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Firm Details:
Managing Partner: Steven Sonberg
Senior Partner: Roberto R. Pupo, Latin America Practice Group Chair
Number of partners: 700+
Number of other lawyers: 640+
Firm Overview:
Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more than 1,700 lawyers and other professionals in 32 offices throughout the world. Attorneys provide representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law. The Latin America team includes highly experienced multicultural and multilingual attorneys who are dedicated to helping clients succeed in the strategic areas of growth. The team counsels clients in all aspects of their inbound and outbound Latin America matters, and is regarded for its knowledge of the region's political nuances and legal structures with more than 35 years of representing clients.
Main Areas of Practice:
Banking & Financial Services:
The firm represents banks, nontraditional lenders, development financial institutions, project sponsors, financial sponsors and borrowers in connection with corporate financings, project financings and capital markets offerings in Latin America. The team has considerable experience with infrastructure and energy project finance matters. Projects the team has worked on in recent years in Latin America have been distinguished with several Deal of the Year awards. Lawyers regularly represent both borrowers and lenders on syndicated loans, acquisition financings and structured financings throughout Latin America. They have a strong practice advising Latin American airlines and multinational aircraft finance and leasing companies on transportation and asset finance deals.
Corporate Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, & Private Equity:
The M&A team provides comprehensive legal services to public and private companies and is enhanced by its experience in private equity. The team has participated in numerous M&A and joint venture transactions of highly regulated entities across all industry sectors, including finance, energy, retail and agribusiness, among others. The team also assists on fund formation, capital calls and investments, transaction structuring and negotiation, due diligence and daily general corporate matters.
Energy, Natural Resources, Oil & Gas:
The firm provides a full array of legal services throughout the Latin American energy, natural resources, and oil and gas sectors, with a focus on electricity, oil and gas contracts, regulatory structures and bid procedures, liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewables, biofuels and government procurement. Lawyers have represented state-owned entities as well as private entities in several arbitration procedures, and currently represent multiple multinational and local industry participants. Additionally, they have developed efficient and innovative solutions to the commercial, legal, regulatory and structural challenges that have arisen as a result of Mexico's energy reform. The team has represented mining, oil and gas clients in many of Colombia's largest transactions and is advancing multiple renewable energy projects.
International Arbitration & Litigation:
Attorneys represent clients in all aspects of mitigating and resolving international disputes. The team has experience arbitrating complex disputes under many different rules and international administrative bodies, including the ICC, ICSID, ICDR, UNCITRAL, IACAC and WIPO.
International Trade:
The firm has vast experience in trade policy, trade law and international trade regulation that enables attorneys to work on both major trade lobbying initiatives as well as company and sector-specific concerns. The trade regulatory team is involved in all aspects of trade regulation, from export controls and sanctions on the outbound side to US Customs and foreign investment reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS).
Labour, Employment & Benefits:
The team advises Latin American companies as well as foreign companies establishing or conducting business activities in Latin America on day-to-day labour law matters. The team offers corporate diversity and equal employment opportunity counseling, advice on union-management relations, negotiating collective bargaining agreements with unions and assistance in all corporate immigration matters. Lawyers advise clients in administrative procedures before labour and social security authorities and have extensive experience in drafting employment agreements, preparing labour policies, performing labour due diligence and audits, labour training, executive compensation and employee benefits, noncompete/non-disclosure agreements and litigation, among many other areas.
Structured Finance & Securitisation:
Attorneys are seasoned in deals involving numerous international jurisdictions and handle every aspect of complex securitisation financing transactions. The team has extensive experience representing issuers and sponsors who originate or acquire financial assets, as well as the collateral managers, servicers and special servicers of such assets. Notably, the Mexico City team has been a key participant in the formation and development of the Mexican securitisation industry and has developed structures that are now the market standard in Mexico.
Transportation:
The team has a substantial track record in aviation, freight rail, infrastructure, maritime and shipping, mass transit and public transportation, as well as trucking and logistics. It also has significant experience with transportation project development, land use and zoning, transit-oriented development, and countryspecific governmental regulation. It has considerable knowledge of transportation project finance, bond issuances and public-private partnerships, as well as project delivery and procurement.
Languages:Afrikaans, Albanian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Danish, English, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Persian (Farsi), Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Taiwanese, Thai.
Clients:
Holland & Knight represents global and Fortune 500 companies, other public corporations, financial and insurance institutions, governmental agencies, emerging companies, startup entrepreneurial enterprises, private companies and major, internationally headquartered businesses.
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- Miami701 Brickell Avenue Suite 3300 , Miami, Florida, USA, FL 33131
- Web: www.hklaw.com
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- Mexico CityPaseo de la Reforma No. 342 Piso 28, Col. Juárez, Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 06600View ranked officeMexico CityPaseo de las Palmas No. 405, Suite 504, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 11000View ranked officeMonterreyRicardo Margáin No. 335, Torre II, Piso 2 Col. Valle del Campestre San Pedro Garza García, N.L. , Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 66265View ranked office
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Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Procedural Aspects
Part 1: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
Contract Allocations and Judicial Doctrines
District Court Case Applies Strong Proof Test to Boxing Contracts to Address Puerto Rico Source Income
Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Interaction with OECD Inclusive Framework
Part 2: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
IRS Continues to Audit and Litigate Against Cannabis Businesses
As Congress continues to deliberate the federal legalization of marijuana, the cannabis industry continues to face scrutiny from the IRS under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (Code).
Tax Liability Issues to Consider for High-Net-Worth Couples in Divorce
Divorce is not a topic most clients or tax advisors enjoy discussing.
Biden's American Families Plan Proposes Income Tax Hikes
The American Families Plan is the third part of the Biden Administration's Build Back Better agenda, addressing "human infrastructure" and containing proposals on free education, direct support to children and families, and the extension of tax cuts for families with children and American workers.
Large Corporations and Wealthy Taxpayers Beware: The Taxman is Coming
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig on April 13, 2021, told a U.S. Senate panel that the tax gap1 in the U.S. may total $1 trillion per year.
Tennessee retains status as a leading trust jurisdiction
On May 12, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a bill containing several revisions to Tennessee’s Uniform Trust Code (the “TN UTC”).
When IRS Penalty Assertions Are Unlawful
One of the most highly litigated issues in U.S. Tax Court is whether taxpayers are liable for certain penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts (each, a "penalty" and collectively, "penalties").
U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Pave Way for Future IRS Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court recently rendered a unanimous opinion holding that the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA) did not block a lawsuit brought by CIC Services against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), delivering an important victory to CIC and similarly situated taxpayers everywhere.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy
By way of background, the budget that the president submits to Congress contains estimates of federal government income and spending for the upcoming fiscal year and also recommends funding levels for the federal government.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and International Tax Changes
A previous Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of corporate and individual income tax increases as detailed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury May 2021 "Green Book." (See "Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy," June 3, 2021.)
The Green Book and Green Energy
Biden Administration's Budget Proposal Expands, Extends and Creates Tax Credits for Renewable Energy
Agreement on Global Tax Reform: What Happened and What's Next
Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy has been a top priority of the Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) project of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/G-20 Inclusive Framework (IF)1 since 2015.
How Can the Same Right Create 2 Separate Property Interests?
A Closer Look at Taxpayers' Property Rights, State Laws and the Legitimacy of IRS Liens/Levies
IRS Promotes Use of Fallback Language to Assist with Libor, IBOR Transition
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates by promoting the adoption of fallback language recommended by the...
U.K., U.S. Reach Competent Authority Agreement on "Equivalent Beneficiary" Status
The United Kingdom and the U.S. Competent Authorities published on July 28, 2021, a Competent Authority Agreement (the Agreement) under the bilateral U.K.-U.S. Income Tax Treaty (the U.K. Treaty).1
Offshore Lenders Targeted by IRS Audit Campaign
Since 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Large Business and International Division (LB&I) has shifted its audit efforts to issue-based examinations, premised on strategically identified and prioritized areas of compliance risks to address taxpayer compliance.
IRS Extends Time Period of Telephonic Public Approval Hearings for Private Activity Bonds
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Revenue Procedure 2021-39, which extends the time period for telephonic Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearings until March 31, 2022.
IRS Adds a Potential Self-Dealing Transaction to the No-Rule List
The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-40, 2021-38 IRB 1 on Sept. 3, 2021, adding a private foundation issue to the list of those areas on which the IRS will no longer issue private letter rulings or determination letters: The IRS indicated that it is "currently reviewing" its prior ruling position..
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
NBAA Article Explains IRS Stance on Entertainment Disallowance for Sole Proprietors
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) 2021-17-012 to explain that sole proprietor flights are generally not subject to the employer-provided aircraft rules in Internal Revenue Code Section 274
House Ways and Means Committee Tax Plan Proposes Changes to Estate Planning
The House Committee on Ways and Means has proposed a tax plan intended to fund President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" $3.5 trillion infrastructure program.
Maintaining Privilege with Non-Lawyer Experts Under Kovel
Holland & Knight Partners Abbey Garber and Denise Mudigere, along with Associate Kate Minnich, co-authored an article in the December 2021 issue of Headnotes, a publication of the Dallas Bar Association.
Update for Employers: Recent Legislation Improves, Extends Employee Retention Credit
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized a refundable tax credit important to many employers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Same Statute, Same Form, Different Penalties: Welcome to FBAR Litigation
The "Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts" (FBAR) penalty has been the subject of much litigation.
Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Set to Take Effect Feb. 23, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after Feb. 23, 2022.
IRS Issues Favorable Tax Regulations on Management Company Exception to FET
Over the past few years, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has worked to issue final regulations that provide guidance to aircraft management companies and aircraft owners regarding their federal excise tax (FET) obligations.
Proposed Regulations Greatly Expand Guidance on Required Minimum Distributions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued expansive proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on Feb. 24, 2022, reflecting the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules as set out in the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 and providing significant...
Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Procedural Aspects
Part 1: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
Contract Allocations and Judicial Doctrines
District Court Case Applies Strong Proof Test to Boxing Contracts to Address Puerto Rico Source Income
Biden Administration's Made in America Tax Plan: Interaction with OECD Inclusive Framework
Part 2: Buckle Up for the Impact on International Tax Reform
IRS Continues to Audit and Litigate Against Cannabis Businesses
As Congress continues to deliberate the federal legalization of marijuana, the cannabis industry continues to face scrutiny from the IRS under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (Code).
Tax Liability Issues to Consider for High-Net-Worth Couples in Divorce
Divorce is not a topic most clients or tax advisors enjoy discussing.
Biden's American Families Plan Proposes Income Tax Hikes
The American Families Plan is the third part of the Biden Administration's Build Back Better agenda, addressing "human infrastructure" and containing proposals on free education, direct support to children and families, and the extension of tax cuts for families with children and American workers.
Large Corporations and Wealthy Taxpayers Beware: The Taxman is Coming
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Chuck Rettig on April 13, 2021, told a U.S. Senate panel that the tax gap1 in the U.S. may total $1 trillion per year.
Tennessee retains status as a leading trust jurisdiction
On May 12, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a bill containing several revisions to Tennessee’s Uniform Trust Code (the “TN UTC”).
When IRS Penalty Assertions Are Unlawful
One of the most highly litigated issues in U.S. Tax Court is whether taxpayers are liable for certain penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts (each, a "penalty" and collectively, "penalties").
U.S. Supreme Court Decision May Pave Way for Future IRS Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court recently rendered a unanimous opinion holding that the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA) did not block a lawsuit brought by CIC Services against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), delivering an important victory to CIC and similarly situated taxpayers everywhere.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy
By way of background, the budget that the president submits to Congress contains estimates of federal government income and spending for the upcoming fiscal year and also recommends funding levels for the federal government.
Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and International Tax Changes
A previous Holland & Knight alert provided an overview of corporate and individual income tax increases as detailed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury May 2021 "Green Book." (See "Biden Administration's FY 2022 Budget and Its Tax Increases for Corporations, Wealthy," June 3, 2021.)
The Green Book and Green Energy
Biden Administration's Budget Proposal Expands, Extends and Creates Tax Credits for Renewable Energy
Agreement on Global Tax Reform: What Happened and What's Next
Addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy has been a top priority of the Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) project of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/G-20 Inclusive Framework (IF)1 since 2015.
How Can the Same Right Create 2 Separate Property Interests?
A Closer Look at Taxpayers' Property Rights, State Laws and the Legitimacy of IRS Liens/Levies
IRS Promotes Use of Fallback Language to Assist with Libor, IBOR Transition
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-44 to assist the market's transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) and other interbank offered rates (IBORs) to alternative reference rates by promoting the adoption of fallback language recommended by the...
U.K., U.S. Reach Competent Authority Agreement on "Equivalent Beneficiary" Status
The United Kingdom and the U.S. Competent Authorities published on July 28, 2021, a Competent Authority Agreement (the Agreement) under the bilateral U.K.-U.S. Income Tax Treaty (the U.K. Treaty).1
Offshore Lenders Targeted by IRS Audit Campaign
Since 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Large Business and International Division (LB&I) has shifted its audit efforts to issue-based examinations, premised on strategically identified and prioritized areas of compliance risks to address taxpayer compliance.
IRS Extends Time Period of Telephonic Public Approval Hearings for Private Activity Bonds
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Revenue Procedure 2021-39, which extends the time period for telephonic Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearings until March 31, 2022.
IRS Adds a Potential Self-Dealing Transaction to the No-Rule List
The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-40, 2021-38 IRB 1 on Sept. 3, 2021, adding a private foundation issue to the list of those areas on which the IRS will no longer issue private letter rulings or determination letters: The IRS indicated that it is "currently reviewing" its prior ruling position..
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
Regulatory Changes Impact Leasehold Condominiums in New York
The leasehold condominium structure has become a popular way for landlords and nonprofit entities to establish or modify their relationship to permit space that the nonprofit would formerly lease to qualify for a real property tax exemption.
NBAA Article Explains IRS Stance on Entertainment Disallowance for Sole Proprietors
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) 2021-17-012 to explain that sole proprietor flights are generally not subject to the employer-provided aircraft rules in Internal Revenue Code Section 274
House Ways and Means Committee Tax Plan Proposes Changes to Estate Planning
The House Committee on Ways and Means has proposed a tax plan intended to fund President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" $3.5 trillion infrastructure program.
Maintaining Privilege with Non-Lawyer Experts Under Kovel
Holland & Knight Partners Abbey Garber and Denise Mudigere, along with Associate Kate Minnich, co-authored an article in the December 2021 issue of Headnotes, a publication of the Dallas Bar Association.
Update for Employers: Recent Legislation Improves, Extends Employee Retention Credit
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized a refundable tax credit important to many employers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Same Statute, Same Form, Different Penalties: Welcome to FBAR Litigation
The "Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts" (FBAR) penalty has been the subject of much litigation.
Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Set to Take Effect Feb. 23, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's revisions to the thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), which will apply to all transactions closing on or after Feb. 23, 2022.
IRS Issues Favorable Tax Regulations on Management Company Exception to FET
Over the past few years, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has worked to issue final regulations that provide guidance to aircraft management companies and aircraft owners regarding their federal excise tax (FET) obligations.
Proposed Regulations Greatly Expand Guidance on Required Minimum Distributions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued expansive proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on Feb. 24, 2022, reflecting the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules as set out in the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 and providing significant...