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José Alejandro Corbán

Has over 11 years of experience and focuses his practice on Corporate Law, Energy and Natural Resources, Banking and Finance, Regulatory, and Life-Sciences.

+58 212 750 1200

Summary Profile

José Alejandro has experience in complex and diverse asset sales, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, and due diligence operations. He is also experienced in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts related to hydrocarbon projects in LATAM and project financing for the oil and gas sector. Furthermore, José A. Corbán has extensive experience advising Venezuelan investors on operations in Venezuela, as well as in Spain, Portugal, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Panama. He has also participated in processes related to the stock market, such as the incorporation and authorization of brokerage firms, bond issuance, and changes of control, among others.

José A. has been a key player in promoting and expanding the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Venezuela. He has supported startups and SMEs in their various stages of development, providing advice on legal matters, capital raising, investment, and ESOP plans. Thanks to his strategic support, many of these companies have established themselves as some of the highest-grossing in the country.

For several years, José A. has written and presented numerous articles on energy in important European and American international publications and institutions. He has also been recognized and mentioned by these publications and institutions as a rising star.

He is a lawyer from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (2015) and Universidad de Nebrija (2020), holds a specialization in Corporate Law from Universidad Metropolitana, and has a degree from the International Program in Hydrocarbon Business Management at Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracións (IESA-2016).

For almost four years, he was assigned as a Legal Consultant at Merck, S.A., which solidified his knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry in the region.

Practice Areas

Energy and Natural Resources

Corporate & M&A

Banking and Finance

Insurance

Life-Science

Capital Markets

Academic Formation

Lawyer

Universidad de Nebrija, Madrid

2020

Specialization in Corporate Law

Universidad Metropolitana, tesis pendiente de aprobación

2016

International Program in Hydrocarbon Business Management

Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA)

2016

Lawyer

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

2015

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