Garrigues Chile’s Santiago office focuses on corporate tax and tax litigation, its expertise encompassing transaction-related tax planning. The nine-strong tax team also regularly works alongside its international network’s labour, corporate, banking, finance and project teams on deal-related tax structuring. It is further experienced in high-stakes tax disputes, real estate taxation, and representing HNW individuals and family businesses. The group is led by longstanding tax planning and litigation specialist Óscar Ferrari, while Ignacio Campino is a June 2023 partner recruit from PCM Abogados, who advises on tax and asset-related matters. In the senior associate team, María Jesús Hidalgo Larraín assists with corporate tax planning, restructuring-related tax issues, and local and international taxation; Magdalena Casenave Prat and Simón Aqueveque are also experienced tax practitioners.

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  • ‘Ignacio Campino is an outstanding lawyer and professional - excellent human relations and availability for emergency consultations.’

  • ‘Ignacio Campino stands out for his professionalism.’

Key clients

  • Dercorp
  • Pesquera Friosur
  • Bicecorp
  • Colbún
  • Empresas CMPC
  • Parque Arauco
  • GTD Grupo Teleductos
  • Inder
  • Inversiones e Ingeniería
  • Inversiones y Comercio Eurofrance
  • Alto
  • Scania Finance Chile
  • Redbus
  • Mundo Crédito
  • Red Eléctrica Internacional
  • Americar
  • Constructora Pacal & Agropacal (Viña Casas Patronales)
  • Ventis
  • Exportadora Anakena

Work highlights

  • Provided tax advice to Dercorp on its domestic and cross-border restructuring.
  • Representing Pesquera Friosur in a $150m tax audit launched by the IRS, and a dispute before the Tax Court.
  • Assisted the banks with the tax aspects of Codelco’s issuance of approximately $900m in bonds on the international markets.

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Óscar Ferrari