About

Provided by Fuensalida & Del Valle

Fuensalida & Del Valle is a tax boutique law firm founded by lawyers Carolina Fuensalida and Jaime Del Valle, renowned tax and corporate law specialists. Cristóbal Ureta and Trinidad Fernández have become partners at the firm, with Cristóbal leading the corporate team and Trinidad joining the tax team. Today, we have more than 17 lawyers, all specializing in complex tax matters.

The firm offers broad experience in tax advisory on corporate and patrimonial matters, tax planning, capital markets taxation as well as related tax litigation.

We provide highly sophisticated, bespoke advice in our areas of practice, adapting to our client’s needs from a commercial and innovative point of view, resulting in a comprehensive and committed service.

The firm’s partners are deeply involved in public policy and academia, which gives them a sought-after unique perspective and technical updated knowledge. Client roster is made up of international companies, as well as some of the main economic groups in Chile and largest family offices in the country.

The firm’s tax advisory practice covers both the transactional and litigation aspects of tax law, including tax planning and structuring, advice on incorporations, acquisitions, reorganisations and wealth planning.

Fuensalida & Del Valle has thus become one of the most required tax law firms in the Chilean market since its foundation in 2014.

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Chile

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Fuensalida & Del Valle provides a wide array of services for high net worth individuals and families, including estate, tax and charitable planning. The firm demonstrates capabilities in handling cross-border matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Carolina Fuensalida Merino
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Carolina Fuensalida Merino
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Carolina Fuensalida Merino has longstanding experience advising high net worth clients on sophisticated tax matters. She is adept in cross-jurisdictional matters, advising on redomiciliation for example, as well as the structuring of family businesses and tax planning.

Carolina Fuensalida Merino is extremely skilled, committed and approachable.

She is a professional with great technical management. She is personally involved in each issue.

Carolina has good technical, practical and soft skills.

Jaime Del Valle
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Jaime Del Valle
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Jaime Del Valle is highly adept at handling a range of matters for private clients, including tax advisory, wealth and estate planning, and corporate structuring.

He can understand the client's needs, articulate a strategy and support its execution.

I consider Jaime the best cross-border private client practitioner in Chile.

He takes a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, never losing sight of the client's business and succession-planning goals.

Cristóbal Ureta
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Cristóbal Ureta
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Cristóbal Ureta has expertise in tax, family business succession and other inheritance issues. He also has experience advising on philanthropic foundations.

Cristóbal Ureta is an excellent lawyer who is fully dedicated, practical and knowledgeable.

Cristóbal Ureta is experienced and judicious, with deep technical knowledge and clear business vision.

Cristóbal is very capable, has a good disposition and anticipates the potential implications of actions.

He transmits great confidence due to his high knowledge of the subject and high standard of responsibility, which is an immense contribution when making decisions.

Trinidad Fernández
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Trinidad Fernández
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Trinidad Fernández advises domestic and international clients on tax, wealth planning and business structuring matters. She is also capable of advising on specific family wealth issues such as inheritance and wills.

Trinidad is a highly skilled and talented lawyer with a deep understanding of cross-border tax and mobility issues, both for individuals and companies.

Trinidad is a great professional and is very, very efficient.

Trinidad is accurate in her advice and instils a feeling of comfort and confidence.

Felipe Fernandez
Felipe Fernandez
Associates to watch

Felipe Fernandez is a senior associate at Fuensalida & Del Valle, and assists private clients with tax advisory, wealth planning and cross-border structuring matters.

Felipe is very fast, intelligent and ensures everything goes according to plan.

Felipe is a pleasure to work with because he is good on the technicalities of Chilean law. He is practical, available for discussions and mindful of private wealth clients.

Ranked Individuals at
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Carolina Fuensalida Merino
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Carolina Fuensalida Merino
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Band 1
Jaime Del Valle
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Jaime Del Valle
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Band 1
Cristóbal Ureta
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Cristóbal Ureta
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Band 3
Trinidad Fernández
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Trinidad Fernández
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Band 3
Felipe Fernandez
Felipe Fernandez
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Members

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Agustín Lathrop

Augusto Blume

Benjamín Viveros

Catalina Yáñez

Diego Fuensalida

Francisca Valenzuela

Irene Barros

José Ignacio Hissi

Magdalena Cousiño

Patricio De la Fuente

Pelayo Valdivia

Sebastián Valdivia