Mr Ariel Castillo > Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

With ‘solid experience in tax issues’, regional law firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is home to senior lawyers (as well as an in-house accountant), who advise on corporate and private wealth, and domestic and international tax planning and structuring. The full-service, fourteen-member practice group is also experienced in tax litigation and administrative procedures before Chile’s tax authorities, along with tax advisory work and M&A transactions. It is additionally sought out to provide legal opinions on anti-avoidance rules, international restructuring processes and double taxation treaties; and the practice’s sector expertise encompasses banking and finance, telecoms, media, natural resources, transport, agriculture, insurance and healthcare. The team is co-led by current President of the Chilean Institute of Tax Law, Mario Silva, an adviser to corporations and family offices on corporate and personal taxation, tax planning and corporate restructuring; Guillermo Infante, an expert in the finance, energy and natural resources industries, in addition to M&A deals; and Arturo Selman, who is experienced in tax proceedings before Chile’s IRS, as well as litigation before the Tax and Customs Courts, Appeals Courts and Supreme Court. At associate level, principal Ariel Castillo specialises in tax structuring and cross-border and domestic reorganisations; and María Jesús Ibáñez is an experienced international tax lawyer.