Mr Alex Morris > Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados Offices
Av. Pardo y Aliaga 652 piso 8
San Isidro
Lima 15073
Peru
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Mr Alex Morris
Work Department
Tax, Corporate.
Position
Partner Alex Morris leads our Wealth Planning practice area. He specializes in advising
companies on national and international fiscal planning, as well as international
taxation.
Career
He assists clients on designing the most appropriate legal structures to organize our clients’ patrimony, in compliance with current regulations. Additionally, he counsels on the preparation of shareholders’ agreements in closed companies or equity groups, family protocols, good corporate governance structures, asset protection, selling companies, fiscal planning, corporate compliance and estates.
Alex is the former president of the Peruvian Institute of Tax Law (2009-2011), vice president of the Peruvian chapter of the International Fiscal Association. He collaborates with Tax Notes International.
He taught Tax Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, and practiced Law in Spain from 1988 to 1993.
Languages
Spanish, English.
Memberships
Lima Bar Association, International Fiscal Association Peruvian Institute of Tax Law, Commercial Law Peruvian Institute.
Education
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – Lawyer (1979), Centro de Estudios Tributarios y Económicos de Madrid, Spain – Specialization courses (1989-1990).
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Tax
(Leading individuals)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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute resolution: Litigation
- Dispute resolution: White-collar
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Intellectual property
- International trade (IT&C)
- Labour and employment
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law and regulation
- Tax
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)