Araquereyna stands out for its work with government entities and agencies, advising clients on the negotiation and execution of oil projects and contracts with public entities. Antonio Canova has significant experience in the field of administrative and regulatory law, including advising on projects and acting for private sector clients in litigation against the state. He also has notable knowledge of crypto-assets. Other key members of the team are Gabriel Ruan, who is well versed in administrative and tax litigation, drawing on a background as a legal adviser to various agencies of the Public Administration and Supreme Tribunal of Justice, and Juan Carlos Balzán, an expert in administrative and constitutional law, public procurement and concessions.

Arnstein Legal S.C. handles matters across the spectrum of public law, including public contracts, permits and authorisations, consumer protection, price regulation, and environmental issues. In addition, the team is experienced in litigation concerning procedures and measures issued by regulatory bodies. Department head Martha Cohen has more than 20 years' experience in regulatory and public law, with a broad practice that takes in public concessions and bidding, administrative litigation and arbitration cases against public entities. She is supported by senior associate Froila Eugenia Pimentel and associate José Ignacio Arcaya. Alfonso Porras Machado is also a key name. All are former practitioners at Altum Abogados.

Baker McKenzie continues to advise on a wide range of public law issues, assisting national and multinational clients with regulatory and administrative matters across a variety of sectors. The firm is active in advising on telecommunications regulations, particularly radio spectrum concessions, and on the legal framework applicable to oil and gas extraction, infrastructure, tourism, and environmental matters. The team is also well versed in issues relating to gambling and betting, data privacy, consumer protection, and public procurement. Other core areas of activity include matters involving joint ventures with the state and licensing issues, as well as sanctioning and disciplinary procedures before public authorities. The team's strength in handling complex administrative proceedings and public sector contracts is enhanced by its international network. María Eugenia Salazar-Furiati and Eugenio Hernández-Bretón co-head the team, advising on regulatory issues and state contracts, particularly in the energy sector. Senior associate Héctor Martínez also remains a key contact, assisting clients in the mining, telecoms, consumer products and pharmaceutical industries.

D'Empaire’s public law team remains active in advising clients navigating Venezuela’s shifting regulatory landscape. The group continues to support companies pursuing compensation claims against the state, particularly in relation to nationalisations and expropriations, through proceedings before the administrative courts. The team is also noted for assisting clients in relaunching operations under the evolving legal regime, particularly in light of the removal of foreign exchange and price controls. Clients operating in the pharmaceutical, telecoms and media sectors turn to the firm for guidance, and the group has additional experience advising foreign investors in the mining sector, particularly on the implications of US and EU sanctions. José Valentín González and José Humberto Frías co-head the practice and are recognised for their expertise in public law litigation and regulatory advisory work. Associate Daniel Bustos is also a key member of the team.

Dentons advises clients on a range of public law matters, from pricing, exchange control, public contracting to antitrust issues, the special regime governing public entities and public law arbitration. The team has a varied client base, spanning the oil and gas, mining, telecoms, pharmaceutical and banking sectors. Luis Ernesto Andueza leads the regulatory and public law and competition law departments, and has extensive experience in constitutional law, regulatory issues, administrative litigation, and competition and anti-corruption regulations. The team frequently works alongside the energy and litigation groups in arbitration and public contracting matters.

InterJuris Abogados advises on a wide range of public law matters, including both contentious and non-contentious issues. The team has expertise in constitutional and administrative law, regulatory affairs and public procurement, and has notable experience in expropriations and matters involving public contracts. The firm is also well regarded for its work in the energy sector, where it regularly advises on regulatory and public law issues. On the contentious side, the team frequently represents clients in administrative appeals, liability claims and arbitration involving public entities. Luis Ortiz Álvarez leads the practice and brings to the table broad experience across international arbitration, energy, constitutional and administrative law, antitrust and public contracting issues, among other areas. Gonzalo Pérez Salazar is noted for his expertise in constitutional claims and regulatory issues, including expropriations and public contracts, while associate Armando Hurtado is active across litigation and advisory work.

Lega has been entrusted by various foreign governments to assist with the establishment of diplomatic relations with Venezuela. The team specialises in foreign investments, offering advice on bilateral investment treaties and local regulations, as well as handling judicial reviews and claims against government entities. Faustino Flamarique has strong capabilities in competition consultation and litigation and the functioning of regulated sectors, while Carlos García Soto is well versed in administrative procedures before government authorities and the administrative courts. Other key names on the team are Rosa Virginia Superlano, who has extensive public law experience, particularly advising corporations in highly regulated sectors such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture and telecoms, and Andrés Linares Benzo, who advises national and foreign clients on tenders, public procurement, and concessions.

Mendoza, Palacios, Acedo, Borjas, Paez Pumar & Cia. advises clients on a wide array of public law matters, including constitutional law, foreign sanctions, consumer protection, and compliance. The team has strong expertise in constitutional litigation, particularly in cases before the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, with Rosemary Thomas noted for her excellent track record in constitutional proceedings. The firm is also active in defending clients’ economic rights, including matters involving expropriations and property rights. Esteban Palacios and Alfonso Graterol play key roles in litigation related to state contracts and regulatory enforcement, while Carlos Eduardo Acedo Sucre focuses on regulatory matters such as exchange controls. María Genoveva Páez Pumar and Luisa Lepervanche advise on compliance issues, including corporate policies and anti-money laundering regulations. Luisa Acedo and sanctions expert Diego Lepervanche are other key names.

Palacios, Torres & Korody handles a range of administrative and judicial public law matters, including the preparation of public tenders, bidding procedures, and the negotiation, execution, and termination of public contracts. Leonardo Palacios Márquez has broad experience in public law, especially public finance, tax law and economic regulation; his areas of expertise include advising on company restructurings and privatisation processes, particularly in the hydrocarbons, telecoms and electricity sectors. Daniel Betancourt is well versed in the design of compliance strategies for clients in highly regulated sectors, and in sanctions, authorisations and administrative litigation. Juan Esteban Korody is also a key team member.

Tinoco, Travieso, Planchart & Núñez specialises in the preparing and filing of constitutional appeals for review against judgments of the various chambers of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice. The team also handles extrajudicial and judicial actions to obtain payment for expropriations carried out in breach of procedure and without compensation. Practice head Margarita Escudero León has extensive experience in constitutional and administrative law; she is especially well versed in cases concerning the protection of constitutional rights, including freedom of speech, motions for abstention, and patrimonial liability proceedings against the state. The team is also made up of María Verónica Espina Molina, who handles administrative law matters, and Nelly Herrera Bond, who deals with consumer law, telecommunications, and public contract matters.

The team at Torres, Plaz & Araujo represents a range of companies, across sectors including telecommunications, electricity, energy, and food and beverages, in their dealings with public authorities. The firm is well versed in both administrative and judicial proceedings related to regulatory matters, as well as in expropriations, concessions and tenders. International investment arbitration is also a growing area of activity. Practice head Juan Domingo Alfonzo Paradisi has comprehensive expertise in contentious-administrative litigation, constitutional amparo actions, expropriations and privatisations. Domingo Piscitelli Nevola, who has notable experience in regulated sectors, and associate Juan Andrés Miralles Quintero advise both local and foreign companies in public law matters.

Covering both constitutional and administrative law, Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz advises clients on the full range of regulatory issues affecting their operations. The team is well versed in representing clients before public entities and agencies in contentious-administrative proceedings, including actions for annulment and the protection of constitutional rights, as well as advising on antitrust regulations, public contracting, consumer protection, price control regulations, and environmental and telecommunications law. The practice is led by Karla Peña García, who advises clients in sectors such as energy, food, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications on regulatory and environmental compliance, the authorisation of new projects, complaints against the state,  actions for the protection of constitutional rights, and class actions.