CMS Rodríguez-Azuero

Santiago is Partner and leads the Customs Law & Trade practice and co-leads the Tax area for the Firm.

Partner

Santiago Arbouin is a Partner and Head of the Tax and Customs Law & Trade practices.

He has over 20 years of experience advising national and international clients on domestic and international tax, customs and foreign trade matters, with a strong focus on strategic tax planning. His practice includes advising on the application of free trade agreements, bilateral and multilateral trade frameworks, and double taxation treaties.

Santiago has extensive experience in the structuring and negotiation of free zones and special customs regimes, as well as in advising on foreign investment and cross-border transactions.

In addition, he is actively involved in the promotion of foreign trade and investment initiatives and regularly participates in industry forums.

He has more than 15 years of academic experience, having taught international taxation, tax planning and foreign direct investment at Universidad de la Sabana, as well as corporate taxation and foreign investment at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He is also a frequent speaker at national and international tax conferences.

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• Founding member of FIECE (Forum for the Integration of Colombian Entrepreneurs Abroad).
• Member of the signature committee of the Office of the Taxpayer and Customs User.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Club el Rincón de Cajicá.

• 2008. Postgraduate studies in Tax Law - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia
• 2006. Master of Science C, Management Practice -The School of Business, The University of Salford. Manchester, England
• 2005. Lawyer, Faculty of Law - Universidad de la Sabana. Bogotá, Colombia