Mr Santiago Martínez > Morales & Besa > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Morales & Besa Offices

3477 ISIDORA GOYENECHEA AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR
7550106 LAS CONDES
SANTIAGO
Chile
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Mr Santiago Martínez

Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner of Tax team at Morales & Besa.
Career
Mr. Martínez concentrates his practice in tax law. He has experience in advising local and foreign clients in M&A, investments in Chile, international operations, reorganizations, among others. During his career he has represented clients before Municipalities, local tax authority (Servicio de Impuestos Internos) and Tax Courts (Tribunales Tributarios y Aduaneros).
Mr. Martínez worked as an international associate in the London office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton tax team (2019-2020).
Prior to joining Morales & Besa in 2020, he was an associate at Cariola Diez Pérez-Cotapos tax team (2013-2018).
He is the author of “Environmental taxation in Chile: A critical analysis” (2020) and co-author of “Tax Litigation in Chile” (2018).
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
- LL.M, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2019.
- Chilean Supreme Court, Admitted to practice.
- Law Degree, Universidad de los Andes, 2012.
- Certificate in Taxation, FEN, Universidad de Chile, 2017.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Tax
(Next Generation Partners)The six-member tax team at full-service firm Morales & Besa advises corporate clients from the banking, insurance, industrial and retail sectors. It is best known for its experience in cross-border tax work, including large M&A and financing transactions. The group also assists with tax counselling and contentious matters. The practice is led by tax law specialist Santiago Martínez, who ‘has great technical ability’, while counsel Gracia Curtze advises corporate clients and family offices on tax issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity and hydrocarbons
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Environment
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax
- Public law