Tax litigation is a standout area for Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen, which handles contentious matters at federal, municipal and provincial level, including adverse changes in tax rules and tax authority claims. The team will also take on tax planning and transactional work, including contractural protection against tax contingencies, tax due diligence and post-acquisition tax planning. Tax-free corporate reorganisations, debt restructurings and asset transfers are covered too. Veteran tax litigation lawyer Manuel Benites, who also has a strong transactional practice, co-leads the team alongside tax law and litigation expert Luis Marcelo Núñez; customs litigation specialist Andrés Galíndez; and Facundo Fernández Santos, who covers transfer pricing and transactional matters. Counsels Matías Corte (who focuses on tax disputes); Germán Martín Quirán (an expert in customs law); and Cristina Di Benedetto (who handles hydrocarbons royalty claims and tax litigation) provide solid second-line support.
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‘The team gives clients personalised attention and monitors the issues. There is good coordination between partners and associates.’
‘Excellent client service and strong legal knowledge.’
‘A very solid tax team that perfectly interprets cases that go to court. They always exceed expectations.'
‘A very professional and proactive practice that has excellent teamwork. Marcelo Núñez is technically impeccable and a very clear communicator.'
Key clients
- Geopark Argentina
- Orazul Energy Cerros Colorados
- Pan American Energy Group
- Banco Santander Río
- Compañía General de Combustibles
- Genbiotech
- Molinos Río de la Plata
- Cencosud
Work highlights
- Advised Geopark Argentina on a complex tax procedural law matter related to claims of unjustified capital increase.
- Successfully represented Dakota and Brewda Construcciones in a matter before the economic criminal courts seeking to revoke the sanction of closure brought by the Federal Tax Authority related to issuing invoices using “old technology” controllers.
- Advised Estremar in a judicial action in the Province of Tierra del Fuego, arguing the unconstitutionality of local laws because of a dissociation between the tax event and the tax base of the tax.
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Practice head
Manuel Benites; Luis Marcelo Núñez; Andrés Galíndez; Facundo Fernández Santos