Ignacio J. Andrade Cifuentes

Ignacio J. Andrade Cifuentes

Ponte Andrade & Casanova

Ignacio J. Andrade Cifuentes is an associate at Ponte Andrade & Casanova, where his practice focuses on commercial and corporate law, taxation, law and technology, and regulatory law. He advises clients across industries including mining, energy, banking and finance, fintech, real estate, and pharmaceuticals, combining commercial expertise with in-depth knowledge of Venezuelan tax law. He has designed estate and wealth management strategies, evaluated tax contingencies, and participated in tax litigation and administrative proceedings. He has been consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners Global and Latin America as an Associate to Watch and Rising Star in the Tax and Corporate & M&A practice areas. Ignacio is a Professor at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), a Fellow Member of UCAB’s Institute of Legal Research and a Member of the Venezuelan Tax Law Association. He holds an LLM in Financial/Tax Law from UCAB (summa cum laude, first of his class, 2022).

Ignacio J. Andrade Cifuentes is an associate at Ponte Andrade & Casanova, where his practice focuses on commercial and corporate law, taxation, law and technology, and regulatory law. He advises clients across industries including mining, energy, banking and finance, fintech, real estate, and pharmaceuticals, combining commercial expertise with in-depth knowledge of Venezuelan tax law. He has designed estate and wealth management strategies, evaluated tax contingencies, and participated in tax litigation and administrative proceedings. He has been consistently ranked by Chambers & Partners Glo...

Publications

Mining Law Guide

Co-author of the Venezuela - Market Insights and Venezuela chapters in the Mining Law Guide , published 10 November 2026 , alongside Ramón Andrade .