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Bio

Marcel "Nacho" Imery is a dynamic professional based in New York City. With a diverse background encompassing law, entrepreneurship, venture capital and wealth planning, his expertise lies in fostering meaningful connections and earning trust as a respected advisor.

Marcel Imery, affectionately known as "Nacho" is a trusted advisor within the spheres of high-net-worth families, venture capital fund managers, and successful startups on a global scale. His wealth of experience and insight serves as a guiding light in navigating the complexities of corporate structuring, wealth management, asset protection, tax optimization, strategic planning for expansion, maximizing profitability during scaling phases, ensuring seamless exits, and addressing multi-generational wealth transfer through the implementation of fiduciary structures.

Prior to relocating to the USA, Nacho spent two decades practicing law in Venezuela, where he co-founded a prestigious top tier full-service law firm. Recognized as a leading authority by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Best Lawyers, Nacho's expertise spans corporate tax planning, international tax planning, wealth and succession planning, corporate transactions, digital economy, asset protection, and real estate.

His international legal experience extends to serving as an international tax expert witness, assisting multinationals in establishing optimal corporate structures for investments in Venezuela, and guiding Venezuelan family enterprises in expanding their businesses internationally to mitigate risks and access tax efficiencies and asset protection measures offered by Double Taxation Treaties (DTTs) and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).

Nacho has also advised local and multinational companies on financing arrangements, managed high-profile mergers and acquisitions, and facilitated tax-efficient cross-border transactions for family businesses and individuals seeking to migrate to multiple jurisdictions. His expertise further encompasses wealth planning, family governance, and the coordination of trust and corporate services in collaboration with single and multi-family offices, private bankers, wealth planning advisors, and tax attorneys.

In addition to his legal career, Nacho is a serial entrepreneur who has demonstrated exceptional vision and business acumen. Alongside co-founding and successfully merging and exiting his law firm, IMERY URDANETA, with LEGA, he has launched and scaled Uber-like express delivery startups in Venezuela and Chile. These ventures received the support and garnered recognition from Wayra and Startup Chile, two of Latin America's leading startup accelerators. Through these endeavors, Nacho has cultivated a profound understanding of Latin America's startup ecosystem, venture capital, and accelerator landscape. He maintains an extensive network and robust relationships with accomplished startup founders, angel investors, venture capital firms, incubators, accelerators, venture studios, and venture capital and entrepreneurship associations across the region.

Nacho possesses an array of skills that set him apart in his field. He exhibits curiosity, goal-oriented thinking, adaptability, and exceptional creativity as an attorney, entrepreneur, and mentor. His ability to manage agile projects, foster strong teams, provide effective coaching and leadership, and deliver prompt and innovative solutions is unparalleled.

By leveraging his expertise in business, law, tax, accounting, finance, logistics, venturing, and technology, Nacho excels as an adept problem solver and strategic thinker. He consistently develops roadmaps, prioritizes tasks, and creates groundbreaking products and services that not only meet but exceed the needs of key users and clients. Nacho's robust business acumen and exceptional business development skills further contribute to his effectiveness as a trusted advisor and strategist.

Nacho is also a frequent guest speaker in local and international summits and webinars. He also hosts a weekly podcast named "Startup Mentoring & Venturing", where he engages accomplished entrepreneurs and VC fund managers to discuss their entrepreneurial journeys and expertise. The podcast aims to foster a sense of community, facilitate learning and knowledge-sharing, showcase impactful entrepreneurs, and pinpoint exceptional investors. #NachoTalks

In summary, Marcel "Nacho" Imery is a multifaceted professional who has leveraged his legal background, entrepreneurial ventures, and mentorship experience to achieve remarkable success. With a track record of delivering exceptional results and a diverse skill set spanning business, law, and technology,

Nacho provides consulting services to family businesses, family offices, VC fund managers and startups.

Bringing passion and excitement to everything he does, Nacho can help you figure out what you need, unravel pain points, devise winning strategies, and execute them coordinating the ideal team seamlessly. More than just services, Nacho will give you peace of mind, boosting your business strategy to redefine success. Choose Nacho for a partnership that ensures results and turns your goals into big achievements

His main areas of expertise include:

Family Business advisory
Wealth Transfer Planning
Structuring for Asset, Investment and Business Protection
Structuring for Successful Startups in Latam
Political Risk Management
Family Office Venturing
International Tax Planning
Corporate Venturing
Fund Formation and Administration
Startup Incubator Formation and Advisory
Deal Structuring, Including Mergers and Acquisitions
Startup Mentoring
P2P Marketplaces and Economy Sharing Advisory
Last Mile Logistics and Express Delivery
eCommerce
eLearning

Acomplishments

· Director JTC Group New York

· Founder & Host of the "Startup Mentoring & Venturing" PODCAST

· Co-founded, co-managed, scaled, and exited IMERY URDANETA, a Chambers & Partners top-ranked full-service law firm in Venezuela. Upon deciding to migrate to the USA, promoted, merged into LEGA Law and exited his law firm.

· Founded and acted as CEO of Tumotorizado.com in Venezuela and Zhipcode.com in Chile. These Uber-like same-day delivery startups were awarded, invested by and accelerated by Wayra Venezuela and Startup Chile, Latam’s leading startup accelerators.

· TEDx Speaker Re-writing the Venezuelan identity.

· Former Law Magister professor at UNIMET and IESA.

Education

UCAB Law School - Attorney

DUKE Law School - LL.M Law

HULT Business School - MBA

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Experience

Marcel (Nacho) Imery lives and works in New York City. Before joining JTC Nacho co-founded and co-managed the law firm ImeryUrdaneta.com in 1997, and promoted and coordinated its merger with LEGA.law in April 2019, when he decided to exit the firm and migrate to the USA . Nacho also founded and now acts as advisor of Tumotorizado.com, an express delivery startup accelerated by WAYRA and STARTUP CHILE, Latam leading incubators. Nacho is a former tax magister professor at UNIMET and IESA with a masters in law LLM from Duke Law School and an MBA from Hult University. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer and entrepreneur in Venezuela in the areas of wealth planning, international taxation, venture capital and startup structuring by national and international ranking publications. Nacho is Director of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce of the United States VAAC; Director of the Venezuelan eCommerce Chamber Cavecom-e; Director of the Latin American Institute of Family Enterprises, USA Chapter ILAEF; member of LAVCA; member of PECAP; member of the Venezuelan Tax Association AVDT; Member of the Venezuelan Association of Financial Law ASOVEDEFI; member of the IFA, US chapter; and ambassador of Venecapital in New York City.

Corporate, Tax and Family Business Attorney

· Acted as Wealth Planning Counsel of various Family Business and HNWI in various matters related to asset protection and wealth planning. Advice included cross border coordinating teams of tax and immigration attorneys, bankers, financial advisors, and directors multiple single and multifamily family offices. Protector or trustee of various trust structures.

· Acted as International Financial and Tax Expert Witness in Parmalat ́s US$20BN bankruptcy, Europe's biggest. Participated in depositions in NYC to verify if international financing structures in excess of US$300MM coordinated with Bank of America effectively provided a tax shelter to the company.

· Advised multinationals Kizer Energy Inc, Schlumberger, Secure Oil Tools, Aggreko PLC, Lenovo, and Travelport in structuring their operations and franchises in Venezuela. Advice included corporate structure, strategic partnerships, franchising, cross-border financing, leasing, software licensing, and investing transactions.

· Co-lead and represented Nestle de Venezuela S.A. in the US$200MM hostile takeover of Mavesa by Grupo Polar de Venezuela, Venezuela ́s biggest food industry acquisition

· Represented IBM in the Venezuelan Chapter of the US$3.5BN in cash and stock, global purchase, and merger of PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting.

· Represented Lenovo in the Venezuelan Chapter of the US$1.75BN in cash, stock, and debt assumption, global purchase of IBM PC division.

· Represented Stellarton Corp, Canada in the purchase of Secure Oil Tools shares by Schlumberger

· Represented Dominium Color Corporation, Canada in the purchase of Cavempi shares.

· Represented individual shareholders of Albalux Corporation C.A., owner of aluminum concession rights in Venezuela, in the US$4MM sell of its shares to Alcan Inc, Canada.

· Provided startup structuring and venture capital structuring services to successful entrepreneur and fund managers

Entrepreneur

· Co-founded, co-managed, and scaled IMERY URDANETA a Chambers & Partners top-ranked full-service law firm in Venezuela. Upon deciding to migrate to the USA, promoted and coordinated its successful merger into LEGA.

· Founded and acted as CEO of Tumotorizado.com in Venezuela and Zhipcode.com in Chile. These Uber-like same-day delivery startups with unique startup structuring were awarded, incubated and received venture capital from Wayra Venezuela and Startup Chile, Latam’s leading startup accelerators. In 2020, Tumotorizado.com was awarded gold medal by the Venezuelan eCommerce Chamber Cavecom-e, as the best express "Delivery" tech company in Venezuela, with 7+ years of experience.

· Founded, managed, scaled, and sold Nachungui's World, a 300+ location gumball and candy vending machine operation in Venezuela.

· Co-founded, scaled and merged B2SCorp to Juegos Moviles, today WAU.com, originally a provider of highly transactional services and platforms for clients such as Microsoft and Telefonica, which had its fleet of servers and data center. Then transformed itself into a cloud services company, especially Amazon Web Services.

Startup Mentor and Advisor

· Founder and host of the "Startup Mentoring & Venturing" PODCAST.

· Mentor partner Bam Mentors

· Mentor partner Impacta VC

· Advisor Talpor.com, Santiago, Chile. IT boutique shop.

· Advisor Altaclaro.com NYC, USA. Experiential eLearning startup/platform providing attorneys with universal access to interactive professional education.

· Advisor ImeryGroup.com, Atlanta, USA. High Performance Construction & Ratings company focused on delivering DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes. Top 1% energy conscious construction company in the USA.

Magister Law Professor

· IESA Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion

(Accredited by international institutions: AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS y NASPAA)

Subject: Master in Business Administration - Regulatory framework, corporate associations, startup structuring, venture capital, wealth planning and taxes. 2010.

· UNIMET Universidad Metropolitana.

Subject: Master in Taxation - Direct taxation on income and international taxation. 2008 to 2010.

AREAS OF SERVICE

My work style

I listen

As an attorney entrepreneur, mentor and advisor I like to listen carefully. This allows me to understand your needs, identify opportunities and add value.

I help

I like to build long and meaningful relationships. As your trusted advisor I will empathetically help you prioritize your needs and design a roadmap to achieve your personal and business goals.

I deliver

I like to teamwork to deliver results. I will work with you and your team to produce massive results. You will have direct Whatsapp access to me at all times.

Growing and Sharing

NETWORKING & LEARNING TOGETHER

CONFERENCES

- The Circle - Startup and VC Summit - Speaker - Startup and VC Investing in the Americas by Family Offices - Caracas Venezuela - November 2023

- Hult International Business School Celebrating 20 Years of Impact - Speaker - Wealth planning and structuring for startups - New York - September 2023

- Dónde incorporar tu startup, pros y contras. A PECAP Peru sponsored webinar. Speakers from JTC, Baker & Mckenzie and Krealo - Speaker - New York/Peru - August 2023

- Startup Structuring - Latam startup rollouts in the USA: Legal, tax and immigrations issues. A JTC, Cohen & Tauber, Macho & Associates, Qurable and Salazar Dager sponsored webinar - Speaker - New York - July 2023

- INCAE Business School and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business CKGSB MBA alumni Meetup - Talk about venture capital, corporate venturing, family office venturing and entrepreneurship - Speaker - New York - June 2023

- Latincornios - 3rd VC Latam Summit - Moderator and Speaker- Miami - April 2023

- Startup Structuring - Ideal structures to raise capital in Latam. A JTC, Baker & McKenzie & Impacta VC sponsored Webinar - Speaker - New York - April 2023

- Wealth planning trends in Latam. STEP New York Conference - Speaker- New York - March 2023

- The Network Podcast - Maximizando el éxito de las startups en Latam - Interview - Podcast Guest Speaker - Ecuador - March 2023

- Venture capital trends in Latam - After Office Meetup hosted and sponsored by Alaya Capital, Morgan Stanley, AWS , LAVCA and JTC Group - New York - March 2023

- Tendencias en las industrias globales de Capital Privado y Capital de Riesgo. A STEP Mexico sponsored event - Speaker - Mexico City - February 28, 2023

- Estructuras corporativas, fiscales y patrimoniales de las startups exitosas de Latam. A JTC and Morgan Stanley sponsored Webinar - Speaker - New York - January 2023

- Guest professor at the International Tax Law certification program at Universidad Catolica Andres Bello UCAB + CIAP - Webinar - Local and International Taxation of eCommerce - Speaker - Venezuela - November 2022

- Las aceleradoras como catalizadores de startups. The Circle: 1er Startup and Venture Capital Summit de Venezuela - Speaker - Venezuela - Noviembre 2022

- Corporate, tax and wealth planning structuring needs of succesful startups by JTC Group - Techne Summit - Alexandria, Egypt - November 2022

- Lifecycle corporate and tax structuring needs of successful Latam Startups - "Lunch Break" interview by Humberto Jovanovic Vice President of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce - Miami, USA - September 2022

- The Venezuelan diaspora and its entrepreneurs - Plan Pais & Red Global de la Diaspora de Venezuela - Speaker - Washington, USA - August 2022

- Structuring needs of successful Latam Startups, founders, early investors and VCs - Innovación sin barreras podcast with Jaime Sotomayor - Lima, Peru - July 2022

- Corporate and Private client structures for successful startups - Citi Bank & Endeavor breakfast for African Endeavor CEOs - Lagos, Nigeria - April 2022

· Asset and business protection structuring in Latam - 1st International Summit of Latam Family Offices - Minute 52:52 - Speaker - Miami, USA - April 2022

· Protection of non-liquid assets. Asset and business protection structuring in Chile - Conferencia Familias Empresarias de Chile FEC - Speaker - Santiago, Chile - April 2022

· Government sponsored actions to spark innovation and the growth of the entrepreneurial and private venturing ecosystem. The Chilean, Peruvian and Argentinian experiences - Cavecom-e 2nd International eCommerce Congress - Moderator and panel speaker - Caracas, Venezuela - November 2021

- Last-mile Logistics and Express Delivery and the Explosion of Delivery - Cavecom-e 2nd International eCommerce Congress - Moderator and panel speaker - Caracas, Venezuela - November 2021

· Structuring for successful startups, the Americas and Mediterranean experience - Moderator and panel speaker - Techne Summit 2001 - Alexandria, Egypt - October, 2021

· Structuring for asset and business protection in Peru - Amcham Peru - Moderator and panel speaker - Lima, Peru - August, 2021

· Taxation of eCommerce - Cavecom-e 1st International eCommerce Congress - Moderator and panel speaker - Caracas, Venezuela - November, 2020

· Last-mile Logistics and Express Delivery and the Explosion of Delivery - Cavecom-e 1st International eCommerce Congress - Speaker - Caracas, Venezuela - November, 2020

· TEDx Talk “Rewriting the identity of the Venezuelans”, Talk about corporate ethics, values and excellence. Case study: Tumotorizado.com - Caracas, Venezuela - August, 2018

· Tips for entrepreneurs. How to build a dream team and distribute equity among founders - Startup Maracay Conference - Speaker - Maracay, Venezuela - November, 2016

· Startup Chile Demoday - Pitch of Zhipcode.com - Santiago de Chile - May 2015

· Red Innova, Wayra Demoday - Pitch of Tumotorizado.com - Buenos Aires - May 2014

· Joint ventures and VAT - Speaker at the IX Venezuelan Conference on Tax Law on VAT sponsored by the AVDT - Maracaibo, Venezuela - October 2009

·Joint Ventures and VAT - Speaker at the VI IDEPROCOP Tax Forum - Caracas, Venezuela - October 2009

· Cantor & Web - Speaker at the Private International Conference on Succession Planning Strategies for Private Banking Clients - Miami USA - October 2009

· ABA IFA - Speaker at the 2nd Annual International Conference on Tax Planning Strategies USA - Latin America - Miami USA, May 2009

· STEP - Speaker at the Caribbean International Conference on Succession Planning for Private Banking Clients - Panama , May 2008

· UCAB - Speaker at the National Conference on Wealth Tax - Caracas, April 2007

· UCV - Speaker at the National Conference on the New Organic Law of Municipal Regime held in Caracas - Caracas, June 2006

· CAF - Speaker at the National Conference on the Society and Information Technologies - Caracas, April 2000

PUBLICATIONS

· "Latam Venture Capital Fundrasing in 2023: Embracing New Domiciles and Inspiring New Investors". Whitepaper Collaborator. JTC publication. April 2023.

· "From the caves to modernity in a flash. Taxation of the digital economy in Venezuela. Status quo and proposals". Tax magazine of the Colombian Tax Institute. Number 84.

· "Joint Venture Partnerships and Value Added Tax" available at Amazon.com.

· "Hurdles and Tax implications of cross border family and asset relocations. A practical analysis" available at the STEP Journal.

· "The annuity and autonomy rule of the fiscal year. Implications for income tax purposes" available at Manual Venezolano de Derecho Tributario. Tomo II.

Recognitions , Affiliations & Advisory

RECOGNITIONS

· Top ranked corporate, international and HNWI tax attorney by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers

· Top Ranked entrepreneur by Revista Gerente

· Awarded and sponsored by Wayra Venezuela, Grupo Telefonica incubator

· Awarded and sponsored by Startup Chile, Chilean Government incubator

· TEDx Speaker

AFFILIATIONS & DIRECTORSHIP

· Director, Latam Institute of Family Businesses, Instituto Latinoamericano de Empresas Familiares ILAEF US Chapter

· Director Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce of the USA VACC

· Director Venezuelan Chamber of eCommerce Cavecom-e

· Ambassador of The Venezuela Private Capital Association Venecapital in New York City

MEMBERSHIPS

· Member LAVCA, New York

· Member International Fiscal Association IFA, US Chapter

· Member of the Federation Binational Chambers of Commerce of Latam FEBICHAM, International Trade Chapter, USA

· Member DukeGEN - The Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network

· Member PECAP, Lima Peru

· Member of the Venezuelan Association of Tax Law AVDT

· Member of the Venezuelan Association of Financial Law ASOVEDEFI

ADVISORY & MENTORSHIP

· Mentor Partner Bam-Mentors.com. Business Accelerator Mentors

· Mentor Partner Impacta VC Chile

· Advisor & ex-CEO Tumotorizado.com Venezuela. P2P express delivery service for the eCommerce industry

· Advisor Talpor.com Chile. IT boutique shop

· Advisor Altaclaro.com New York. Experiential eLearning startup/platform providing attorneys with universal access to interactive professional education

· Advisor Wave Tech Hub Venezuela. Venezuelan hub that connects the best entrepreneurs, investors and IT developers of the Venezuelan market

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My book

Joint Ventures and VAT

Are you thinking of starting a business or scaling it with the help of a new partner? Do you have a great idea that solves a problem and want to start your own company or a technology startup? Do you want to build a high-performance team and invite other founders to become partners, but you don't want to give a priori shares of your company's equity to your new partners? One option you could explore is entering into a joint venture agreement to slow dance with your new partner before giving shares to him. In my book Joint Venture Agreements Under the Magnifying Glass of the Value Added Tax I explain how this contract works, what are the requirements for it to be valid and what is its tax treatment from the point of view of Value Added Tax. Learn about this creative startup structuring and venture capital option. I hope you find it useful!

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Testimonials

Abdi Shayesteh, CEO @ Altaclaro.com

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

It’s been a real pleasure working with Marcel. He has a rare combination of skills that cross between entrepreneurship, law, and business strategy, combined with massive experience in the fields of wealth planning, venture capital and startup structuring. Best of all he has a passion for what he does which adds super fuel to any of his endeavors. Marcel’s strategic advice has been very helpful to me and my startup in expanding into (and navigating) the Latin American market. I highly recommend working with Marcel in any capacity. He's a true partner in every sense.

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

I had the fortune of working with Marcel in the areas of wealth planning and management, capital preservation and entrepreneurship. Marcel is a dynamic individual with creative ideas for any business project you may have. His enthusiasm is really contagious and he will take any individual or entity to the next level of success. He is also well connected with top venture capital players in Latam.

John Ruiz, Partner @ EY

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

Lin Giralt, Director @ Lamda Consulting

Marcel has been one of the most influencing mentors I had in my career; he was my professor in the Master on Tax Management. During such time, Marcel stood out among his colleagues as he undertook his responsibilities in a very professional manner and his classes were prepared to be easily understood, so that students learned the logics behind the tax theories, family enterprise and startup structuring, venture capital and wealth planning. He is an extremely documented, enthusiast, proactive and inspiring professor, who knows how to bring out the best out of the students. He is one of the best professors I have had in my entire career.

Lin Giralt, Director @ Lamda Consulting

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

Lin Giralt, Director @ Lamda Consulting

Marcel has been my 1) friend, 2) attorney, 3) client, 4) alumni group-mate, 5) golf Buddy, 6) financial protector and comrade in arms for 20 or more years. He has impressed me across all these categories for a few basic attributes that simply make him a superb person, professional and friend: impecable honesty, great intellect, deep curiosity, strong drive to know and understand, a fine sense of humor and a fun, convivial and 'get along' personality. He has added enormous value to the various cases/assignments/activities we have shared over these decades. Apart from being a stupendous attorney expert in international taxation, wealth planning, venture capital and startup structuring, I have been aware of his numerous entrepreneurial activities over the years, all of which he has tackled with energy, enthusiasm and total dedication. He knows that to build a business you not only need strategy, you need - above all - a team. His broad vision includes the business aspect as well as the more difficult team building dimension. Whether in a professional or personal capacity, Marcel is a great colleague or companion. Cannot recommend too highly! Miss him terribly.

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

I had the opportunity to teamwork and supervise Marcel´s work as Country Manager Chile of startup incubator TELEFÓNICA OPEN FUTURE_ / Wayra Chile. Wayra invested venture capital and accelerated Tumotorizado.com in Venezuela and provided support in the launching of Zhipcode.com in Chile. Marcel is an excellent technology-oriented entrepreneur with strong agile IT project management and startup structuring skills. He successfully launched technological startups in his home country Venezuela and also in Chile. He is a great team leader, always accessible, very empathic, hardworking and a great developer of relationships. Marcel´s legal background and professional experience are fundamental and one of his competitive advantages as an entrepreneur and project manager. He is persistent and very creative when tacking the typical hurdles of operating a startup. I highly recommend Marcel. Without any doubt, he would be a pivotal asset to any high performing team.

Angel Mendes, Director @ Mercadolibre

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

I had the opportunity to work with Marcel as Senior MarketPlace Manager of Mercadolibre Venezuela. He is an incredibly organized person with top notch marketing, management and interpersonal skills. He has excellent knowledge of the internet industry given his experience in his own express delivery startup called Tumotorizado.com. He is one of those persons who you love to discuss things with because no matter how opposite your positions may be, its always a pleasure to brainstorm with him because his creativity always produces interesting results. This ability alone translates into great management and team building. His ability to listen and value your input is one of his strengths. He is pragmatical and a very quick learner, which gives him the skills to adjust to any circumstances. He has successfully managed projects during good times and bad times. He is a thorough professional with a brilliant career, consequence of his professional skills in international taxation, startup structuring, venture capital and wealth planning. One of the things I admire most is his focus and ability to deliver, no matter how busy he is. He was very good at finding solutions even in complicated uncharted waters. He used his relationships very effectively to achieve the objectives. Marcel will add value to any high performance team.

Elisabeth Eljuri, Negotiator and Strategic Advisor, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant

I have been friend of Marcel since Law School and also had the opportunity to work with him at an international law firm in Venezuela for several years in corporate and tax matters. We both had the same extraordinary legal mentor. I have followed his successful career as a top ranked corporate tax, family business, startup structuring and wealth planning attorney, and also as a serial entrepreneur, well connected in the venture capital space. He cofounded and scaled with his partners a top ranked full-service law firm in Venezuela and has also ventured into the digital economy founding startups that have received the support of top incubators in LatAm. Marcel is an outgoing intelligent person, honest, hardworking, very creative and has a knack for getting things done well and on time. He delivers results when engaged in his legal professional capacity. When mentoring or advising startups in a more permanent fashion, he connects with its founders as one more member of the team with a hands-on approach. He is very generous sharing his knowledge and experience. When acting as leader of his startup teams he likes to train, delegate and celebrate team successes. He connects very well with his clients, colleagues and teammates. As a startup mentor and advisor to startups, corporations and family offices, I am sure he will add a lot of value to those who decide to work with him. It has been a pleasure to work with and follow Marcel’s professional and entrepreneurial carrier. I wish him success in all his ventures.

Pedro Piñango, CEO @ Talpor Solutions

Elisabeth Eljuri, Negotiator and Strategic Advisor, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant

I worked with Marcel as an outside IT service provider for several years. I was responsible for supervising Talpor´s IT team in charge of developing the IT platform for his startups Tumotorizado.com and Zhipcode.com. I found working with Marcel consistently rewarding, since he persistently tackled all challenges to put in motion his last mile messenger app in Venezuela and Chile with dedication, creativity and a smile. In addition, his interpersonal skills are exemplary and appreciated by everyone who works with him. Besides being a great learning opportunity to work with, Marcel is a take-charge and very persistent person who is able to present creative ideas and communicate the benefits. He was successful putting in motion 2 startups in very difirent and difficult environments: Venezuela with the highest inflation rate of the world and Chile, a very competitive market, by developing strategies that have resulted in constant growth. Marcel was also extraordinarily helpful in all areas of his companies with a great lidership and empathic approach. In addition to writing and communicating effectively, Marcel has lots of experience in the areas of startup structuring, venture capital and wealth planning, and outperforms in sales meetings and conferences as a public speaker inspiring and motivating the audiences. He can be trusted to deliver a completed project on schedule and within budget. I highly recommend Marcel. He is a team player and would make a great asset to any organization. Today Marcel advices Talpor in strategy and business development.

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Bio

Acomplishments

Experience

Corporate, Tax and Family Business Attorney

Entrepreneur

Startup Mentor and Advisor

Magister Law Professor

My work style

I listen

I help

I deliver

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Strategic Partners

Growing and Sharing

NETWORKING & LEARNING TOGETHER

Recognitions , Affiliations & Advisory

My book

Joint Ventures and VAT

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Testimonials

Abdi Shayesteh, CEO @ Altaclaro.com

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

John Ruiz, Partner @ EY

Victoria E. Azpurua, VP, Wealth Management Specialist, Financial Planner @ Raymond James

Lin Giralt, Director @ Lamda Consulting

Lin Giralt, Director @ Lamda Consulting

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

Lin Giralt, Director @ Lamda Consulting

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

Angel Mendes, Director @ Mercadolibre

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

Claudio Barahona, Managing Partner @ Alaya Capital

Elisabeth Eljuri, Negotiator and Strategic Advisor, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant

Elisabeth Eljuri, Negotiator and Strategic Advisor, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant

Elisabeth Eljuri, Negotiator and Strategic Advisor, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant

Pedro Piñango, CEO @ Talpor Solutions

Elisabeth Eljuri, Negotiator and Strategic Advisor, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant

Elisabeth Eljuri, Negotiator and Strategic Advisor, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant

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