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German sports manufacturer adidas occupies a treasured position in Argentina as kit supplier to the national football team, a significant symbol of the country’s international prestige and appeal. Heading the legal function at adidas Argentina is legal and compliance director Federico Maeso, an experienced counsel with a demonstrated history of working with US and German multinational companies in Argentina. Complementing Maeso’s legal department is the talented tax director for Latin America Joaquin Kersman, who is an in-house lawyer working in the tax department.
One nominator said Kersman was ‘involved in a wide variety of legal and tax issues that have given him a broad and deep knowledge of the region’. And, ‘[Kersman] has developed an impressive knowledge that he also shares in the academic field as visiting professor of several universities’. The legal team at adidas Argentina has been recognised for its skill in helping adidas bring new products to market and for assisting on negotiations for a number of sports equipment related contracts.
