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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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Edwin Figueroa Alvarez
Work Department
Tax
Position
Of Counsel
Career
For over 10 years Mr. Figueroa has provided tax advice to a broad client base that ranges from local to multinational corporations, including Fortune 500 companies, and emerging businesses in many industries, including digital products or mediums, transportation and logistics, technology, e-commerce, energy and renewable energy, retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacture, and pharmaceutical companies. He has also designed tax strategies for reorganizations, M&A, financing and real estate transactions, and advising start-ups and businesses seeking to establish operations in Puerto Rico.
Education
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J.D., Interamerican University, Puerto Rico School of Law
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LL.M., Taxation, Boston University
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B.B.A., University of Puerto Rico
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Tax
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.