Mr Gonzalo La Torre > Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Av. Pardo y Aliaga 652 piso 8
San Isidro
Lima 15073
Peru
Gonzalo La Torre photo

Work Department

Tax.

Position

Partner Gonzalo La Torre specializes in mining and extractive activities taxation, in the insurance sector, and in fiscal impact on joint ventures.

Career

He counsels clients on the tax regime applicable to their regular operations,
including mergers and acquisitions and fiscal planning. He has vast experience in
tax planning for Peruvian and foreign investors, tax procedures, special works to
determine liabilities and evaluation of tax contingencies.

He participates in tax processes before the Tax Administration and the Judiciary.

Gonzalo was professor of Tax Law at Universidad de Lima and Universidad del
Pacífico. He regularly participates as speaker in various tax-related forums and authored various legal articles of fiscal interest.

Languages

Spanish, English.

Memberships

Callao Bar Association,
Peruvian Institute of Tax Law,
International Fiscal Association
(IFA) – Peruvian Chapter,
Tax Committee of the National
Mining, Oil and Energy
Association.

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – Lawyer (1999).

Lawyer Rankings

Peru > Tax

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados‘ sizeable tax team caters to high-profile multinational businesses and acts for large international law firms as local counsel on cross-border matters. It has a strong track record in advising on the tax aspects of major corporate transactions and also handles contentious administrative procedures before SUNAT, in addition to judicial litigation and arbitration. Practice co-head Alex Córdova is experienced in the extractive industries and handles proceedings before the Tax Authority, the Tax Court and the judiciary. Alex Morris, who jointly leads the team, is a key contact for wealth management and acts for a strong roster of high-net-worth individuals; he is dual qualified in Spain and Peru. Tulio Tartarini and Mariella de la Torre are both board members of the Peruvian Tax Law Institute (IPDT); Tartarini is recommended for transfer pricing, while de la Torre handles tax consultancy matters and litigation with a particular focus on the mining industry. Gonzalo La Torre deals with corporate and insurance taxation, while Lourdes Castillo, who was recently promoted to partner, is another name to note for corporate tax, as well as VAT and tax proceedings. Other key contacts include Raúl Hidalgo, who deals with contentious matters, and associates Joan Tello and Lucía Rodrigo. Jose Chiarella re-joined the firm from Damma Legal Advisors.