{"id":49178,"date":"2025-06-10T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=49178"},"modified":"2025-06-10T19:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:30:01","slug":"dentons-paz-horowitz-boosts-its-tax-practice-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/dentons-paz-horowitz-boosts-its-tax-practice-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentons Paz Horowitz boosts its Tax practice capabilities!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dentons Paz Horowitz is pleased to announce that Carmen Crespo has joined the firm as a Partner in its Tax practice. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With over a decade of experience in tax law, Carmen brings a deep understanding of cross-border taxation, international transactions, and corporate tax planning.<\/p>\n<p>Carmen advises multinational corporations, private equity funds, and high-net-worth individuals on a broad range of tax matters, including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, investment strategies, and U.S. tax compliance. Her experience extends to navigating complex treaty applications and advising clients in multiple jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Dentons, Carmen spent 5 years as a Manager in the Transaction Tax Advisory practice at Ernst &amp; Young LLP in the United States, Followed by over a year and a half as part of the EY US Desk in Munich, Germany. During her time at EY, she led major due diligence and structuring projects, supported IPO-related tax planning, and advised on significant divestitures involving over 28 jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>In Ecuador, Carmen began her career at a boutique law firm, where she represented clients in commercial, tax, and administrative litigation, including proceedings involving the Ecuadorian government.<\/p>\n<p>Carmen holds an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, where she graduated with distinction, and a Master of Laws with a specialization in Tax Law from Universidad Andina Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar. She is admitted to practice in Ecuador, New York, and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her new role, Carmen said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter several years advising clients on international tax strategies across multiple jurisdictions, joining Dentons represents an exciting opportunity to offer world-class service to clients in Ecuador and beyond. I look forward to contributing to the firm\u2019s continued growth and excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carmen joins a dynamic team at Dentons Paz Horowitz, which provides integrated legal services across more than 20 practice areas and industries throughout Latin America and globally.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Dentons, the world\u2019s largest law firm with more than 21,000 professionals in over 200 locations across 80+ countries, Dentons Paz Horowitz continues to strengthen its position as a leading legal advisor in the region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/06\/Crespo_Carmen.jpeg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-49178","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/49178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}