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Ignacio is a lawyer with over 25 years of experience in tax consulting and planning, with a focus on banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and the tax structuring of strategic operations both in Colombia and abroad. His professional career encompasses advising companies, investors, and financial institutions on tax optimization and regulatory compliance, consolidating his expertise in designing efficient tax structures for complex transactions in sectors such as infrastructure, energy, and financial markets.

Throughout his career, he has worked at leading law and accounting firms, including Gómez-Pinzón Abogados and EY/KPMG, where he has deepened his knowledge in tax consulting and planning in the infrastructure, energy, and financial industries, as well as in mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, sales, private equity, funds, structured financings, derivative operations, and other special operations.

Ignacio is recognized as an expert in his field, being an author, lecturer, professor, and speaker at prestigious institutions such as Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Javeriana, Universidad ICESI, the Colombian Institute of Tax Law (ICDT), the International Fiscal Association (IFA), and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), as well as in various media outlets and specialized tax publications. He is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STPE), the Colombian Institute of Tax Law (ICDT), and the Center for Tax Studies of Antioquia (CETA). His strategic approach to the tax structuring of business operations has positioned him as a leading figure in the Colombian tax field.

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Professional

  • Admitted to the practice of law in Colombia.

Academic

  • Specialization in Legal, Financial, and Accounting Tax Regime, Universidad de los Andes.
  • Specialization in Commercial Law, Universidad de los Andes.
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Minor in Finance and Minor in International Business, Universidad de Los Andes.

Languages: Spanish and English

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