Ana Paula joined SMPS Legal in 2015 as Tax partner. Ana Paula’s main practice is taxation concerning domestic and international aspects and involves representing corporations and individuals. She regularly advises clients on matters involving commercial transactions, tax planning, start up business, joint ventures, investments, acquisitions, mergers, spin offs, dispositions, tax free reorganizations, transfer pricing consulting.
Ana Paula joined SMPS Legal in 2015 as Tax partner. Ana Paula’s main practice is taxation concerning domestic and international aspects and involves representing corporations and individuals. She regularly advises clients on matters involving commercial transactions, tax planning, start up business, joint ventures, investments, acquisitions, mergers, spin offs, dispositions, tax free reorganizations, transfer pricing consulting. She has extensive experience in international transactions, in corporate law, including representation of multinationals groups and domestic groups, specific controversy and litigation, representing domestic and international clients in tax audits and negotiations skills.
Before joining SMPS Legal, Ana Paula was an associate at Hogan Lovells BSTL since 2010 and before that she was an associate at Basham Ringe y Correa. She also clerked at the tax boutique, Ortiz, Sainz y Erreguerena for two years and a half.
Law Degree, Universidad Panamericana, 2002 Postgraduate Degree, Universidad de Salamanca, 2004LL.M, University of Florida – Fredric G. Levin College of Law, 2007, obtaining the Certificate of Academic Excellence.
LANGUAGES
Ana Paula is fluent in Spanish and English
SMPS Legal provides cutting-edge legal services to address the needs of today’s leading corporations in the Latin American Region. SMPS Legal is a boutique law firm with regional expertise formed by a team of experienced and specialized lawyers committed to offering integrated multidisciplinary legal counsel in Latin America from strategically located offices.
From knowledge of the local commercial and corporate customs and practices, to evaluating the relevant sectors of the economy and obtaining specialized legal advice, SMPS Legal assists its clients maximize the opportunities offered by the Region, providing timely and cost effective advice.
For over 20 years, the partners and lawyers of SMPS Legal have successfully counseled domestic and foreign investors in their activities in Latin America. SMPS Legal provides legal services and support in transactions and projects in Latin America in important sectors of the economy, such as energy and natural resources, including oil & gas (upstream and downstream), mining, electricity (power generation and transmission) and water, infrastructure, private equity, banking and finance, hospitality, insurance, capital markets, aeronautic, automotive, cultural, food, pharmaceutical, real estate, manufacturing and information technology.
Responding to the growth of emerging markets in Latin America, SMPS Legal specializes in cross-border transactions, acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic alliances and foreign investments in the Region.
In addition to the fact that the members of SMPS Legal share a joint vision to apply a commercial approach and provide focused legal and business advice, the Firm provides tangible added value to its clients by taking the time to understand their business and legal service needs.
SMPS Legal currently has offices in Calgary, Dallas, Mexico City and Bogota and alliances with prominent firms in Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru and other Latin American countries to best serve its clients.
