Mr Leonidas Prieto > Prieto Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Prieto Abogados Offices
Alonso de Córdova 4355 (piso 15)
Vitacura
Santiago
Chile
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Mr Leonidas Prieto
Work Department
Tax, Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Leonidas Prieto joined Prieto in 1996 and has been a partner in the Firm since 2008. He works in the Tax Law department, counseling national and foreign clients on business reorganization, business structure planning and the resolution of disputes with tax authorities.
He earned his law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1995. He earned a LL.M. at the University of Chicago in 2001 and completed a Master in Tax Law at the Universidad de Chile (2005-2006).
He worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York (2001).
He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Memberships
He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association.
Education
He earned his law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1995. He earned a LL.M. at the University of Chicago in 2001 and completed a Master in Tax Law at the Universidad de Chile (2005-2006).
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Tax
(Leading partners)Prieto Abogados‘ ‘efficient, solid and experienced’ tax department is notably experienced in tax-related cases before Chile’s Courts of Justice and specialised Tax Courts. The six-member group also assists with administrative claims brought before Chile’s IRS; direct, indirect and municipal taxes international taxation; and applying double taxation conventions. The practice is co-led by ‘incredibly sophisticated lawyer’ Mario Gorziglia
, whose workload encompasses the tax aspects of corporate reorganisations; and Leonidas Prieto, an expert in business structure planning and tax-related dispute resolution. The department further showcases director and ‘great professional’ Luz María Calvo; and key tax associate Beatriz Bustos. Former associate Magdalena Steinmetz left the firm in April 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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- Corporate and M&A
- Projects and infrastructure
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Environment
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- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Tax
- TMT
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
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