The tax practitioners at full-service firm Barros & Errázuriz are ‘very knowledgeable in tax matters, both domestically and internationally’. Advising on the gamut of tax matters, the 16-strong group acts for corporate and private clients on both national and international taxation; while the ’reliable team’s expertise ranges from corporate transactions and reorganisations, to tax structuring, wealth planning, international taxation, direct taxes and tax disputes. Highlights include advising global alternative investment manager, Ares Management, on the tax planning surrounding the restructuring of high-value mezzanine credit agreements. In addition to high-level tax work, firm founder Fernando Barros advises on investment project developments, business strategies, and implementing corporate and financial structures; Carola Trucco has significant experience in advising major companies on the tax side to cross-border matters, M&A and business reorganisations; and the career of Tomás Kovacevic includes serving as tax policy adviser at the Ministry of Finance. In the firm’s senior associate ranks, María Luisa Marraccini also has former experience as a ministerial tax advisor; while Álvaro Oyarce is a December 2024 returnee from the New York office of multinational professional services network, EY. Former counsel Magdalena Munita departed the firm in April 2025 to establish her own practice.
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Tomás Kovacevic
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Fernando Barros; Carola Trucco; Tomás Kovacevic