Adrián Torrealba > Facio & Cañas > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile
Facio & Cañas Offices
SABANA BUSINESS CENTER, 11TH FLOOR, CALLE 68, BOULEVARD ROHRMOSER. LA SABANA
PO BOX 5173-1000
SAN JOSE
Costa Rica
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Adrián Torrealba
Work Department
Tax Law
Position
Partner at Facio&Cañas
Career
Member of the Editorial Board of the Revista Euroamericana de Derecho Tributario (Euro American Tax Law Magazine).
Founder and President of the Center of Tax Studies (CET)
Vice-president of the Costa Rican Institute for Tax Studies (ICEF)
Director and profesor of Tax Advising Specialization Course at FUNDEPOS University.
Former Director of the Tax Advising Master’s Program at the Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT)
Tax Law and Fiscal Consulting Professor for the Master’s Program, ULACIT.
Financial and Tax Law Professor for the Public Law Graduate Degree Program for the School of Law at Universidad de Costa Rica.
Coordinator of the Tax Commission of the Colegio de Abogados of Costa Rica (Costa Rican Attorneys Bar), (2014- )
Professor of Tax Law Course for Judicial Staff at Costa Rica’s Judicial School, October-December (2008).
Director of the General Tax Authority. Ministry of Finance, (2000 – 2003).
Consultant for the Municipality of San José for an Integral Tax Reform proposal for municipal taxes (1999-2000).
Founder and current member of the Tax Law Department. Bufete Facio & Cañas (FAYCATAX). (1997 – )
Consultant for the Ministry of Finance during the creation of the Tax Justice Bill (1995).
Languages
Spanish - English and Italian
Memberships
Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association since 1987.
Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
Constitutional Law and Political Science Specialist. Center of Constitutional Studies. Madrid.
Finance and Tax Law Specialist. Università di Pisa (University of Pisa).
Doctor in Finance and Tax Law. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Licentiate in Law. University of Costa Rica
Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Tax
(Leading individuals)The multidisciplinary tax team at Facio & Cañas brings strength to assisting major national and international corporations, banks, and insurers, including such key market players as Telefónica, Del Monte, British American Tobacco, ASSA and Holcim, with a diverse range of matters across the practice area. With a client portfolio spanning the banking, telecoms, construction, tech, agriculture, food, tobacco and retail industries, the practice’s comprehensive service covers administrative tax audits, litigation, corporate restructuring, M&A, tax planning for profit and non-profit organisations, compliance monitoring and tax return processing. Department founder and finance and tax law expert Adrián Torrealba leads the team, along with Jose Maria Oreamuno, who specialises in administrative matters, senior associate Modesto Vargas, who brings experience of working for the Costa Rican Treasury, and tax manager Erik Ramirez.