DLA Piper Puerto Rico

The experienced team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico brings expertise to advising insurers, domestic financial institutions and multinational corporates (including Citibank, Southwest Airlines and Air Canada) on tax planning and structuring, transfer pricing, complex financial transactions, tax audits and appeals, and tax litigation. The group’s active client base spans sectors ranging from aviation, financial services and energy to food and beverages, tech and telecoms. The team is led by Manuel López-Zambrana, an expert in tax controversies who assists clients with complex US federal and Puerto Rican income tax matters and with obtaining Puerto Rican tax incentives for manufacturing and IP licensing activities. Other key figures include of counsel Edwin Figueroa Alvarez, who provides support to start-ups and businesses on the tax aspects of local market entry.