Valentina Cabrera Medina

Consultant

Valentina Cabrera is a lawyer specialized in Tax Law, with extensive experience in Tax, Corporate, and Energy areas. For 14 years, she was an Equity Partner and Director of the Firm and currently serves as a Consulting Partner. Her practice includes legal, corporate, and tax advisory services to national and multinational companies across various economic sectors; structuring, financing, and negotiation of contracts in the energy and infrastructure sectors; wealth structuring and restructuring, investment protection, and international arbitration.

Valentina’s unique combination of specialization and experience in Tax, Corporate, and Energy Law has allowed her to provide clients with comprehensive advice and a clear understanding of the efficiencies and costs inherent in structuring businesses in Venezuela. This expertise has enabled her to act as a negotiator and legal advisor in significant private and public contracts.

In the energy sector, she has advised on gas exploration projects under license regimes; negotiations of joint ventures for hydrocarbon production; negotiation and advisory on engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts; and provided counsel to oil industry contractors (both offshore and onshore services), among others.

Valentina stands out for her comprehensive training, offering a practical and creative approach always focused on designing and implementing highly efficient solutions for her clients.

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CONTACT:

+58 (212) 905.02.42
vcabrera@tpa.com.ve​

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Corporate • Energy and Tax

LANGUAGES:

Spanish
English

EDUCATION

  • Speaker and moderator at international congresses organized by the International Fiscal Association (IFA) (Rio de Janeiro 2024, Paraguay 2025) and the International Bar Association (IBA), Lisbon 2024.
  • Diploma in Hydrocarbons, Universidad Monteávila, Caracas, Venezuela, 2007.
  • Courses on International Energy Law, Contracts, and Negotiations – Midstream Issues and Agreements, offered by the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (now AIEN), Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, and the Institute for Energy Law, 2004.
  • Postgraduate degree in Financial Law, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), 2002.
  • Courses on International Energy Law, Contracts, and Negotiations – Upstream Issues and Agreements, AIEN, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, and the Institute for Energy Law, 2001.

Cum Laude Law Degree, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), 1997.

EXPERIENCE

Legal, corporate, and tax advisory to national and multinational companies in the food and beverage sectors, including general advice on tax, exchange control, contractual matters, and investment protection.

Advisory and participation in negotiations with national and municipal authorities regarding the assessment, payment, and litigation of all Venezuelan taxes.

Structuring of financing for oil and gas operations, including legal, tax, and contractual advisory for negotiating Production Sharing Agreements (CPP), joint ventures, and gas licenses.

Full legal and tax advice for offshore drilling activities, including customs matters, vessel leasing contract structuring, service providers and subcontractors agreements, and expatriate management.

Legal and tax structuring and restructuring of international companies entering or exiting Venezuela to protect and optimize investments, in sectors such as energy, agribusiness, public works, basic and intermediate industries, financial services, and commerce, always considering and applying Double Taxation Treaties, Bilateral Investment Treaties, and Free Trade Agreements.

Counsel and support to claimants and respondents in international arbitration, including assistance to experts in ICC commercial arbitrations, and participation as a witness in international arbitrations involving disputes arising from the construction and maintenance of industrial plants and oil services contracts.

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Board Member, Venezuelan-German Chamber of Commerce (CAVENAL).
  • Board Member, Venezuelan Branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA).
  • Venezuela’s Representative in the Women of IFA Network (WIN).
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
  • Member of the Venezuelan Association of Tax Law (AVDT).
  • Member of the Legal Committee of the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce (VENAMCHAM).

RECOGNITIONS

Since 2009, Valentina has been recognized by various prestigious legal publications for her expertise in Tax, Corporate, and Energy Law, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, Who’s Who, among others.

SKILLS

She has extensive knowledge in the energy sector, with experience advising on gas exploration projects under a licensing regime; advising on joint venture negotiations for hydrocarbon production; negotiating and advising on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts for the construction, commissioning, and/or modernization of power plants and petrochemical facilities; advising contractors in the oil industry on services related to oil production both onshore and offshore; and providing advice on international arbitration and dispute negotiations under Venezuelan law.

She has significant experience participating in financing projects for private and public entities; mergers; structuring and protecting investments; providing advice on exchange rate issues; legal advice in tax matters at both national and municipal levels, with particular expertise in international taxation.

OTHERS

Special Guest of the Municipal Taxes Chair. Specialization in Financial Law (UCAB). (2008-2009)