With significant expertise in international tax structuring, Guerrero Olivos' seven-strong tax team ‘excels at proposing effective, cost-effective solutions’. Fielding lawyers, accountants and tax auditors, the full-service practice additionally advises on national and municipal taxes, corporation tax, capital gains, VAT, tax exemptions and double taxation treaties. It is also increasingly mandated to represent clients in administrative and judicial processes before the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax courts. Team head Alejandro Chechilnitzky specialises in the tax issues surrounding domestic and cross-border transactions. At senior associate level, Pablo Escobar advises on tax compliance, national and international taxation, audits, tax planning and tax crimes. Alfonso Niklitschek is left the firm in June 2024, as did former senior tax Catalina Galleguillos in September 2025.
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- ‘Excels at proposing effective, cost-effective solutions.’
- ‘They generate security and trust. Security, by demonstrating their knowledge of tax matters, and trust, by explaining the risks and ways to mitigate them.’
Key clients
- IDB Invest
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
Advised IDB Invest on the tax structuring and implementation of financing transactions under the framework of the Electricity Tariff Stabilisation Law.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Alejandro Chechilnitzky