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DLA Piper Puerto Rico Offices
OCHOA BUILDING
500 CALLE DE LA TANCA, SUITE 401
SAN JUAN, PR 00901-1969
Puerto Rico
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Manuel López-Zambrana
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Manuel López-Zambrana (“Nolin”) represents clients in a variety of industries such as financial, mutual funds, manufacturing, not for-profit, insurance airline transportation, maritime transportation and telecommunications industries. Nolin’s expertise is highly sought after in all stages of tax controversies.
Nolin also advises clients on complex US federal and PR income tax matters and assists them with obtaining PR tax incentives for manufacturing and IP licensing activities (Act 73-2008), qualified energy activities (Act 83-2010), export services and foreign trade activities (Act 20-2012), individual resident investors (Act 22-2012), among others.
Nolin has also served as advisor to the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury and to the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. He was capital member of various major law firms in Puerto Rico and is a frequent speaker at numerous seminars and conferences sponsored by the Puerto Rico State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and other professional organizations.
Languages
English; Spanish
Education
J.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Law; B.B.A., University of Puerto Rico
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Tax
(Leading individuals)The experienced team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico
brings expertise to advising insurers, domestic financial institutions and multinational corporates such as AT&T, Southwest Airlines, Air Canada and Bacardi on a wide array of matters across the practice area, including tax planning and structuring, complex financial transactions, transfer pricing, tax audits and appeals, and tax litigation. The group’s active client base spans the aviation, financial services, food and beverages, telecoms and government sectors. The team is headed by Manuel López-Zambrana, an expert in tax controversies who assists clients with complex US federal and Puerto Rican income tax matters and with obtaining Puerto Rican tax incentives for manufacturing and IP licensing activities. Another key individual is of counsel Edwin Figueroa Alvarez, who provides support to start-ups and businesses on the tax aspects of establishing operations in Puerto Rico.