Tax
Spingarn is recognised for its strong tax focus, and as such is a popular choice for high-profile clients, which turn to the group for its experience in tax structuring, tax planning, customs matters and administrative proceedings. Managing partner Andrés Narváez and Diego Armas share leadership of the practice, with the fomrer acting as a key point of contact for administrative challenges, risk and continency assessments, tax efficiency instruments and judicial appeals, drawing on his previous role as a lawyer and consultant for the SRI. Senior associate Kyra Rivera is also noted, sought by banking entities to handle tax structuring and planning mandates; she is backed by head and director of the firm’s litigation offering David Anda and Andrea Orellana. The firm has established particularly strong ties with Banco Pichincha, acting for the bank in multiple cases against the SRI.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Strategic and holistic vision of multidisciplinary teams with various areas of knowledge. All the expert professionals work as a team to provide comprehensive and complete solutions to their clients. The mix of their deep knowledge of the main industries adds greater value to their consultancies. Knowledge of risk management and internal control of their clients and industry.'
- 'The firm has lawyers specialised in various branches, therefore, when we have a query or seek advice, we are assigned to one of the lawyers with extensive experience focused on the requirement. In addition to this, their collaboration is always timely and with forceful and clear answers based on the regulations.'
- 'The efficiency of its collaborators and its response capacity is always fast, timely and adheres to the legislation. Excellent contribution in legal, tax and financial matters.'
Key clients
- Banco Pichincha
- Diners Club del Ecuador
- AEKIA
- Ixion
- Acería del Ecuador (Adelca)
- Jmi Group
- Entoria Energy
- Payjoy
- PetroTal Corp
- QBE Europe
- Gran Tierra Energy
- La Equidad Seguros
- Holex Flower
- Micro Factory Capital
- Pecksambiente
- Compañía Minera La Plata
- Puntonet
- Quito Motors SA Comercial e Industrial
- Amazonashot
- Enchapes Decorativos (Endesa)
- Omnivest
- GoodBrand Ecuador
- Servifreno
- Vinos y Espirituosos Vines
- Inversiones Inmobiliarias Guayaquil Igsa
Work highlights
- Acted on behalf of Aceria del Ecuador in a transaction with Intercorp Retail, a Panamanian holding company with investments in several retail ventures in Latin America.
- Advising Grupo Sur Atlántida on the tax aspects of the acquisition of Crediprime, CapitalPrime and GoPrime.
- Advised Holex Flower on its corporate structure, commercial contracts, supply chain, export requirements and investment contracts.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrés Narváez, Diego Armas