceedings before labor authorities and defense in judicial litigation.

Dispute Resolution

Contact:

Alfonso R. Porras Machado

+58 212 400 5210

alfonso.porras@arnsteinlegal.com

1

Expert counsel on identifying, anticipating, and managing contractual and corporate controversies through preventive strategies.

2

Development of comprehensive legal strategies and scenario analysis.

3

Strategic preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts.

4

Counsel on crisis management and the resolution of corporate conflicts, both internal (shareholders, directors, employees) and external (suppliers, clients, and public/private third parties).

5

Representation and assistance in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings, both locally and internationally.

Energy & Oil

Contacts:

 

Alfonso R. Porras Machado

+58 212 400 5210

alfonso.porras@arnsteinlegal.com

 

Martha E. Cohén Arnstein

+58 212 400 5220

martha.cohen@arnsteinlegal.com

1

Advice on the incorporation and operation of corporations, consortia, and joint ventures/mixed entities; negotiation of service agreements, contracts for the development of primary hydrocarbon activities, and obtaining applicable licenses.

2

Specialized counsel in mining concession processes, strategic association agreements, and regulatory compliance before governing bodies in the fields of petrochemicals and strategic minerals.

3

Advice on permits, licenses, and authorizations before competent authorities in energy and mining, ensuring compliance with environmental and industrial safety regulations (HSE).

4

Structuring of joint venture agreements, due diligence processes for acquisitions within the sector, and advice on financing schemes for energy projects.

Other Services

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Strategic advice on compliance and good corporate governance.
2
Participation as independent directors on Boards of Directors.
3
Comprehensive profile screening and background check of counterparties.
4

Counsel on fiduciary mandates.

5
Ongoing corporate maintenance for business entities.
6
Representation in high-stakes negotiations and complex commercial transactions.