Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

The tax practice at Baker McKenzie S.A.S. is widely hailed both for its ‘strong international presence’ and for its ’clear understanding of commercial priorities’. Benefitting from its ability to plug into the wider firm’s formidable global tax platform, the international-facing group acts for an exhaustive list of major domestic and multinational companies on tax planning, compliance, transactional matters and litigation, along with transfer pricing. High-profile tax expert Ciro Meza co-heads the department and is sought after by a raft of multinationals for day-to-day advisory work, including Airbnb, Meta Platforms and Salesforce. He also represents clients in contentious matters, most recently successfully acting for Sony Music Entertainment Colombia in judicial proceedings against the Colombian Tax Office (DIAN). The department is additionally co-led by transactional tax partner Juan David Velasco, who is praised for his ‘practical, international and business-oriented approach’; and transfer pricing specialist Gustavo Sánchez, who splits his time between Mexico and Colombia and is noted for his Latam-wide coverage. Key senior associates include Laura Durán, who focuses on tax planning and consulting; Andrea Jiménez, who sits in the tax litigation team; Juan David López, who advises on international trade and customs tax; and Carolina Roldán, who supports on tax planning and transactional tax.