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Baker & McKenzie, S.C. Offices
WORLD TRADE CENTER, 8TH FLOOR
OFFICE 8-A, AV. 168 SALVADOR FEO LA CRUZ ESTE-OESTE
NAGUANAGUA 2005, VALENCIA ESTADO CARABOBO
Venezuela
Manuel Marín
Work Department
Tax
Position
Manuel Marín has been with Baker McKenzie since 1998 and became partner in 2002. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as chief attorney of the tax division of Legislación Económica, and held varios management positions in the Venezuelan Customs and Tax Administration (SENIAT).
Manuel has authored and co-authored various key publications and has spoken extensively in several customs and tax seminars and conferences. He has been a trade and customs professor in the advanced program for counseling and tax administration at the Universidad Metropolitana (UNIMET), and has given extension courses in the Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), the Universidad Católica Andres Bello (UCAB), and the Escuela Nacional de Administración y Hacienda Pública (ENAHP).
Career
Manuel focuses on issues arising from customs transactions, including international customs and integration treaties. He has advised clients on imports, exports, valuation, tariff classification, and temporary admissions/temporary exports. He works on special customs regulations, international trade planning, customs warehousing, duty-free zones, free ports, free zones, and all trade and customs matters. Manuel also handles administrative and judicial litigation in his field.
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Memberships
- Caracas Bar Association
- Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Financiero (ASOVEDEFI)
- Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Tributario (AVDT)
- International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
- Universidad Central de Venezuela (LLM Tax Law) (1996)
- Universidad Central de Venezuela (MCL, Honors) (1990)
Lawyer Rankings
Venezuela > Tax
Baker & McKenzie, S.C. has a strong track record of advising on an array of wealth management and tax-related services. Team members act as trusted advisers to numerous multinational companies, assisting with tax strategies for their Venezuelan operations and the tax aspects of major transactions, benefitting from the firm’s ability to access a wider global network. In addition, the team advises on the tax treatment of investment structures and asset protection. Tax litigation is also a particular strong suit. Ronald Evans leads the team and is skilled in advising on tax matters relating to cross-border transactions, investments and joint ventures, as well as on tax treaties. Manuel Marín frequently assists mining and oil companies with obtaining tax and customs benefits for projects, while Serviliano Abache Carvajal, who joined the team from his own firm in 2023, advises domestic and multinational entities on tax matters, including providing analysis of the tax consequences arising from different economic activities. Associate David Mongiovi is also a key member of the team.