Juan Cristóbal Valenzuela > Fischer y Cía > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Fischer y Cía Offices
21st floor
Avenida Andrés Bello 2687
Las Condes, Santiago
Chile
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Juan Cristóbal Valenzuela
Work Department
General Tax Advisory.
Tax Litigation.
Private Wealth.
Position
Senior associate.
Mr. Valenzuela advises local and international clients with an emphasis in indirect taxes and tax planning.
Career
Juan Cristóbal Valenzuela has been outlined by the last editions of The Legal 500 as Rising Star, as well as elected as leader by his peers at other international rankings.
Previously to joining Fischer y Cía. in January 2021, Mr. Valenzuela was a Senior Associate at Baraona Fischer & Cía. since 2008. Before, he worked at the Legal Department of the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (2000 – 2008). He was a teacher assistant of the Economic Law Department at Universidad de Chile School of Law for over 5 years.
Languages
Spanish.
Education
Mr. Valenzuela earned his law degree at Universidad de Chile, School of Law (1997).
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Tax
(Rising stars)‘With good strength in depth across the team’, Fischer y Cía’s 20-strong tax team acts for major domestic and international clients on a broad array of tax-advisory areas, such as general corporate matters, M&A, and financings. The practice also assists with transfer pricing, estate planning, and tax compliance issues, while the firm’s tax litigation team handles heavyweight disputes. The group is headed by widely-respected name partner Alex Fischer, who advises domestic and foreign clients on personal and corporate tax planning, tax litigation, M&A, and foreign investment structuring; and Carolina Collantes is a highly-rated tax litigator. The second line of experienced practitioners features international tax advisory specialist Isabel Espinoza; and tax disputes and private wealth expert Juan Cristóbal Ortega. At associate level, senior Juan Cristóbal Valenzuela is experienced in indirect taxation and tax planning work; Patricio Casas is currently undertaking his doctorate; and semi-senior Gert Greve maintains a broad, multifaceted tax practice. Associates Macarena Reyne, Francisco Vial and Javier Figueroa are also well-regarded younger practitioners.