María Flor Sequera M. Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn

Banking transactions

Caracas Area, Venezuela

Legal Advisor of corporate and tax law on issues related to commercial and business environment, analyzing the tax consequences that arise from the economic activity of each client. Assistance and legal representation of the client before the administrative offices and courts. Main achievements: To have obtained certificates, permits and other legal documents in the short of medium term, satisfaction of each client. To have executed collections extrajucial by many legal issues and concepts. Provided timely and effective resolution to legal issues and to have constituted companies in complex environments with minimization of risk, amongs others.

Caracas Area, Venezuela

Attorney at law responsible for the Tax and Regulatory Departament of the Firm, providing a full range of corporate legal services to major multinational and Venezuelan companies, such as Dupont, Hallibourton International INC, Federal Express Corporation, 3M, General Mills INC, DSM Nutritional Products, Cargill INC, Chevron Global Technologies Services Company, Frank’s International, Korn/Ferry International, Schlumberger, Venezuelan Protein Technologies International and Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry Venamcham, (www.bpmaw.net), assisting them in all areas of their business activities and defending their interests before administrative offices and courts, with special emphasis on corporate, tax and custom. Specialist knowledge in corporate and tax litigation and regulation in sectors such as oil and gas, finance and banking, security, telecommunications and technology, manufacturing, etc. Main Achievements: To have obtained favorable judgments to the Firm's clients in a large part (approximately 75%) of the judicial cases assigned. Reduction of response times or opinions to clients. Increase in the turnover of the Tax and Regulatory Department in the year 2013-2014. Effective obtaining of certificates and permits for clients of the Firm, on occasion of import and export of goods. Effective approval of points submitted to meetings of Board of Directors or Shareholders' Assemblies, representing clients of the Firm. To have provided some legal solutions to the concerns raised by the many companies that make up the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Venamcham), as an active member of the tax committee of that chamber.

Caracas Area, Venezuela

Attorney at law assigned to the Juridical Tax Management, being one of the lawyers of the tax legal team of the head tax national office of Venezuela to evacuate the consultations realized by the different departaments of the SENIAT and the contributors; taking part in the plans of evaluation and control of the application of tributary procedure of the Divisions and of Summary of the Regional Managements of Internal Taxes; making researchs requested by the different departaments of the SENIAT and other offices of the tax administration, in relation to juridical criteria expressed by the Juridical Tax Management and the Supreme Court of Venezuela. Main Achievements: To have recovered judicially and extrajudicially amounts of money owed to the Treasury National by way of tax differentials payable, fines and interest arrears. To have met the goals of nationwide collection, from 2004 to 2012.

Caracas Area, Venezuela

Legal advisor for all business departaments and corporate units of the company (the largest private electrical company in Venezuela) in corporate and contracts matters (national and international), including drafting and management of contracts, full range of corporate legal services, developing creative strategies for each case. Main achievements: Provided timely and effective resolution to legal issues of the company and of the EDC Group.

Master'S Degree, Administrative And Tax Law, Summa Cum Laude

Tesina aprobada por Unanimidad, sobre las medidas cautelares en el Derecho español y venezolano.

Master Of Education - Med, Procedural Law, Cum Laude

Attorney, Score 1/100