Juan Andrés Miralles Quintero

Associate

Juan Andrés is a lawyer with five years of experience in administrative and regulatory law, as well as commercial and corporate law. His primary focus is on providing legal advice to national and foreign companies and investors regarding administrative contracts, commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, expropriations, and administrative interventions, as well as assistance and judicial representation in contentious-administrative trials. He has extensive experience conducting legal audits in corporate and regulatory matters to identify risk areas during a merger and/or acquisition process of a company or group of companies. Additionally, he is noted for his skill in obtaining authorizations and permits and for his judicial representation before contentious-administrative courts and the Supreme Court of Justice, providing comprehensive and expert support to his clients in the complex Venezuelan legal environment. Juan Andrés is distinguished by his unwavering dedication, tireless effort, and commitment to each case.

He dedicates time and meticulous attention to every detail, ensuring that his clients’ interests are comprehensively protected. His client-centered approach and impeccable work ethic make him a reliable and valued lawyer in the field of administrative and regulatory law as well as in Venezuelan commercial and corporate law.

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CONTACT:

+58 (212) 905.02.76
jmiralles@tpa.com.ve

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Constitutional • Administrative and regulatory law • Competition law (antitrust) • Commercial and corporate law • Foreign investments • Capital markets and tax law

LANGUAGES:

Spanish
English

EDUCATION

Lawyer. Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB). 2020. Master in Business Administration (MBA). Institute of Higher Studies in Administration (IESA). 2022.

EXPERIENCE

  • Experience in conducting legal audits in corporate and regulatory matters.
  • Experience in providing legal advice on corporate, contractual, and regulatory issues.
  • Experience in judicial representation of clients before contentious-administrative courts and the Supreme Court of Justice.
  • Experience in obtaining permits and authorizations.
  • Experience in drafting legal opinions on corporate and regulatory matters, commercial and civil contracts, contentious-administrative nullity claims, and constitutional protections.
  • Assisted in conducting the legal audit for the acquisition of a major restaurant chain in Venezuela.
  • Assisted in conducting the legal audit for the acquisition of a significant company in the food sector.
  • Assisted in the merger process of two important subsidiaries of a Chilean business group dedicated to the forestry sector.
  • Judicial representation of two major companies in the forestry sector in a nullity claim against electoral acts before the Supreme Court of Justice.
  • Judicial representation of a significant company in the timber sector in a nullity claim against an administrative intervention act before contentious-administrative courts.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2022). La cesión de acciones de sociedades anónimas en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia. Revista Venezolana de Legislación y Jurisprudencia, núm. 19, 271-301.
  • Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2021). Las cláusulas de protección frente a la expropiación en los Tratados Bilaterales de Inversión de Venezuela. Anuario Venezolano de Arbitraje Nacional e Internacional, núm. 2, 323-351.
  • Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2021). Consideraciones generales sobre el régimen administrativo sancionatorio previsto en el Decreto con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley del Mercado de Valores. Revista Derecho y Sociedad, núm. 17, 129-174.
  • Miralles Quintero, J. A. (2021). Apuntes sobre el régimen administrativo sancionatorio en materia aeronáutica. Anuario De Derecho Aeronáutico, 21–58. Recuperado a partir de https://cidep.online/ojs/index.php/ada/article/view/108
  • Alfonzo Paradisi, J.D., Piscitelli Nevola, D. y Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2021). Aproximación al uso de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TICs) en los procesos de amparo constitucional, habeas corpus y habeas data durante el Estado de Alarma en Venezuela. Revista Derecho y Tecnología de la Universidad Católica del Táchira, núm. 6, 107-141.
  • Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2020). El pago de las obligaciones en moneda extranjera y la jurisprudencia de la Sala de Casación Civil del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (una revisión de sus decisiones a la luz del Convenio Cambiario N°. 1 de fecha 21 de agosto de 2018). Revista Venezolana de Legislación y Jurisprudencia, núm. 13, 825-857.
  • Alfonzo Paradisi, J.D., Piscitelli Nevola, D. y Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2020). Amparo constitucional, debido proceso y pandemia. (Algunas consideraciones sobre la preservación del derecho al debido proceso en materia de amparo constitucional durante la vigencia del Estado de Alarma decretado en Venezuela con ocasión del COVID-19). En Estudios Jurídicos sobre la Pandemia del COVID-19 (pp. 231-259). Caracas, Venezuela: Editorial Jurídica Venezolana Internacional y Academia de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales.
  • Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2020). Breves comentarios sobre los procedimientos administrativos durante la vigencia del Estado de Alarma. En Estudios Jurídicos sobre la Pandemia del COVID-19 (pp. 367-371). Caracas, Venezuela: Editorial Jurídica Venezolana Internacional y Academia de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales.
  • Miralles Quintero, J.A. (2019). Notas sobre el derecho al debido proceso y los procedimientos administrativos sancionatorios en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. Revista Electrónica de Derecho Administrativo Venezolano, núm. 17-19, 497-538.

SKILLS

Juan Andrés stands out for possessing exceptional skills in legal strategy, demonstrating tireless dedication in every case. His understanding of organizational structures and dynamics allows him to provide comprehensive advice to his corporate clients, offering legal solutions tailored to the specific needs of each company. With a unique perspective that combines legal and business aspects, this lawyer is capable of providing counsel that not only protects his clients’ legal interests but also contributes to the growth and success of their businesses. He is a detail-oriented and analytical lawyer, able to unravel complex legal situations with precision and thoroughness. His practical approach enables him to find effective solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client, as well as the ability to address legal challenges strategically and effectively within the Venezuelan legal framework.

OTHERS

In early 2023, Juan Andrés participated in the “Young Lawyers For the Rule of Law in the Americas” program organized by the Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas at Georgetown University Law School. This program brings together a group of 40 young lawyers from diverse backgrounds across the region who are committed to promoting the rule of law in their home countries and strengthening regional and intersectoral collaboration, as well as creative problem-solving. Additionally, at the end of 2023, Juan Andrés participated as a speaker at the XX Tax Law Conference organized by the Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (AVDT), dedicated to the topic of oil taxation.