XABIER ESCALANTE ELGUEZABAL, born Caracas, Venezuela, February 2, 1970.

Education: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Law Degree, 1992. International Law Institute, Georgetown University, Introduction to the U.S. Legal System, 1995; Master in Common Law Studies (LLM), 1996. Harvard University, International Tax Program (ITP), 1998. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Master in Finance Law, 2000. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Master in Tax Law, 2004. Universidad de Salamanca, Graduate Course on General Tax Law, 2003. Universidad Central de Venezuela, Doctorate in Law (now in progress).

Professional Memberships: Professor of undergraduate and graduate studies at Universidad Central de Venezuela and of graduate studies at Universidad Metropolitana. Founding Member of the Venezuelan Chapter of the World Association of Young Jurists and Law Students of the WJA. Member of the Venezuelan Tax Law Association (Board of Directors 2003-2005, 2005-2007). Member of the Venezuelan Financial Law Association. Attorney at the Legal Department of Citibank N.A. Venezuela, 1993-1995. Associate of Rosich, Himiob & Lipavsky, 1996-1999. Country Tax Manager at Servicios Halliburton de Venezuela, S.A., 1999-2000. Outside Counsel of Sincrudos de Oriente C.A. SINCOR, 2000-2001. Member of the Bar Association of the Capital District. Associate of Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, since 2001.
Author: “Los Efectos Económicos Dañinos del Régimen de Retención del Impuesto al Valor Agregado en Venezuela” (Harmful Economic Effects of the Value Added Tax Withholding Regime in Venezuela) in Memorias de las XXII Jornadas Latinoamericanas de Derecho Tributario, Tomo 1 (ILADT, Ecuador, 2004). “Los Contribuyentes y Responsables del IVA en Venezuela” (VAT Taxpayers and VAT Liable in Venezuela) in Imposición al Valor Agregado en Venezuela, 2004. “Aproximación a la figura del Establecimiento Permanente en el Impuesto Sobre la Renta de Venezuela” (Coauthor) (An Approach to the Figure of the Permanent Establishment in Venezuelan Income Tax) in 60 años de Imposición a la Renta en Venezuela, 2003. “Comentarios sobre el Hecho Imponible del Impuesto a los Servicios de Telecomunicaciones (IST)” (Comments on the Taxable Event of the Telecommunications Service Tax -TST-) in Ensayos Jurídicos en Celebración de los 90 Años del Escritorio Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez, 2004, and in Revista de Derecho Tributario No. 102, 2004.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Practice Areas: Taxation and Corporate Law.

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