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CMS Grau Offices

CMS Grau
AV. SANTA MARÍA 110
MIRAFLORES
LIMA 18
Peru
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Dr César Dávila

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Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

César Dávila specializes in tax litigation, providing strategic advice in audits, claims, appeals and, especially, in court. He has a solid interdisciplinary background in advising on corporate, labor, regulatory and litigation matters. Currently, he coordinates the tax litigation team, manages the legal strategy and incorporates the contributions of the areas of procedural, administrative and civil law, among others of the firm, which are necessary in the case of tax controversies of high complexity and materiality. He also has relevant experience in advising personal assets.

He is a member of the Peruvian Institute of Tax Law (“IPDT”) and of the International Fiscal Association – Peru (IFA -Peru). He has a certificate in Legal, Commercial and International Taxation Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions issued by theInternational Bureau of Fiscal Documentation(IBFD – Amsterdam).

He advises clients in the telecommunications (Telefónica), retail (Grupo Derco, Saga Falabella, Sodimac, Maestro, Tottus), mining (Grupo Nexa, Sumitomo, Southern Peaks, Condestable, Minera Colquisiri), electricity (Grupo Isa), real estate (Open Plaza, Urbanova, Morada, Dean Valdivia, Los Andenes), engineering and construction (Proyectos de Infraestructura del Perú, Consorcio Transmantaro, Grupo Cobra, Ciport S. A Sucursal del Perú), and industrial (Sensient Colors, Globenatural, Artecola, Fadesa, Santiago Queirolo, Bodegas y Viñedos Tabernero, Itochu, among others).

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

  • ​Active member of the Peruvian Institute of Tax Law (IPDT).
  • International Fiscal Association – Peru (IFA – Peru).
  • Bar Association of Piura.

Education

  • 2023 – Master Global Rule of Law and Constitutional Democracy – University of Genoa and University of Girona.
  • 2018 – Course “International Tax, Legal and Commercial Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions”, IBFD.
  • 2013 – Course on Tax Accounting, PEE ESAN.
  • 2013 – Bachelor’s in law, University of Piura.

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Peru > Tax

Leveraging the firm’s international network of offices, the tax group at CMS Grau regularly advises on tax compliance matters and the tax elements of commercial transactions. Operating across the energy, mining, and oil and gas industries, the practice is co-led by Rolando Cevasco, who focuses on tax issues within M&A deals and wealth management matters, and Yessica Manzur, a specialist in international tax planning and tax structuring. At the senior associate level, Carlos Chirinos demonstrates strength in transfer pricing and tax audits, while César Dávila focuses on tax litigation and the taxation of high-net-worth individuals.

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