
The five-member tax team in Dentons’ Santiago office is particularly experienced in structuring cross-border transactions, corporate reorganisations and succession planning. The practice also assists with tax audits and litigation; and it is increasingly mandated by family offices, private wealth clients, and cross-border business groups from the energy, construction, real estate, retail and manufacturing sectors. Department head Juan Pablo Orellana focuses on M&A, personal and corporate tax planning, and domestic and international tax advice, as well as corporate structures, wealth succession, and personal and business estates; Karen Kulka’s workload includes day-to-day advice, tax planning, transaction structuring, internal reorganisations and corporate restructurings; and Francisco Hurtado has significant experience in tax litigation before Chile’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS), tax courts, Supreme Court and Constitutional Court. Associate Agustin Rodriguez completes the group.
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Key clients
- Servicios Logisticos Sudamericanos
- Puerto Ventanas
- Mall & Outlets Vivo
- Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI)
- Ingeniería y Construcción Sigdo Koppers
- Amazon Global
- Sigdo Koppers
- SMU
- Enaex
- Sumup
Work highlights
Represented Servicios Logísticos Sudamericanos in a Supreme Court appeal under tight deadlines, securing admissibility, and coordinating a multifaceted tax and criminal litigation strategy.
Advised Ingeniería y Construcción Sigdo Koppers on a cross-border corporate reorganisation, which centralises its Latin American investments under an Irish holding structure with tax-efficient implementation.
Assisted Mall & Outlets Vivo with resolving disputes with the Tax Authority, regarding depreciation and tax losses.
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Juan Pablo Orellana
