The eight-strong team at Prieto Abogados fields specialists in direct, indirect, municipal and inheritance taxes, as well as international taxation and the application of double taxation conventions. The firm also routinely assists with IRS matters (including during audits); and acts in tax litigation before the High Courts of Justice, as well as the Tax and Customs Courts. The team is co-led by Mario Gorziglia, who advises domestic and foreign clients on corporate reorganisations and business structuring; and Leonidas Prieto, who ‘has very detailed knowledge of tax regulation and practice’. At counsel level, Luz María Calvo is a former adviser to the Ministry of Finance’s tax policies department, while senior associate Beatriz Bustos is an April 2022 hire from PCM Abogados.
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‘A team with high levels of specialisation that proactively informs clients of relevant tax regulation changes.’
‘Mario Gorziglia is a brilliant lawyer with an extraordinary knowledge of the tax laws and the way companies operate.'
‘Mario Gorziglia is always attentive to the requirements of clients, and quickly and deeply understands the issues that are raised.’
‘Leonidas Prieto has very detailed knowledge of tax regulation and practice, and he is agile in his responses and very efficient in the execution of projects.’
Key clients
- Isapre Consalud
- Bupa Chile
- Export Finance Australia
- Societé Géneral
- BNP Paribas
- MUFG Bank
- Natixis
- Fundación Nocedal
- Medicenter
- Paysafe Merchant Service Corp
- Plaza Valparaíso
- Fundación Cerro Guido
- Rockville Energy Holdings
- Scotiabank
Work highlights
- Advised Bupa on new legislation requiring all services to be subject to VAT.
- Assisted Veolia Solutions and Veolia Aguas with the legal drafting of judicial and administrative claims in response to IRS inspections and assessments.
- Advised Scotiabank on the tax aspects of a syndicated loan.
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Mario Gorziglia, Leonidas Prieto