Meet our team

Jorge Salcedo H., Esq.

Founder

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Founder Jorge Salcedo H. focuses his practice on domestic and international M&A, cross-border transactions, real estate and international tax planning. Jorge has substantial experience in high profile cases which require developing integrated legal, governmental and public relations strategies to resolve crisis and achieve client´s goals.

Prior to founding Salcedo Attorneys at Law P.A., he was a member of one the largest multinational law firms in the State of Florida. He has represented fortune 500 companies, private equity funds, family offices and high net-worth individuals in a broad array of business transactions.

Jorge has successfully represented one of the largest multinationals in the mass consumption industry in their expansions throughout the State of Florida. He has acted as lead counsel in multimillionaire acquisitions of manufacturing plants, oil companies, financial institutions, broker dealers, real estate funds, master franchisors, and shopping centers.

Jorge has also designed corporate structures for the organization of US subsidiaries and branches of several international corporations in a variety of industries, including but not limited to food and beverages, oil and energy, banking, resorts and hospitality, money services, aviation and international courier. As part of the corporate planning, he designed structures that provide immigration benefits without leaving aside the corporate and tax implications of doing business in the United States.

Jorge has dual law licenses and a bicultural background, allowing him to provide nuanced counsel to foreign and domestic clients. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, District of Columbia and Venezuela.

Patricia Argibay

Certified Foreign Legal Consultant*

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Patricia Argibay is a Venezuelan attorney with an LL.M. in Corporate Law from New York University (NYU) School of Law, with more than 20 years of experience as corporate outside counsel and in house counsel. Her primary focus is on M&A, cross-border transactions and international (Venezuelan) corporate advising.

Prior to joining Salcedo Attorneys at Law P.A., she was the corporate in-house counsel of Empresas Polar (largest non-government owned Venezuelan consumer good group of companies), where she was responsible for all corporate and IP legal matters, both domestically and internationally, reporting directly to the General Counsel of Empresas Polar.

Before joining Empresas Polar, Patricia was a partner at D’Empaire Reyna Abogados (Venezuelan Law Firm of the Year 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016 according to Chambers Latin America). At D’Empaire, she counseled clients on a wide variety of legal matters, including M&A, corporate finance and general corporate advisory work typically connected with the operation of foreign and local companies in Venezuela. She participated in most of the significant acquisitions taking place in Venezuela during the 2000′s and late 90′s, including the following:

• ABN Amro and Econoinvest Casa de Bolsa in the tender offer for Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV) made by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for US$1.3 billion (2007);
• Board of Directors of C.A. La Electricidad de Caracas (EDC) in connection with the tender offer for EDC made by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) for US$837 million (2007);
• McDonald’s Corporation as Venezuelan counsel in connection with its franchising of nearly 1,600 existing restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean to a developmental licensee organization led by Woods Staton for US$700 million (2007);
• Teléfonos de México, S.A. de C.V. (Telmex) and AméricaMóvil, S.A. de C.V. in their agreement with Verizon Communications, Inc. to acquire Verizon’s equity interest in CANTV for US$676.6 million (2006);
• Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) in the sale of its shares in Corporación Digitel to Telvenco, S.A. for US$425 million (2006);
• The AES Corporation in its US$1.4 billion unsolicited tender offer for CANTV (2001);
• Empresas Polar in its US$501 million tender offer for Mavesa (2001);
• The AES Corporation in its US$1.8 billion unsolicited tender offer for La Electricidad de Caracas (EDC) and Corporación EDC (2000).

Daniel Castro-Rodriguez, Esq.*

New York Attorney

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Daniel Castro-Rodriguez is a New York and Venezuelan attorney with an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law, and is currently enrolled in the Taxation LL.M. program of the University of Miami School of Law. His primary focus is on international taxation, estate planning and corporate law.

At Salcedo Attorneys at Law P.A. he has created and prepared pre-immigration tax planning for Latin American individuals immigrating to the U.S., advised on tax consequences of acquiring and selling a business, created tax-efficient corporate structures and business transactions, structured and implemented U.S. inbound and outbound investments, counseled clients on branch profit taxes, U.S. tax withholding rules, tax treaties, worldwide income and U.S. tax residency issues.

Before joining Salcedo Attorneys at Law P.A., Daniel was a tax associate at D’Empaire Reyna Abogados (Venezuelan Law Firm of the Year 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016 according to Chambers Latin America). At D’Empaire, he counseled clients on a wide variety of tax legal matters, including international taxation, corporate reorganization and representation in customs, administrative tax proceedings, and tax courts.


*Admitted to practice in New York and Venezuela. Not Florida admitted.

Fabio Giallanza, Esq.

Associate

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Fabio Giallanza focuses his practice on cross-border transactions, corporate and real estate. Fabio regularly advises U.S., European and Latin American companies and individuals on corporate matters, including financing, mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions typically connected with the operation of transnational business ventures.

His focus includes counseling investors in buying, financing, leasing and selling residential and commercial real estate in Florida. He has also significant experience in purchase, sale, lease and financing transactions of aircrafts and yachts.

Previously, Fabio worked at an international law firm where he counseled foreign investors on corporate matters and U.S. immigration law. Formerly, he worked at a litigation firm specializing in sports and entertainment.

Fabio holds a juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad College of Law, and a law degree with highest honors from the Roma Tre University School of Law, in Rome, Italy. He is a graduate of the Italian Navy Military School “F. Morosini” in Venice, Italy.

Fabio is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish.

Leopoldo Escobar

Associate

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Leopoldo is a tax attorney with more than 18 years of experience who focuses his practice on international tax matters, advising high net worth individuals on how to organize and reorganize their inbound and outbound investments with particular emphasis on the Latin-American market. His past experience includes providing strategic and practical tax solutions and consulting advise to families and corporate clients in a wide range of industries.

Prior to joining Salcedo Attorneys at Law P.A., he was a local partner (years 2010-2017) of the Venezuelan office of a top large multinational law firm. After, he worked for a short period in the International Services Group of the Houston office of a leading (big four) accounting firm with worldwide operations.

He has received significant recognition among his peers on his Venezuelan and international tax skills (Chambers Latin America – Tax Venezuela 2011-2018 and the International Who´s Who of Corporate Tax 2011-2017). In addition, he has served as professor of various courses on taxation in several academic institutions in Venezuela, including the Universidad Católica Andres Bello (2009-2014), the Universidad Metropolitana (2005) and the Professional Development Institute of Certified Public Accountants of the Capital District and State of Miranda (2005-2006).

Yamilet Estevez

Senior Paralegal

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Yamilet Estevez is responsible for assisting all matters pertaining to the real estate practice of the firm, including residential, commercial, and industrial transactions from beginning to end. This includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating the terms and conditions of contracts and lease agreements; processing, closing, post-closing and overseeing the proper disbursement to all real estate transactions; preparation of various pertinent documents such as loan documents, conveyance documents, settlement statements, and title policies; preparing various IRS forms in connection with our client’s disposition of real property.

She also assists the firm’s attorneys with corporate matters in drafting and reviewing asset purchase and sale agreements, gathering and reviewing due diligence materials, research of the business assets and preparation of all closing documents.

Mrs. Estevez has over 17 years of experience within the real estate industry.