Gabriel Gotlib > Marval O’Farrell Mairal > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile

Marval O’Farrell Mairal
AV LEANDRO N ALEM 882
C1001AAQ CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
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Work Department

Tax

Position

Gabriel Gotlib specializes in tax, corporate and financial law. He has broad experience in tax counseling, advising banks and local and foreign companies of different areas of practice such as real estate, retail and software. He also has experience advising on financing and international transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

Career

He has been a member of Marval O’Farrell Mairal since 1997 and a partner since year 2000. Before joining the firm he worked for Ernst & Young LLP New York as an Argentine representative in the international tax planning headquarters from 1994 until 1995, in Ernst & Young’s offices in Buenos Aires from 1995 until 1997 and for the firm of Carregal & Funes de Rioja in 1997. He has been external advisor of the Federal Government in reforms related to taxation of financial activities and international transactions.

Languages

English and Spanish.

Memberships

He is a member of the International Fiscal Association and he was the Argentine Reporter for the International Fiscal Association Congress held in Munich in 2000 on the topic of the taxation of hybrid instruments.

Education

Both a lawyer and certified public accountant from the University of Buenos Aires in the years 1990 and 1991 respectively, he also graduated from the International Tax Program (ITP) at the Harvard University School of Law in 1994.

Lawyer Rankings

Argentina > Tax

(Leading individuals)

Gabriel GotlibMarval O’Farrell Mairal

Marval O’Farrell Mairal advises a high-profile portfolio of local and international clients across all aspects of tax law, including advisory work, tax planning and transactional matters, as well as litigation at all court levels. The stand-out practice is known for the depth of its expertise and experience handling sophisticated tax structuring, complex cross-border transactional work and high-stakes tax disputes. The team is also called on to provide support on regional tax matters involving other Latin American jurisdictions. The department, the largest in Argentina, boasts a deep bench of senior talent that is co-led by: María Inés Brandt, a go-to partner for high-level transactional and tax planning matters; corporate taxation specialist Walter Keiniger; international tax expert Gabriel Gotlib; and M&A tax veteran Fernando Vaquero. The senior team is also able to draw on the vast experience of veteran tax and customs of counsel, Horacio García Prieto. A talented second line of support is provided by senior associates Maria Paula Castelli (international tax); Sergio Vergara (tax litigation) and Luciana Virgile (corporate tax). Since publication, Vergara has been raised to the partnership – effective as of December 2023.