Alex Fischer > Fischer y Cía > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Fischer y Cía Offices
21st floor
Avenida Andrés Bello 2687
Las Condes, Santiago
Chile
Alex Fischer
Work Department
General Tax Advisory, Tax Disputes Litigation, Private Wealth
Position
Partner.
Mr. Fischer advises domestic and foreign clients in personal and corporate tax planning, tax litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and foreign investment structuring. He stands out for offering innovative tailored solutions by combining tax expertise with international experience in financing and capital markets.
Career
Alex Fischer heads Fischer y Cía’s tax practice and has been consistently ranked in top tier national and international rankings for his practice in Private Wealth and Tax matters.
He was admitted to the New York Bar in 2002, participates at the Tax Experts Committee of the International Bar Association and in 2023 was appointed by the Ministry of Finance as an Advisor of the Taxpayer’s Ombudsman.
Prior to founding Fischer y Cía. (formerly BF&C) in 2016, he was a partner and co-head of the tax practice at Carey. Before that, he worked as an associate at the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and served as Ernst & Young’s representative for the Chilean desk in New York City.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Memberships
STEP
IFA
IBA
Education
Mr. Fischer graduated as a lawyer from Universidad de Chile and earned his LLM from New York University Law School; he also completed an advanced professional certificate in law and finance at NYU’s Stern Business School, and the international tax programme at Harvard University Law School.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Tax
(Hall of Fame)Fischer y Cía houses ‘a strong legal tax team with deep knowledge and expertise in Chilean tax’. The 22-strong practice is sought out by both local and international clients to advise on a wide range of tax-advisory matters. Its expertise ranges from general corporate matters, M&A transactions and financings, to transfer pricing, estate planning and tax structuring. The team is also increasingly active in corporate tax, tax litigation and tax work involving Chile’s wealthiest families. The department is led by name partner Alex Fischer
, an expert in personal and corporate tax planning, tax litigation, M&A and investment structuring, and whose ‘reputation for excellence positions him as an outstanding practitioner’. The practice further showcases highly-regarded tax litigator Carolina Collantes, who is ‘a very clear adviser with excellent technical ability’, whose mandates also encompass corporate restructuring and M&A-related tax issues; Juan Cristóbal Ortega, whose experience includes structuring major transactions; and Isabel Espinoza, who routinely advises on international taxation issues. In the firm’s associate team, experienced tax disputes litigator Patricio Casas was raised to practice director in July 2024; and senior Juan Cristóbal Valenzuela focuses on advisory regarding indirect taxes and tax planning. At the more junior level, associates Francisco Vial and Macarena Reyne round out the group, Gert Greve having moved in house at Anglo American in May 2024.