Daniel Zaibert

Business Consultant Daniel Zaibert supports clients with cross-border interests between the United States and Latin America.  A well-respected Venezuelan attorney with experience in the Miami market, Daniel brings more than 30 years of business consulting experience to clients seeking guidance for tax, business and family wealth matters. Being a part of the Latin American culture, working with clients throughout Latin American, and speaking Spanish fluently allows him to help clients navigate the complexities of international legal systems and business environments.

Daniel’s overall business and legal background and consulting experience allow him to provide excellent oversight and guidance on cross-border business matters involving Latin America. Daniel works closely with high-net-worth families, particularly from Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina, who have relocated to or invested in the U.S., helping them manage family-owned assets, inheritance planning and tax strategies. Daniel also supports Latin American businesses expanding into the U.S. market, and understands the Miami business environment, the region’s unofficial capital of Latin American commerce. As part of HMLLP’S Global Private Counsel service, Daniel serves as a trusted, on-the-ground advisor for Latin American clients who need coordinated U.S. representation and culturally informed guidance.

As a lawyer in Venezuela, Daniel gained extensive experience in civil, commercial and labor litigation, as well as commercial arbitration and contract negotiation. He also served in the Venezuelan judiciary and held senior positions in the justice system, including as a reporting attorney at the Supreme Court of Justice. He founded and led his own law firm, Zaibert & Asociados, and has extensive teaching experience as a law professor in Venezuela. His international credentials include an LL.M. in comparative law from the University of San Diego School of Law. Daniel also has experience clerking at a U.S. law firm that focused on franchises, an area in which he continues to advise clients with cross-border needs.

Daniel’s bilingual and bicultural background uniquely positions him to build relationships with Latin American clients who seek a trusted advisor in the U.S. He is known for his ethical approach, practical insight and nuanced understanding of regional differences in legal systems, languages and cultures.

Admitted to Practice

  • Venezuela

Education

  • Santa María University, 1992
  • Judiciary School, Basic Course for Entry into the Judicial Career, cum laude, 1996
  • Central University of Venezuela, Specialist in Procedural Law, 2002
  • University of San Diego School of Law, LL.M., Comparative Law, 2012
  • Central University of Venezuela, Ph.D. candidate, Legal and Political Sciences (pending presentation and defense of doctoral thesis)