Practice Expertise
- Corporate Governance
- Foreign Investment
- Legal Compliance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Areas of Practice
- Corporate Governance
- Foreign Investment
- Legal Compliance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
WSG Practice Industries
Profile
Pedro Urdaneta is a leading M&A and Banking & Finance lawyer in Venezuela, who is recognized for his cross-border transactions work. For 25+ years, Mr. Urdaneta has been committed to servicing the complex needs of large multinationals, financial institutions and private capital investors doing business in Venezuela, and of Venezuelan companies and families doing business abroad.
Mr. Urdaneta is consistently ranked as a top-tier M&A practitioner by peer-review organizations, including Chambers Global; Chambers Latin America; The Legal 500 Latin America, Best Lawyers Venezuela, the Latin America Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA Approved), Latin Lawyer 250, and Who's Who Legal (Global Leader). Chambers Global sources say that Mr. Urdaneta "is a highly experienced lawyer and specializes in assisting with corporate restructuring, joint venture agreements and project finance" and a lawyer who "... can provide legal solutions to complex problems and provides innovative suggestions and plans." Chambers Latin America quotes clients' praise for Mr. Urdaneta as: "... an innovative and strategy-oriented lawyer who understands our business."
His practice focuses on corporate and financial transactions in a broad range of industry sectors, including cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, investments, divestitures, joint ventures and carve-out transactions; project development and finance; corporate and asset-backed financings; and other complex matters.
Mr. Urdaneta is consistently ranked as a top-tier M&A practitioner by peer-review organizations, including Chambers Global; Chambers Latin America; The Legal 500 Latin America, Best Lawyers Venezuela, the Latin America Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA Approved), Latin Lawyer 250, and Who's Who Legal (Global Leader). Chambers Global sources say that Mr. Urdaneta "is a highly experienced lawyer and specializes in assisting with corporate restructuring, joint venture agreements and project finance" and a lawyer who "... can provide legal solutions to complex problems and provides innovative suggestions and plans." Chambers Latin America quotes clients' praise for Mr. Urdaneta as: "... an innovative and strategy-oriented lawyer who understands our business."
His practice focuses on corporate and financial transactions in a broad range of industry sectors, including cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, investments, divestitures, joint ventures and carve-out transactions; project development and finance; corporate and asset-backed financings; and other complex matters.
Bar Admissions
- Venezuela
- New York
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
Education
- Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Lawyer (JD equivalent), 1993
- Cornell Law School, Master of Laws, 1994
Areas of Practice
- Corporate Governance
- Foreign Investment
- Legal Compliance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
- President, Venecapital (Venezuelan Private Capital Association), 2023-2025
- Co-Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Latin America & Caribbean Committee
- Member, Cornell Law School Advisory Council
- Board Member, Dividendo Voluntario para la Comunidad / United Way Venezuela, 2022 - Present
- Legal Advisor, DVC Food Bank, 2021 - Present
Professional Associations
- President, Venecapital (Venezuelan Private Capital Association), 2023-2025
- Co-Chair, ABA Section of International Law, Latin America & Caribbean Committee
- Member, Cornell Law School Advisory Council
- Board Member, Dividendo Voluntario para la Comunidad / United Way Venezuela, 2022 - Present
- Legal Advisor, DVC Food Bank, 2021 - Present
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- International Bar Association
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