Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
The multidisciplinary international trade practice at Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is distinguished by its ability to draw on the wider firm’s top-tier tax offering to pack a punch in customs tax planning. Other strong skill sets include free trade zones, foreign exchange law and customs-related litigation. The department is led jointly by managing partner and prominent tax expert Martín Acero, together with tax specialist Carolina Rozo, and director of the Barranquilla office, Héctor Ramírez, who also focuses on tax law.
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Key clients
- Cartones América
- Under Armour
- United Parcel Service of America
- Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena
- Manufacturas Eliot
- Coliseo Live
- Alpha Capital
- Gestión de Servicios Globales
- Builder Commerce Colombia
- Bacardí Martini
Work highlights
- Advised Cartones América (and its shareholders located abroad), on investments in foreign companies, and on structuring a flow of funds from Colombia under the foreign exchange control regime.
- Advised Gestión de Servicios Globales on designing and implementing two business models to support the commercial relationships between a company located in Colombian customs territory and its economically related party located in a Colombian free trade zone.
- Advised Under Armour on the creation of an international trade structure through which the client could avoid the apprehension of certain shipments by the Colombian customs authority.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Martín Acero, Carolina Rozo, Héctor Ramírez