Miguel H. Velutini M.

Professional Experience

Miguel H. Velutini M. is a Partner at Romen with more than 24 years of professional experience. His practice focuses on corporate law, advising domestic and foreign companies in the oil and gas, banking, insurance, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, and construction sectors.

He has actively participated in financing transactions, debt restructurings, and refinancing operations. He advises domestic and foreign companies on the acquisition and sale of Venezuelan companies, energy companies on contractual and regulatory matters related to oil and gas projects in Venezuela, and banks and borrowers in project finance transactions. He also advises clients on the negotiation and execution of commercial agreements and on a broad range of corporate law matters.

Education

• Law Degree, Andrés Bello Catholic University, Caracas (1998).
• Master of Laws (LL.M.), Duke University School of Law, North Carolina, USA (2000).

Activities

• Member of the Bar Association of the Capital District (1998).
• Participant in the 14th Annual Program in U.S. Law and Legal Institutions, University of Wisconsin (July–September 1996).
• Member of the Board of Directors of Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad.

Publications

• Project Finance in Venezuela, Getting the Deal Through, 2012, 2014, 2015.
• International Banking Law and Regulation – Venezuelan Chapter, Center for International Legal Studies, 2014–2022.
• The International Comparative Legal Guide to Project Finance, Global Legal Group, 2012.
• Latin Lawyer Reference: Project Finance in Venezuela, 2014.
• Mixed Companies for the Development of Oil & Gas Activities in Venezuela, Expert Guide, June 2012.
• Legal and Tax Regime Applicable to Private Participation in Projects for the Extraction, Processing, Transportation, and Commercialization of Extra-Heavy Crude Oil in the Orinoco Oil Belt, Petroguía Review, 2011.
• Considerations When Carrying Out a Merger in Venezuela, Lawyer Issue, December 2016.
• Pension Funds: The Virtues of a System, El Universal, June 24, 2001.