Provided by Walter César Keiniger
Walter César Keiniger is partner at the tax department. He joined Marval O'Farrell Mairal in 1999.
He provides advice to local and foreign companies in the design, planning and organization of a variety of transactions, including loans, project financing, IPOs, etc. He has an impressive track record in M&A transactions and tax-free reorganizations, many of which involved different jurisdictions and were among the most significant deals in Argentina. He also provides planning strategies to individuals searching for a high-quality and practical approach towards their needs. He also has a strong background in complex tax litigation and leads a large team of tax litigators.
He has been recognized as one of the main tax lawyers in Argentina by prestigious publications, such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, World Tax and LL250. In 2017 he received the “best article” award granted by the Argentine Fiscal Association. He has also been recognized as leading tax attorney in Argentina and thought leader by LACCA (Latin American Corporate Counsel Association) and has been awarded the 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 Client Choice Award for Corporate Tax in Argentina. In 2022 he was recognized as Tax Advisory Expert of the Year - Argentina by the Lawyer Network. Has was also recently included in the Business Today’s list of “Top 10 Influential Tax Lawyers Revolutionizing Argentina’s Legal Scene in 2023”.
He has written articles in national and international publications, and has been invited as speaker in different conferences held in Argentina and abroad. He teaches at the Master of Laws (“Derecho Empresario”) of Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) and was visiting professor at the University of Florida (Levin College of Law), USA and the University of Miami (School of Law).
He obtained his law degree at the University of Buenos Aires, School of Law (1994), with a specialization in Tax Law. He also holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida, USA (2003), a degree earned at the Graduate Tax Program of the University of Buenos Aires, School of Economics (1997) and attended a course of specialization in Tax Law at the University of Salamanca, Spain in 1998.
He is a member of the Argentine Fiscal Association (AAEF), the International Fiscal Association (IFA), Transnational Taxation Network (TTN) and the Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He has been appointed as Argentine reporter for the 2013 Congress of the International Fiscal Association held in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has also been appointed as Argentine panelist for the 2015 Regional Meeting of the International Fiscal Association held in Dominican Republic, as well as panelist at the 2018 global meeting of the International Bar Association held in Rome, Italy. He was joint director of the Transfer Pricing Section (2016) and since 2017 is joint director of the International Taxation Section of the Argentine Fiscal Association.
Provided by Chambers
Noteworthy partner Walter César Keiniger is commended by market commentators and clients alike for his solid advice on tax matters. He provides extensive guidance on both contentious and non-contentious mandates.
Provided by Chambers
Walter Keiniger has extensive experience and deep tax knowledge. He understands the client's needs and provides added value.
Walter Keiniger has extensive experience and deep tax knowledge. He understands the client's needs and provides added value.
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Supreme Court Says Most Benign Criminal Law Applies Retroactively when Filing Criminal Tax Charges
The Argentine Supreme Court held that the amounts triggering criminal charges under the new Criminal Tax Regime do not constitute a reinstatement of the former amounts due to inflation. Thus, new amounts count for excluding criminal behaviors displayed before the new Regime became effective.
Supreme Court Says Most Benign Criminal Law Applies Retroactively when Filing Criminal Tax Charges
The Argentine Supreme Court held that the amounts triggering criminal charges under the new Criminal Tax Regime do not constitute a reinstatement of the former amounts due to inflation. Thus, new amounts count for excluding criminal behaviors displayed before the new Regime became effective.
