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El Golf 150
10th Floor
Las Condes
Chile
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Mr Francisco Argüello
Work Department
Tax
Position
Associate
Career
Francisco focuses his practice in tax law, advising national and foreign clients in their domestic and cross-border affairs. He has been involved in the structuring of multiple businesses from a tax perspective, analyzing tax aspects at all stages of their evolution, such us set-up, reorganization, financing, expansion, buy-out, merger, among others.
He has permanent exposure to multiple business sectors and advises all types of clients, including Multinational companies, small to medium enterprises, startups, and individuals. To that end, he combines his tax policy and advisory skills to incorporate tax considerations into overall business strategies.
Francisco has a strong background in International Tax Law, mainly in the application and interpretation of Double Tax Conventions, domestic regulation of cross-border matters and the implementation of OECD’s BEPS Project.
Languages
English; Spanish
Memberships
Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
Law, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012
Diploma, Analysis and Tax Planning, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2015
LL.M. International and European Tax Law, School of Law, Maastricht University, The Netherlands (Cum Laude), 2021
Diploma, Corporate Finance Law, School of Law, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, 2021
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Tax
(Leading associates)DLA Piper Chile
fields a ‘committed team that focuses on the needs of clients’. The seven-strong, full-service tax practice covers general tax advice, income tax, VAT, tax compliance, and structuring tax-efficient transactions for M&A, venture capital and private equity wealth management. It also assists with tax audits before the Chilean IRS, tax litigation, and start-up companies’ tax and restructuring issues. The department is co-led by longstanding tax specialist Rodrigo Álvarez, and the ‘tremendously creative’ Amory Heine, who advises both Chilean and foreign clients on corporate and personal tax planning. At senior associate level, Francisco Argüello predominantly focuses on international tax law.
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Firm Rankings
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- Energy and natural resources > Electricity and hydrocarbons
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Tax
- Competition and antitrust
- Real estate
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Dispute resolution: arbitration