Beccar Varela
María de los Ángeles Olano is a senior associate at Beccar Varela. She has over 15 años years of experience in Tax Law handling complex litigation and advising on local and international matters.
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Tax
Beccar Varela advises national and international clients on a variety of complex tax matters, including tax litigation (at all levels), tax planning, double taxation agreements, transfer pricing and tax free reorganisations. The team is particularly well-known for the strength of its transactional work, handling the tax-related aspects of M&A, project finance, cross-border deals, financing and corporate restructuring. The practice also works closely with the firm’s white-collar and corporate crime department to counsel on tax and fiscal offences. The team is led by Santiago Montezanti, who has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on international tax planning, tax-free reorganisations, M&A and litigation. Senior associate María De Los Ángeles Olano, who advises on local and international tax matters and litigation work, leads the second line with tax law-focused Enrique López an additional key contact.
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Testimonials
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‘A very capable team with strong expertise in international tax matters.’
‘Santiago Montezanti is probably one of the best tax lawyers I have worked with in Argentina. Very proactive and efficient. As a partner he was always involved and present in the matter we entrusted to him.’
‘The Beccar Varela tax team is customer oriented. They know the business and align with its needs and requirements. Without a doubt, a firm to work with and recommend.’
‘The lawyers are proactive and they anticipate the client's requirements.’
‘The team is very solid, with outstanding professionals with a lot of experience in the local and international tax area.’
‘The attention received from the Beccar Varela tax team, led by Ángeles Olano, is extremely effective and efficient.’
‘They are always available and attend to queries with absolute professionalism.’
Key clients
- Fluor
- Grupo Banco Provincia
- Pan American Silver
- Ebanx
- Fonplata
- bet365
- Sumatoria
- QatarEnergy
- Refinitiv
- Finlays/Casa Fuentes
Work highlights
- Served as an expert tax witness to support client Fluor in an arbitration initiated by Barrick Exploraciones Argentina and Compañía Minera Nevada.
- Advised Grupo Banco Provincia on the tax aspects of a demerger of assets and trade marks related to its financial services business.
- Supported Pan American Silver with tax due diligence for its acquisition of Yamana Gold.
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Beccar Varela
Santiago Montezanti is partner of Beccar Varela. He is the head of the firm's Tax Department.
Practice head
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Santiago Montezanti