Mrs Vittoria Di Gioacchino > BLP > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile

BLP
BLP BUILDING, VÍA LINDORA BUSINESS CENTER
SANTA ANA
SAN JOSÉ
Costa Rica

Work Department

Tax

Position

Director

Career

Vittoria is a BLP Director in the San José office. She specializes in the Tax practice area, with more than 15 years of experience.

She has gained expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate tax and real estate structuring, as well as in estate planning. She also provides advice on matters related to income tax, sales taxes, compensation, transfer prices, and tax benefits regimes. She also specializes in tax due diligence and risk audits.

She has been a member of the International Fiscal and Voluntary Association of the UNHCR – Costa Rica Section in 2008 and 2014-2015. She has also authored several articles published by the TaxAnalyst.com and The Inward Investment and International Taxation Review. Currently, she is the national reporter for the Tax Committee of the International Bar Association.

She joined the BLP team as an associate in 2010, after being associated with Ernst & Young for four years. In addition, she was a tax and law assistant at ICS Consultores and a paralegal at Nassar Abogados.

Languages

Spanish, English, Italian

Education

  • Executive Program, International Tax Center, University of Leiden, The Netherlands, 2017.
  • Intensive Course in International Tax Law, Universidad Austral, Argentina, 2014.
  • Law degree, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2008.

Lawyer Rankings

Costa Rica > Tax

The tax team at BLP employs the combined bench strength of offices in San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste, in addition to branches across Latin America and Europe, to represent domestic and multinational corporates involved in complex, cross-border disputes. With an active client base spanning such sectors as hospitality, digital services, aviation, manufacturing, financial services and medical devices, the practice’s comprehensive service covers tax litigation, tax consultancy, due diligence, asset planning and customs matters. Tax director Vittoria Di Gioacchino heads the team, specialising in international taxes and corporate structuring. Special counsel Luis Chacón brings over 30 years of tax litigation experience to the practice. Senior associate Isis Ulloa handles administrative and judicial tax litigation processes.