Profile
Position
Antonio A. Weffer is a tax principal in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group and the head of the Firm's transfer pricing practice in Luxembourg.
He has over 20 years of experience handling complex financial and non-financial multinational enterprises, cross-border transactions, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions across a range of industry sectors.
Antonio is an active member of several international professional tax organizations, and regularly publishes articles on international tax issues and speaks at worldwide seminars and conferences. He is recognized as a highly regarded practitioner in the World Transfer Pricing 2023 guide and named once again as Leading Individual by Legal 500 EMEA in 2023. Other professional honours of this year include:
Antonio's practice focuses on transfer pricing and valuation documentation, benchmarks, and other economic analysis services to the business community worldwide. He has over 22 years of experience handling complex financial and non-financial multinational enterprises, cross-border transactions, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions across a range of industry sectors.
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Memberships
- AMCHAM Tax Committee working group member
- ALFI Digital taxation and Transfer Pricing working groups' member
- Camera di Commercio Italo-Lussemburghese (CCIL) member
- British chamber of commerce (BCC) member
- Chambre Française de Commerce et d'Industrie au Grand Duché du Luxembourg (CFCI) member
- International Bar Association member (IBA) member
- International Fiscal Association (IFA) - Luxembourg Branch member
- Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA) member
- Luxembourg association of family offices (LAFO) member
- Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association member
- The Luxembourg Banker's Association member
- Association des compagnies d'assurances et de réassurances du GDL member
- The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry member
- Cámara de Comercio de España en Bélgica y Luxemburgo member
- International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD)
- International Tax Center Leiden University – Holland
- International Latin American Tax Law Association (ILADT) –Venezuelan Branch (AVDT) - Member
- Venezuelan Tax Law Association (AVDT) and Financial Law Association - Member
- Caracas and Miranda State Bar - Member
- International Taxation in ESAN School of Business Diploma – Lima Peru - Professor
Education
- Leiden University (LL.M. International Taxation) (2002)
- Universidad Metropolitana (MS Taxation and Management) (2000)
- Universidad Santa Maria (MS Tax Law and Public Finance) (1998)
- Universidad Santa Maria (LL.B.) (1994)
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The tax practice at Baker McKenzie Luxembourg is premium in international tax matters and delivers significant value for money.'
- 'The knowledgeable and experienced tax team provides pragmatic and solutions-oriented advice.'
- 'The team possesses a deep understanding of complex challenges across various sectors, consistently delivering tailored solutions that reflect their extensive industry knowledge.'
- 'Diogo Duarte de Oliveira can explain the most complicated tax issue in plain English, and will set up the best structure for you.'
- 'Diogo Duarte de Oliveira is a highly experienced and very sophisticated tax lawyer in Luxembourg. He is very reliable, precise and knows our company very well.'
- 'Amar Hamouche is very reliable, pragmatic and solutions-oriented.'
- 'Olivier Dal Farra is very knowledgeable in Luxembourg and international taxation. He is clear and solutions oriented, his approach to tax matters is robust and innovative at the same time.'
- 'Olivier Dal Farra is engaged and responsive with a comprehensive knowledge of wealth structuring solutions for private clients.'