LHLF South America serves its clients with innovative tax planning solutions, and brings its expertise in all aspects of tax practice and successful resolution of tax controversies.

On transactional matters, we work closely with our client’s financial advisors and general practice attorneys to deliver top-quality advice that is responsive to the overall business objectives of our clients. We pride ourselves in proposing practical solutions to any kind of tax problems.

We also advise on the impact of executive compensation or matters involving personal, charitable or family tax planning.

In tax controversies, we combine our experience as tax lawyers and our innovative approach as litigators.

LHLF South America works closely with the Firm’s tax experts located in the U.S. and Europe to sort out seamlessly the most complex cross-border transactions and international tax issues.

Tax Advisory Services

LHLF South America is consulted by global and domestic businesses on a wide range of tax issues. We are valued for our deep understanding of clients’ specific business objectives and for advancing pragmatic advice tailored to their needs.

We consider it is highly important to take the time to listen to clients, focus on their unique needs and issues, and offer workable and efficient solutions. LHLF South America does not merely point out the existence of problems, but adds value in solving them.

With a vast network of tax experts in South America and working together with LHLF offices in Europe and the U.S., we provide clients both local and multi-jurisdictional tax advice simultaneously.

Leading assignments of LHLF South America include:


Banking and Finance Tax

We provide tax advice on the full range of financial products, such as: acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, project finance, derivatives, lending, and insolvency & restructuring.


M&A Transactions

LHLF SA’s focus is always on delivering both tax efficient and pragmatic solutions for our clients.
Thus, we advise on structuring and executing all forms of corporate transactions, including:

• mergers and acquisitions
• investment into and from Argentina
• joint ventures
• partnership structures
• cross-border transactions
• corporate restructuring
• demergers

• Advising on pre-establishment global tax issues, including identifying the most tax efficient vehicle, structure and location.
• Implementing fund structures and developing tax-efficient structures designed to optimize the tax consequences for fund sponsors and investors
• Providing ongoing advice to minimize tax liabilities in the investment, holding and disinvestment phases.
• Devising tax structures and financing techniques to facilitate exit transactions.

Real Estate

LHLF South America is capable of providing comprehensive tax advice on real estate deals structures and implementation.

We advise on a broad range of direct and indirect taxation issues, keeping in mind that today's real estate market requires innovative structuring and that tax issues are a key component to all types of real estate transactions.

Our advice offers the optimal and most practical structure for each proposed transaction. We explore every tax option, including those concerning financing, acquisition, development, leasing and sale of properties.


Restructuring

Our expertise covers tax advice related to debt restructurings, workouts, reorganizations and insolvency.

We have the ability to coordinate legal and tax advice in structuring cross-border transactions in the region.

Throughout the restructuring process, we work closely with our client’s finance, insolvency and real estate advisors, to enable complex restructurings to be effected in a tax-efficient manner for both borrowers and lenders.


Tax Litigation and Disputes

LHLF South America offers a practical approach to tax dispute works. We work closely with our clients to identify and deal with potential threats to their business and projects. We seek the most cost effective solutions to tax challenges.

Our experience includes: tax litigation before municipal, provincial and national courts and tax tribunals; advising on information requests and investigations from tax authorities; advising on Tax Treaty Disputes. We work closely with both our team’s accountant and client’s accountants.


Transfer Pricing

LHLF South America can assist its clients in developing transfer pricing policies and advise on the transfer pricing implications of cross-border transactions, including in the fields of finance and corporate structuring.

We believe that the ability to combine legal analysis with a thorough knowledge of our clients' businesses can deliver real value in transfer pricing.

We can also negotiate and draft documentation to justify transfer pricing policies and reports required by the Argentine tax authorities.


VAT

LHLF South America offers specialist VAT advice on cross border supplies of goods and services and on all forms of financing, corporate and real estate transactions.


Exchange Controls and Cross-Border Currency Transfers

We advice our clients on exchange controls that affect the inflow and outflow of funds to and from Argentina.

We have a broad experience in assisting our clients comply with Central Bank regulations and local banks formal requirements.

Regional Tax Services – South America

LHLF South America has established a network of local counsel and tax experts in the region and has the ability to coordinate their advice in cross-border transactions or international tax matters in the region.
We understand the economic, social and political realities of South American countries and we have the knowledge and network to help our clients successfully achieve their business objectives. We know how to create well integrated teams with tax experts from the region and deliver seamless advice to our clients.