In addition to advising multinational corporations, financial institutions, and technology and digital businesses, CMS Carey & Allende’s eight-strong tax team acts for energy and mining companies, high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The practice assists with national and international tax planning and cross-border M&A and reorganisations, as well as VAT, treaty issues, estate and wealth planning, and tax controversy and administrative proceedings before Chile’s tax authorities and courts. Diego García specialises in domestic and cross-border tax work, and Gonzalo Serrano focuses on both advisory and contentious tax matters. In the senior associate ranks, Matias Ramírez handles tax compliance and advisory mandates; and Constanza Schwerter’s practice covers direct and indirect taxation, double taxation treaties, foreign investment and business reorganisations.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • Commitment and professionalism towards the client. I especially want to highlight associates Constanza Schwerter, Bárbara Bilbao, and Lucía Munizaga.
  • The CMS tax team stands out not only for its excellence but also for its commitment. We had an issue with the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (SII) that was causing us significant harm, and CMS resolved it exceptionally well.

Key clients

  • Digital Virgo
  • Zach
  • Balsu
  • Rappi

Work highlights

Advised Digital Virgo on multi-jurisdictional tax structuring and compliance for its carrier-billing and digital services model.
Advised Balsu on VAT exemption and customs structuring for a $25m industrialisation project in Chile.
Acts as ongoing tax and corporate counsel to Zach.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

Diego García; Gonzalo Serrano