TAX LAW EXPERTS - Key Persons
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- Member of Association of European Administrative Judges
Aiste has over 20 years of experience in the fields of tax advice, compliance, litigation, customs law and private wealth management.
Her vast experience as both an arbiter and litigator, combined with a deep understanding of tax legislation and administration processes, adds unique value for clients. Aiste's attention to detail and open-minded approach enables her to deal with complex situations and find solutions even in the most sophisticated tax cases, including cases at Court of Justice of European Union and European Court of Human Rights.
Apart from her work for the clients, Aiste is a member of Association of European Administrative Judges (was co-chair of Tax Working Group for 6 years) and Head of the Tax Committee of Lithuanian Bar Association.
Aiste is recognized as a Leading Individual in Lithuania for Tax in The Legal 500. She is also ranked as a Band 1 Tax lawyer by Chambers and Partners. Aiste is recognized for her excellent handling of tax disputes, and a client recommends her for ‘strategic approach and focus on her clients'.
André Pesch has over 25 years of experience in advising on Luxembourg and international tax issues related to tax efficient investment, holding, financing and IP structures. Andre is recognized as a leading tax advisor in Luxembourg.
His clientele is composed of many multinationals, financial institutions (banks, insurance companies) and asset managers (alternative and retail). He intervenes very often in the tax analysis of capital market transactions and the development of structured products. In the past few years, André has advised several of his clients on state aid aspects of their structures.
Before joining TS&P, André created the tax department of Baker McKenzie in Luxembourg which he led for 6 years as Tax Principal. Before that, André was a Partner in the tax department of Ernst & Young's Luxembourg office, where he headed the Financial Services Offering tax department and co-headed the E&Y EMEA Asset Management tax group. He joined E&Y after several years of experience as European Tax Director for Masco.
André has been a member of several workshops and expert groups within the European Commission, the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL) and the Association of Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).
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- Head of the Tax and Business Development Department of KRS
Anita is Head of the Tax and Business Development Department of KRS. She is a certified tax advisor, and certified advisor in International Taxation. Anita's specialisms include Tax advising, international tax planning, strategic management consultancy and EU financed projects.
Education:
Certified Tax advisor (certification issued by Ministry of Finance)
Anthony Smyth is Head of the ByrneWallace Tax Department.
He has over twenty years' experience advising clients on all aspects of taxation law, with particular expertise advising on inbound/outbound structuring via Ireland, financial services and property-related tax, including structured finance transactions, capital market issues, investment funds and cross border financings, mergers and acquisitions, inward investment, group re-organisations and holding structures.
Anthony advises private and public sector clients, international corporations and financial institutions and sector expertise includes Health and Life Sciences, Financial Services, Real Estate, Inward Investment and Public Sector.
Anthony is also a regular speaker and writer on international tax and financial services issues. He has lectured previously for a number of professional accountancy bodies in Ireland and is a co-author of the IBFD's publication on Transfer-Pricing in Ireland. He is a member of both An Taoiseach's IFSC Insurance Tax Group and the Irish Securitisation Forum.
Anthony Smyth is the firm's head of tax and a recognised expert on international taxation. "Smyth is very good at delivering," remarks one impressed client of his, adding: "He has a lot of local connections in the business world in Dublin, which is helpful." - Chambers Europe 2019
Clients compliment Anthony Smyth's approach, reporting that "he consistently delivers advice that is actionable and practical." - Chambers Europe, 2018
Anthony Smyth of ByrneWallace has broad experience of tax law, with notable experience of issues relating to the financial services and property sectors, as well as drawing praise for his expertise in the tax aspects of technology-related investments. Clients appreciate him as "great at interpreting our needs, and amazing at understanding international and Irish tax systems." - Chambers Europe, 2016
Anthony is recommended in a number of legal international directories including: World Tax, Chambers Global, PLC Which Lawyer?, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyers and Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisers.
"Anthony Smyth of ByrneWallace regularly advises international corporations, particularly US companies, on all areas of tax law." Ranked Individual in Chambers & Partners, 2014
"Anthony Smyth is identified for his work on domestic and international corporate tax matters, particularly involving the financial services sector." - Chambers Global, 2011
Bernard du Plessis is an executive at ENSafrica where he jointly leads the tax department with Peter Dachs. He is a chartered accountant and specialises in advising on international mergers and acquisitions, international fund structuring, private equity, corporate and project finance transactions. He also extensively advises on exchange control implications of international transactions and on tax dispute resolutions.
Bernard's experience includes advising on global projects, including structuring of complex international commercial transactions, mergers, acquisitions, group reorganizations of international and local listed and unlisted companies, infrastructure projects in various industries such as telecommunication and e-commerce, logistics, finance, mining, construction, and energy.
He has also advised on international private equity transactions and has advised on the establishment of various international investment funds, including in the property and development sectors. Bernard extensively advises on pan-African transactions and has substantial experience on structuring and planning African investment structures and transactions.
Bernard has authored the income tax chapter of Cyberlaw, regarded as a leading book on internet law in South Africa.
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- Co - Head of the EMEA Tax Practice
Bodo Bender is the Co-head of the EMEA Tax Practice. He advises domestic and multinational clients with a strong focus on cross-border tax planning and the structuring and negotiation of complex M&A transactions, joint ventures and restructurings as well as the planning and implementation of post-merger integration measures.
With over 30 years of experience, founder of the firm & Senior Partner Mr. Charles Waweru Gatonye is widely regarded as a "high-class and outstanding lawyer" in his field of commercial litigation. He graduated from the University of Nairobi in 1974 with L.L. B (Honours). He is also an advocate having worked in the office of the Attorney General and rose to become a deputy to the then Director of Public Prosecutions.
He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya, the National Advocates' Disciplinary Committee, East Africa Law Society, international Commission of Jurists as well as the International Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a Certified Public Secretary. He has had the singular honour to be appointed by His Excellency the President of Kenya as an Assisting Counsel to the just concluded Goldenberg Inquiry investigating the loss of billions of shillings of public funds.
Mr. Gatonye was also appointed by the Central Bank of Kenya as lead counsel to the Commission of Inquiry into the sale and transfer of the Grand Regency, (the Kimunya Commission).
He has a lot of experience in court work and has litigated at the highest levels in our country. Some of the big litigations Mr. Gatonye has handled in the past include Central Bank of Kenya Versus Uhuru Highway Development Authority worth KShs 13.5 billion and Block Hotels Holdings Versus Kamlesh Pattni, again worth billions of shillings. He is currently involved in a number of litigious briefs for the Kenya Revenue Authority relating to unpaid taxes for sums of more than USD 45 million.
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- Senior Partner of Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Datuk D. P. Naban is a Senior Partner of Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill and heads the firm's Financial Services Practice Group as well as Tax, GST & Private Clients Practice Group. He was called to the English Bar in 1980 and admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1981. Datuk Naban has been active in civil and commercial litigation and corporate advisory practice for nearly 30 years.
Datuk Naban's role as a tax practitioner is complemented by his active involvement in corporate work. As a member of the firm's Corporate Department, he advises clients on an extensive range of corporate and commercial transactions ranging from mergers and acquisitions, project financing and issuance of financial instruments, government linked companies and privatisation, and real property; where he brings with him his immense experience as a seasoned litigator.
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- Senior Partner at D. Potchebutzky Law Offices
David Goldman is senior partner at D. Potchebutzky Law Offices in Tel Aviv, Israel. David specializes in handling the multitude implications of the various Tax Laws (including income tax, international taxation, customs, value added tax, purchase tax, and betterment taxation) and supports his clients in various stages of their business activities. His clients include multi-national corporations, trusts and families. He advices his clients on all facets of business and tax issues, including tax planning and legal opinions, drafting legal and commercial documents, representation before governmental authorities, achieving pre-rulings and settlements with the various tax authorities, litigation, and other legal matters. David's extensive experience in law and taxation has led him to become one of the leading tax law experts in Israel.
Prior to joining D. Potchebutzky, David served as an Assistant District Attorney in the State's Advocate in Tel Aviv, representing the various Tax Authorities in the Israeli courts.
Over the past 20 years, David has lectured on varied and complex tax issues at different academic institutions, including the Law Faculty at the Hebrew University and the School of Business Administration at the College of Management. David also lectured at the Israel Bar Association and the Institute of CPAs.
David is a member of various Tax Committees of the Israel Bar Association and has served as the Chair of the Indirect Tax Committee.
David is a graduate of Hebrew University from which he received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Economics (1994), a Bachelor of Laws (1995) and Master of Laws (1999).
Davide is Head of the Tax Advisory, Tax Compliance and of Corporate Governance Services departments of Morri Rossetti. He is also an expert in corporate governance and sits in the Board of Statutory Auditors and in the Supervisory Board of important Italian and multinational companies.
As for his academic career, Davide graduated in Business Administration at Bocconi University in Milan, after graduating from an American High school. He attended a master in International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS) and gained his professional experience at the Firm affiliates of PWC and Deloitte.
Because of his professional experience, Davide has been included in the prestigious 2019 Europe Guide by Chambers and Partners in the Tax ranking as "Recognised Practitioner".
He is also author of many tax publications for the group IPSOA - WKI.
Miguita is member of various institutes, such as Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Tributário - IBDT, Associação Brasileira de Direito Financeiro - ABDF, International Fiscal Association - IFA and Grupo de Estudos sobre Direito e Contabilidade da Direito - GEDEC - FGV.
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- Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association
Dr. Niv Tadmore is a seasoned tax dispute resolution lawyer who has advised many clients on how to deal with complicated tax environments. He counsels domestic and international clients on a broad range of tax issues, particularly the resolution of tax disputes concerning international taxation, transfer pricing, integrity measures, M&A activities, private equity investments, and business restructures. Niv has worked with clients on the resolution of some of Australia's largest and most complex disputes with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Niv's experience covers diverse segments of the economy, including energy and resources, digital commerce, government and defense, manufacturing, and large-scale infrastructure projects.
Niv's proactive and constructive approach to dispute resolution over more than 20 years has earned him high praises from leading legal publications, including Chambers that recently noted that he "has a busy contentious tax practice and is ‘making huge inroads' in alternative dispute resolution." Niv's experience in dispute resolution also has been invaluable in advising clients on prospective transactions, the likely reaction of the ATO to tax positions that may be adopted, and proactive engagement with the ATO.
Niv is a vice president and member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association. He is also a member of the Australian Taxation Office's Dispute Resolution Working Group and APA Working Group, the Law Council of Australia Taxation Committee, the Australian Tax Institute Dispute Resolution and Large Business Committees, the New York University ITP Practice Council, and the Melbourne University Tax Group Advisory Board.
Drew Scott heads Sidley's London Tax group. He joined the firm as a partner in May 1995. He divides his time between a transactional and a dispute resolution practice. His transactional practice encompasses the tax aspects of a wide range of corporate activity including the structuring, negotiation and documentation of mergers and acquisitions (both cross-border and domestic), joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and insolvency related matters.
Drew also has substantial experience in advising in respect of HMRC enquiries and negotiating with and, where necessary, litigating against HMRC.
Drew is recognized as a Leading Individual for Corporate Tax in The Legal 500 UK 2017. In the 2016 edition, clients told the publication that he is "a passionate corporate adviser who brings added value." Drew is ranked in Chambers UK 2020 for Tax, where he is commended for his experience, particularly in the energy sector.
In the 2019 edition, clients describe him as "very efficient and knowledgeable," whilst in the 2018 edition, he is cited as being "very responsive and eloquent and is an all-round professional adviser." Drew has also been listed in Best Lawyers 2020 for Tax.
Guillermo has more than nineteen years of experience in tax planning, including taxation of corporate restructuring transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and general tax advice, especially for business and multinational groups with operations in Mexico where he provides advice to achieve fiscal efficiency and provide assistance in developing tax policies for ongoing operations.
His experience extends to transfer pricing, including the legal analysis of the implementation of policies, documentation and elaboration of economic studies and defense files to protect companies against potential tax investigations. Guillermo has represented different industries before the Mexican Judiciary through constitutional ("amparo") proceedings to contest the creation or amendments of tax laws that produce relevant economic negative effects, achieving tax refunds and the protection to future payments. He has also assisted multinational companies in complex cross-border tax litigation, in transfer pricing adjustments, cost-sharing arrangements, multinational restructures, and potential re-characterization of intercompany payments being able to successfully defend cases in the investigation stage or to reduce potential liabilities before contesting deficiencies before the Federal Tax Court.
Guillermo is a member of the firm's Energy Task Force, a group that includes practitioners of different law practice areas specialized in advising clients of the energy sector. Within the Energy Task Force, Guillermo specializes in tax laws affecting the energy sector.
Prior to joining Sánchez Devanny, Guillermo was a partner at an international law firm where he was responsible of the tax litigation group, nationwide and lead tax counsel in different M&A transactions.
Job Titles:
- Doctor of Laws
- Head of Attorneys
Janne is the head of Attorneys at law Borenius' tax group. He advises on matters related to corporate and cross-border taxation as well as mergers and acquisitions. Janne is ranked as a leading tax lawyer in Finland.
Prior to joining Attorneys at law Borenius, Janne worked as a Tax Adviser at the auditing company KPMG and in the Ministry of Finance where his responsibilities regarded the drafting of the tax legislation.
Janne is a Doctor of Laws and he defended his doctoral thesis on international tax law in 1998. He has written books on tax law and published several articles in Finnish and international publications of the field. He is one of the authors of Corporate taxation I-II (Yritysverotus I-II) (SanomaPro).
Janne lectures regularly on tax related issues. He is a member of the board of the Finnish branch of International Fiscal Association, and acts as a docent of tax law at the University of Helsinki.
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- Partner With Flor & Hurtado
Juan Carlos Peñafiel Revelo is partner with Flor & Hurtado specialising in tax law.
Juan Carlos graduated as an attorney at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and then obtained his juris doctor degree. He obtained a tax attorney degree from Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar, a tax law degree from Salamanca University, Spain, and a master's degree in law and tax law also from Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar.
Prior to joining the firm, Juan Carlos was a senior associate at Bustamante & Bustamante and also worked at the Internal Revenue Service in its different departments, starting at the claims department and then ultimately at the legal tax department.
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- Co - Founder of FuJae Partners
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- Partner
- Member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association
Maurus is a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and a Member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Tax Law Association (Swiss branch of IFA). He regularly lectures and publishes in his areas of practice.
Maurus has been recommended by several international directories such as Chambers, The Legal 500, Who's Who Legal and Best Lawyers as a leading lawyer. Clients appreciate that he is ‘exceptionally strong", "very dynamic", "commercially-minded" and "practical" (Chambers 2018).
Mr. Miguel A. Santiago. Esq. is an Attorney at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC. Prior to founding CST, Mr. Santiago was a partner at one of Puerto Rico's largest and oldest law firms where he spent close to ten years counseling in the corporate-tax area including corporate, tax, employee benefits, real estate and employment law. Before such tenure, he was a senior tax consultant at Ernst & Young, LLP.
Mr. Santiago-Rivera counsels companies in the retail, insurance, wholesale goods, professional services, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, banking and financial services industries as well as to nonprofit organizations.
Miguel Durham Agrellos has been active in the legal industry in tax advisory for almost 19 years. Based in Portugal, Miguel divides his time between the two major cities - Lisbon and Porto. He also advises overseas clients on a regular basis.
Before creating Durham Agrellos, for almost 14 years Miguel headed the Oporto Tax and Private Client department of Uría Menéndez law firm. Previously he worked as an Associate with a major Portuguese law firm, Vasconcelos, F. Sá Carneiro, Fontes & Associados and worked as a Tax Consultant to Jerónimo Martins Group, the major and most successful Portuguese retail group with relevant operational activity in Portugal and abroad, namely in Eastern Europe and Central America. Miguel focuses on wealth management, international tax and inheritance planning, corporate restructuring and tax litigation and arbitration.
Miguel has a wealth of experience in advising family-owned groups, in particular exporting companies, ultra and high-net-worth individuals and families, and banks with private banking operations, family offices and asset managers. He frequently advises multinational groups operating in Portugal.
Miguel is a tax arbitrator of the Portuguese Administrative and Tax Arbitration Centre and lectured at the Porto Business School of the Catholic University of Portugal. He frequently writes articles on tax issues and regularly speaks at conferences.
Miguel has a law degree from the Catholic University of Portugal (Porto, 1998), a Postgraduate degree in Management from the same University (Porto, 1999) and a Postgraduate degree in Tax Law from the Business & Economics School (Lisbon, 2003).
Mikhail has over 25 years of legal experience. His key areas of expertise include advising major companies across energy, automotive, logistics and retail sectors on tax matters, as well as supporting clients in tax related disputes.
Mikhail joined KPMG in 2010. Prior to that, he acted as Head of the Taxation Policy Department with the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Deputy Director at the Foundation of International Institute for Development of Legal Economy, was a Partner at a well-known law firm.
Mikhail is one of the originators of Russian tax legislation: in 1998, he was part of a legal team working out the RF Tax Code. His legislative background is highly demanded as well. He extensively interacts with the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Federal Tax Service, is a Chairman of the Tax and Customs Law Expert Council of the Russian State Duma.
Mikhail's direct involvement and efforts led to the introduction of the horizontal monitoring concept to the RF Tax Code, improvement of transfer pricing principles for intra-group transactions, and implementation of the beneficial owner disclosure rules. He takes part, as an expert, in the development and analysis of amendments to the RF Tax Code, including those related to oil and gas matters (tax incentives and benefits for Arctic projects, VAT, etc.).
His work and contribution were recognized by letters of appreciation from the President of the Russian Federation, Russian ministries, and other national governmental agencies and departments. Mikhail regularly ranks among the top Russian tax lawyers according to Best Lawyers, ITR World Tax and Legal500.
Morri Rossetti provides support for fiscal aspects related to: issuance of financial instruments, offerings of debt and equity securities, establishment of mutual securities and real estate investment funds, generational handovers and asset management referring to residents and non-residents on Italian territory.
Morri Rossetti's strenght consists of its large number of qualified tax professionals, who draw on their skills and different areas of specialization to provide an integrated service and assist the client in compliance with tax regulations. The service is designed both to support the business functions delegated by the client for management of tax profiles and to ensure services in total or partial outsourcing.
Morri Rossetti is a tax and law Firm that combines the accurate, flexible and customized service typical of 'boutique Firms' with the working standards and methods used by large professional networks.
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- Adjunct Professor at Seoul National University Law School
- Head of Tax Group at Yulchon
Mr. Dong Soo Kim is a head of tax group at Yulchon. His practice also includes corporate general, litigation and arbitration. He was previously an attorney with Yulchon Law Offices and has been an attorney with Yulchon LLC since its inception, becoming a partner in 1999.
Mr. Kim wrote "Can the Earnings-stripping Rule Withstand the Crossfire of the Treaty Nondiscrimination Rule?" which was published in the Korean Taxation Law Journal and "Tax Incentives to Promote Corporate Reorganization" which was published in Human Rights and Justice. He also wrote "Lease and Tax Avoidance" for his LL.M. thesis. Most recently, he co-authored ""Beyond the Tax Audit: The Korean Tax Appeal and Litigation Systems"" for Asian Counsel (2007.10).
Mr. Kim has been an adjunct professor at Seoul National University Law School and has also held numerous memberships. He was a member of the Corporate Taxation Committee of the Tax Policy Review Council for the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the International Tax Law Reform Act Committee for the National Tax Service. He was also a member of the advisory board for the National Tax Service Call Center. He is currently a member of the Tax Quality Innovation Committee for the National Tax Service and advisor for the Jungbu District Tax Office.
Mr. Kim has represented many noclients, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, ING, Samsung Corporation, Hyundai Group, and Citibank, among others.
Job Titles:
- Founding Member
- Senior Partner
- Founding Member and Senior Partner of BRS
Mr. Sumet Mingmongkolmitr is a founding member and senior partner of BRS. He has led the firm's Tax & Customs department through years of successive growth, and has been central to BRS establishing itself as one of the foremost independent providers of tax and customs legal advice and guidance in the region.
In 2001 Osiel graduated from Universidad de Chile, Law School. He earned an MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez and ESADE (Multinational Program). He worked for EY Chile between 2002 and 2018 where he was in charge of the Tax Consulting, International Tax and Tax Policy divisions. In 2016, he took charge of the Chilean desk at the EY LLP office in New York.
Osiel has been recognized by Best Lawyer, International Tax Review and Chambers and Partners in the area of tax law. He is currently in the board of the Tax Study Center (CET) of Universidad de Chile, being also a professor of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, in the Tax Management Masters Program, Universidad de Chile, School of Economics in the Tax Masters Program, and Universidad de Chile, School of Law in the Tax Masters Program.
Patrick is the head of the Belgian Tax practice. He specialises in M&A tax, financial tax, incentives tax, tax dispute resolution and tax risk management.
He is the author of a manual on Belgian withholding tax and published numerous articles in national and international tax reviews. He regularly lectures on tax related topics and is a director of the International Fiscal Association's executive committee, Belgian branch.
Patrick is consistently recommended by several independent legal directories.
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- Certified Public Accountant
Renald Micallef holds a warrant as a Certified Public Accountant, authorised to act as an Auditor and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Legal and Humanistic Studies and a Diploma in Notary Public. He also graduated as a lawyer from the Univeristy of Malta. He is a Fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants, a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, a Member of the Association of Certified Secretaries and Administrators, a Member of the Malta Institute of Taxation and a Member of the Association of International Accountants. Renald is also a Founder Member and current President of the Malta Institute of Taxation.
He started his career in 1978 in industry after which he joined the local member firm of the then Deloitte Huskins and Sells first in the general practice division and later the audit and investigations department where he had exposure to both local and overseas assignments. In 1987 he joined another practitioner and formed Gauci, Micallef and Co. In 1990 Gauci, Micallef and Co merged with another firm to form Grant Thornton. During this time, Renald became senior tax partner and represented the local firm in the international organization's European Tax Committee. In 1996 Renald started his own practice. In 2002 Renald teamed up with David Busuttil to form the accountancy and audit firm Busuttil & Micallef. He also heads the Law Firm Renald Micallef and Associates.
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- Partner at the Paris Office, Practices French and International Tax Law. Sandra Is Head of Europe Tax Group and Co - Head of Global Tax Group
Sandra Hazan, a partner at the Paris office, practices French and international Tax law. Sandra is Head of Europe Tax Group and Co-head of Global Tax Group.
She is involved in restructuring and tax planning issues. She has extensive experience in assisting clients on tax audits and litigation, particularly in the area of transfer pricing and international structuring. Sandra Hazan advises clients in many sectors of activity, such as food and hotels, and has particular expertise in the luxury and cosmetics industry.
Sandra has extensive experience in dealing with complex tax issues related to the digital economy. She is solicited by the OECD in particular for her expertise on the digital economy and the taxation of intangibles.
Prior to establishing Salvador & Associates in 2003, "Jun" was previously Head of the Tax Division of SGV & Co. (up to August 31, 2001), where he was also a Tax Principal. He had been with SGV & Co. for 30 years. SGV & Co. was previously affiliated with Arthur Andersen, and at present, is affiliated with Ernst & Young.
Atty. Salvador is a professor of Taxation in both the Ateneo and UP colleges of law. He is a graduate of UP Law Class 1968 and attended the Graduate Tax Program, 1970-1971 at the Graduate School of Law, New York University. He completed his Masters in Business Administration Program at the Ateneo de Manila University and attended the TOP Management Program, Asian Institute of Management, and the Managing Multinational Enterprises at the INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
Atty. Salvador specializes in taxation. Atty. Salvador is a past President of the Tax Management Association of the Philippines and has been a contributor to foreign publications, including the CCH Journal of Asia-Pacific Taxation. Until June 30, 2009, Jun served as a member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters in accordance with Resolution 2004/69 adopted by the UN Economic and Social Council on November 11, 2004.
Serafin Salvador enjoys a very strong reputation in the market and is recognised for his comprehensive experience advising on a wide range of tax matters. He acts both for major international businesses and for domestic SMEs.
Stanislav has about 25 years of practical experience in the legal sphere. He has been working with KPMG for 20 years. Before joining KPMG, he worked as the Head of the Legal Department at a Russian bank. Now Stanislav is the Head of Tax Disputes Resolution Group at the North-West Regional Center.
Stanislav has significant multidisciplinary experience in advising on various areas of law including tax and customs, currency, civil and labor law. A great number of projects was implemented under his supervision, including legal, currency, civil and customs risks' assessment in business, structuring of sustainable business models, business risk mitigation procedures, business restructuring, comprehensive transaction support, successful litigation support, etc. Stanislav has an impressive extensive experience in representing interests of KPMG clients in a wide range of tax disputes at pre-litigation and litigation stages, including in supreme courts.
His clients include major foreign and Russian companies engaged in various sectors, including transport and logistics, construction and real estate, manufacturing and trade, oil and gas, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical industry, mass media, telecommunications and entertainment, financial sector and infrastructure.
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- Law and the Managing Partner
- Member of the Second Tokyo Bar Association
Toshio Miyatake is an attorney-at-law and the managing partner of Adachi, Henderson, Miyatake & Fujita in Tokyo, Japan.
Toshio Miyatake has more than 30 years of experience in international tax practice. His tax practice ranges from tax planning to handling of tax audits and tax litigation in various tax fields. He has also handled a considerable number of transfer pricing cases.
Toshio Miyatake is a graduate (LL.B.) of Kyoto University and holds an M.C. L. from the University of Washington School of Law.
Toshio Miyatake taught Japanese international taxation at the Harvard Law School as a visiting professor in 1983, and taught at the Law Faculty of Sophia University and the Chuo University Graduate Course of Accounting for a number of years. He also writes and lectures extensively. His writings include the textbook Kokusai Sozei Ho (International Tax Law) in Japanese and various tax articles in Japanese and English.
Toshio Miyatake is a member of the Second Tokyo Bar Association and the Federation of Japanese Bars. He is the former Chairman of the Japanese Branch of International Fiscal Association (IFA) and served on the Executive Committee of the IFA from 1994 through 2006. He is also a former chairman of the Tax System Committee of the Federation of Japanese Bars, the Taxation and Legislation Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and the Tax Law Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
He is a member of the International Fiscal Association, the International Bar Association, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, the Japan Tax Association, the Japanese Society for Tax Law, the Japan Tax Accounting Association and the Tax System Committee of the Federation of Japanese Bars.
"Toshio Miyatake is famed as a "godfather" of the tax practice area with "long experience in the tax market." He is talented in handling an array of tax matters including disputes and has a proven track record in working on transfer pricing matters."
Founded in the 1940s, Uría Menéndez has since become one of the most prestigious international law firms. Our capacity for innovation, our profound analysis of the law and our unwavering respect for deontological ethics have all made Uría Menéndez one of the leading firms across the Iberian and Latin American markets.
We have almost 600 lawyers working in 17 different offices located in the most important financial centres in Europe, the Americas and Asia. We also make up part of the first ever major Ibero-American law firm, Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU & Uría.
Uría Menéndez is there for its clients across the globe through its close ties with prestigious local firms. In addition, through our network of best friends in Europe we are able to create cross-firm teams with the leading firms from Germany (Hengeler Mueller), France (Bredin Prat), Germany (Hengeler Mueller), Italy (BonelliErede), the Netherlands (De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek) and the United Kingdom (Slaughter and May). Uría Menéndez is also a member of renowned international networks such as Lex Mundi.
"Víctor Viana has quickly come to be seen as a leading expert on tax issues arising in the real estate sector. "It is easy to get hold of him and he is very down-to-earth," says one client, while another notes: "He puts the case in a way that everyone can understand." Viana advised Goldman Sachs and TPG on the international tax planning of their acquisition of a significant loan portfolio from CaixaBank."
Viara is a partner heading DGKV's Tax Practice. Her areas of expertise include taxation, currency control and customs regulations, but also foreign direct investment, corporate law and handling taxation aspects of intricate M&A transactions.
She provides on-going advice on various day-to-day or operational issues, corporate and commercial tax matters, liability and compliance procedures, individual and double taxation, and has represented a multitude of international corporations and businesses. Viara regularly writes publications on tax matter & developments in Bulgaria, which aim to assist international companies and businesses' operations within the Bulgarian business environment.
Education:
University of Sofia, Faculty of Law (LL.M., 1998);
International Practice Diploma in International Mergers & Acquisitions, awarded by the IBA & the College of Law of England & Wales (2004);
International Practice Diploma in International Joint Ventures, awarded by the IBA & the College of Law of England & Wales (2005);
Certificate for successful completion of the IUSLAW Program U.S. Legal Methods: Introduction to U.S. Law. - George Washington University, Washington D.C. (2005);
International Practice Diploma in International Arbitration Law, awarded by the IBA & the College of Law of England & Wales (2006);
Víctor Viana is a lawyer in the Madrid office Uría Menéndez. He joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2008.
Víctor specialises in corporate tax law. He regularly advises on M&A, corporate restructuring transactions, real estate transactions and tax proceedings. During his professional career he has also advised on tax planning for both foreign investments in Spain and Spanish investments abroad. He has most recently advised:
shareholders on the sale of a leading transport group;
a leading Spanish insurance company on the sale of its Spanish subsidiary;
private equity groups on international investments;
clients from various sectors on sale and leaseback transactions;
developers on the construction and sale of shopping centres in Spain;
international groups regarding their real estate investments in Spain;
compensation boards (juntas de compensación) in major real estate developments;
clients on tax inspections, litigation and criminal offences.
Wouter Vosse started his career in 2004 at a major Dutch law firm in the international tax practice. He was mainly based in Amsterdam but also worked in New York and in various Central and Eastern European countries, as part of assignments. In 2015, Wouter joined Hamelink & Van den Tooren as a partner.
Wouter advises on Dutch tax aspects of (domestic and cross-border) M&A transactions and (re)structuring of investments. He focuses on clients investing in or from the US and has a strong European client base. He also acts as day-to-day tax advisor to multinational groups with substantial operational activities in the Netherlands.
Wouter graduated in Tax Law and in Fiscal Economics, both from Maastricht University. He is a member of the International Tax Committee of the Netherlands Association of Tax Advisers (NOB) as well as the Tax Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands.
Areas of Expertise
Hamelink & Van den Tooren specialises in Dutch and international tax law. Our main areas of expertise are: