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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, qualified energy activities, export services and foreign trade activities, individual resident investors, 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
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J.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Law
magna cum laude
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B.B.A., University of Puerto Rico
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Tax
(Leading partners)The experienced team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico
brings expertise to advising insurers, domestic financial institutions and multinational corporates (including Citibank, Southwest Airlines and Air Canada) on tax planning and structuring, transfer pricing, complex financial transactions, tax audits and appeals, and tax litigation. The group’s active client base spans sectors ranging from aviation, financial services and energy to food and beverages, tech and telecoms. The team is led 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. Other key figures include of counsel Edwin Figueroa Alvarez, who provides support to start-ups and businesses on the tax aspects of local market entry.