Dentons announces an expansion of its Caracas, Venezuela office with the addition of the entire legal team from Vallenilla, Escalante & Asociados (VEA), a Venezuelan law firm with a specialty in tax law. This new team of colleagues greatly expands Dentons’ tax abilities in Venezuela and will allow the Firm to better serve its clients’ tax needs in the Latin America and the Caribbean region and around the globe.

The Firm’s expanding tax ability further reinforces Dentons' standing as the only Pan-Latin American and the Caribbean law firm in the history of the legal profession, and its unique ability to serve clients wherever their needs may be. Following recent combinations announced in Ecuador and Bolivia, Dentons has 32 locations across 27 countries in the region and 203 total locations in 80 countries around the world. 

The joining VEA team focus on the practice of tax law, are Chambers ranked, and bring extensive knowledge and recognition in tax practice to Dentons’ Caracas office in Venezuela and around the globe. Dentons’ clients will benefit from our stronger tax abilities.

"The colleagues from Vallenilla, Escalante & Asociados will strengthen our tax abilities in Venezuela, Latin America and the Caribbean, and around the globe," said Jorge Alers, Latin America and the Caribbean CEO of Dentons. "We can now offer clients greater tax expertise in Venezuela and the region, and connect them to the talent we have across 203 locations in 80 countries around the world."

"Since we became a part of Dentons in 2019, our strong presence in the region has drawn talent to want to work with us, and the addition of these colleagues from VEA is a great example of the work we can do drawing from the expertise that is available in the country," said Juan Carlos Pró-Rísquez, Managing Partner of Dentons Venezuela. "Now we can better serve local and international clients looking to do business in Venezuela and around the world."

"Our new home at Dentons will give us access to unparalleled reach around the globe," said Moisés Vallenilla, founding partner of Vallenilla, Escalante & Asociados. "We were drawn to Dentons by virtue of the presence it has quickly built across the region and we are excited to be able to serve new and existing clients wherever their needs take them."

In Latin America and the Caribbean, Dentons has offices in:

In 2021 so far, Dentons has announced combinations with:

• Ecuadorian law firm Paz Horowitz Abogados;
• Bolivian law firm Guevara & Gutierrez; and
• Nigerian law firm ACAS-Law.

The Firm has also launched combinations with:

• East African Law Chambers (EALC) in Tanzania;
• Davis Brown in the United States.

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