Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

International Tax, Private clients

Partner

Juan David is a Transactional Tax Partner and Wealth Management Practice Group Leader at Baker McKenzie Colombia. Juan's practice focuses on International Tax, Transactional Tax, Merger and Acquisition Tax, Taxation of Private Equity and Venture Capital, Taxation of Digital Economy, Taxation of Compensation & Benefits, and Wealth Management for private clients.

As a leading transactional tax practitioner, he has actively advised numerous public and private companies, as well as private equity and venture capital firms on multi-jurisdictional tax-related aspects of investment, project finance, mergers, acquisitions and disposition of business interests and corporate reorganizations.

He also works with high-net-worth individuals on private wealth management, tax-efficient estate planning strategies and cross-border asset-protection structures.

Rankings:

• Band 1, Private Wealth Law, Chambers High Net Worth, 2024
• Band 5, Tax, Chambers Latin America, 2024
• Band 5, Tax, Chambers Global, 2024
• Next Generation Partner, Tax, Legal 500 Latin America, 2024

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• International Fiscal Association (IFA), Honorary Member and Former President Colombia Chapter, Member of the Latin American Regional Committee and Vice President of the Global YIN Committee.
• Member of the Colombian Institute of Tax and Foreing Trade Law.
• Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

• University of Oxford, Saïd Business School, Oxford, UK (MBA) (2021)
• Boston University School of Law, USA (Tax LL.M) (2012)
• The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA (LL.M International Law) (2013)
• Harvard Law School, USA (Program on Negotiation) (2013)
• Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia (Tax Specialization) (2010)
• Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia (J.D.) (2007)

Publications and Events:

• Velasco Kerguelen, Juan David and Lozano, Eleonora et al. “Taxation of International Transactions”. International Fiscal Association (IFA) – Universidad de los Andes. (October 2022).
• Velasco Kerguelen, Juan David., Gonzalez, Andrés “Group approach and separate entity approach in domestic and international tax law”. International Fiscal Association (IFA) Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International, ISSN 0168-0455, Vol. 106A, Nº. 1, 2022), pages. 267-281
• Velasco Kerguelen, Juan David and Fernández, Pablo. The Multilateral Instrument and double tax treaties signed by Colombia: effects and challenges regarding treaty shopping. Revista Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario 80. Julio de 2019. At. 19
• Velasco Kerguelen, Juan David. “Assessing BEPS: origins, standards, and responses”. International Fiscal Association (IFA) Cahiers de Droit Fiscal International, ISSN 0168-0455, Vol. 102, Nº. 1, 2017), pages. 239-262
• Velasco Kerguelen, Juan David. Book Chapter “BEPS Acción 12: Hacia la implementación global de mecanismos de revelación de planeaciones tributarias agresivas” in “Resultados del Plan de Acción BEPS y su aplicación en Colombia”. International Fiscal Association Capitulo Colombia and Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario. (2016).