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DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices

500 EIGHTH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Carlos Vaca Valverde

Work Department
Tax; International Tax Counsel; Life Sciences; Technology; Industrials; Energy and Natural Resources
Position
Of Counsel
Career
Carlos Vaca Valverde advises multinationals on a broad range of international tax matters, including general international tax planning, value chain structuring, restructurings, IP migrations and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Memberships
AICPA – Member of the Technical Resource Panel (TRP) on International tax
Education
LL.M., University of Florida Levin College of Law; Masters, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; L.L.B., Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > International tax
DLA Piper LLP (US) is known for providing global tax planning and transactional advice, as well as tax controversy services. The ‘very knowledgable‘ team covers such areas as post-acquisition integration and global equity. Global tax practice chair Sang Kim is based in Silicon Valley and advises on global transfer pricing strategies, joint ventures, and M&A. In New York, Philip Rogers specializes in international tax planning and operational structuring, Kevin Glenn deals with international tax controversy, Frank Mugabi focuses on public cross-border M&A, and Maruti Narayan is an expert in international tax structuring and planning. Based in Los Angeles, David Cook is particularly strong in global transfer pricing and international tax planning and structuring. In Silicon Valley, Ben Olivas is a key name for international tax and cross-border M&A. Principal economist Masa Kuramoto and counsel Carlos Vaca Valverde joined from Ernst & Young LLP in April 2021. Sibel Owji departed in October 2021, while Michael Hardgrove departed in June 2021.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Tax > International tax
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Industry focus > Healthcare: life sciences
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Project finance