Baker McKenzie LLP

Tax

Ronald Evans is managing partner in Venezuela, and chairs the Firm's Global Wealth Management practice group as well as the Tax Practice in Venezuela. He represents Latin America in the Firm's Tax Policy Group, and is highly recommended by various legal directories. He was the first chief of the Venezuelan tax administration’s (SENIAT) international affairs division, and served as Venezuela’s official negotiator for double taxation treaties from 1994 to1996.

Ronald was an advisor to the minister of foreign affairs on double taxation issues from 1997 to 1999. He has chaired the Venezuelan branch of the International Fiscal Association since 2007, and is a member of STEP’s Advisory Committee for Latin America.

Ronald Evans joined the Firm in 1996 and became partner in 2002. He advises on the taxation of cross-border transactions and investments, including direct foreign investment, joint ventures, M&A, restructurings, transfer pricing, permanent establishments, tax treaties, wealth management and dispute resolution.

He has extensive litigation experience in Venezuelan tax courts and the Venezuelan Supreme Court, and has dealt with some of the largest assessments made by the Venezuelan tax administration.

English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Venezuelan Finance Law Association - Member Caracas Bar Association - Member International Fiscal Association - Member Italian Association for the Study of Latin American Tax Law - Member Venezuelan Tax Association - Member

Universidad Monteavila (Diploma Hydrocarbon and Mining Law) (2007) University Central de Venezuela (LLM Tax) (1996) Harvard University (LLM) (1993) Harvard University (Diploma International Tax Program) (1993) University Central de Venezuela (JD) (1989)