Pere M. Pons joined Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa as partner at the end of 2017. He heads the Spanish and LATAM practices of the firm, which is the largest and most notorious tax firm in Mexico, and manages the new Madrid office of the firm.
Pere specializes in international taxation, regularly advising on the tax planning of international investment structures in Spain and Latin America, as well as operations of hedge funds and private equity entities in Spain and abroad. He also advises on the tax implications in Spain of financing structures, of swaps and financial products, and on Spanish investments abroad.
Pere has extensive experience in real estate and distressed debt investments, as well as tax planning for tax consolidated groups and subsidiaries of multinational companies. He also regularly assists high net worth individuals and family offices, and has advised on the regularization of off-shore investments and excessive debt push down structures (including legal defense in tax audits and courts of justice). Finally, he has also advised government agencies and individuals on prevention of money laundering and foreign investment regulations.
Education:
J.D., Pompeu Fabra University
M.S.A.T., Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF)
Postgraduate course on Mergers and Acquisitions, ESADE
Executive Programme on US Corporate and International Taxation, New York University
Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Portfolios:
6895 T.M., Income Tax Treaties: Competent Authority Functions and Procedures of Selected Countries (O-Z)