Fischer y Cía

Firm Overview:
Fischer y Cía. is one of the strongest tax and private wealth practices in Chile, with a team that renders highly innovative, comprehensive, precise, and business-oriented solutions to their private clients, who have trusted our firm with its wealth planning and management.

Fischer y Cía. aims to offer distinctive and personalized advisory services to families who require a high level of personal engagement and a comprehensive approach. The firm's private wealth advisory team understands the specific needs of each family group, including their businesses and individual family members' requirements.

the Business area adds a comprehensive legal advice, accompanyng clients with a commercial focus and suitable view for any business presented. Correspondingly, the Mergers and Acquisitions, and Banking and Finance areas advise on the broad scope of transactions. The Tax Disputes litigation team also handles complex and high-profile matters, with conflict resolution focus and business emphasis.

The firm seeks to build long-lasting and close relationships, ensuring compliance with the law and structuring matters in a way that maximizes benefits for each individual client.

Main Areas of Practice:

Tax Practice:
The recognized experience and track record of its leaders, along with the results of their advisory work, guarantee the quality and reliability of the practice. The team structures solutions that adapt to market dynamics and are tailored, with criteria, innovation, and a comprehensive vision, to meet each specific need. Fischer y Cía.'s team is committed to providing expertise, efficiency in execution, stability, and understanding in every tax advisory, covering general corporate matters, Mergers & Acquisitions, transactions, financing, implementations, transfer pricing, and the planning and structuring of assets for companies and individuals.

The firm offers advice to local and foreign business groups from various industries, as well as to private clients, families, and corporate entities. With diligence, ethics, and confidentiality as guiding principles, Fischer y Cía. proposes the best and most suitable solutions for each matter.

General Corporate Advisory:
The experience and recognition of the Corporate Advisory team enables to provide clients with certainty, clarity, and knowledge for their day-to-day decision-making. This practice ensures meticulous compliance with procedures, rules, opinions, and legal requirements specific to each business. The team accompanies clients in processes related to commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, and all aspects of corporate legal requirements, with a business focus tailored to each client's strategies. Fischer y Cía. is committed to the business success of its clients, and therefore, the firm proactively anticipates and creates comprehensive solutions to address every aspect of the business.

Transactions: Mergers & Acquisitions and Banking & Finance:
The Mergers and Acquisitions and Banking and Finance team strives to gain a deep understanding of each business and client objective in order to provide the best solutions and advice for transactions, investments, and proposed businesses. Fischer y Cía.'s advisory services cover all types of business and asset acquisition operations, including mergers, divisions, reorganizations, and various transactional matters.

Additionally, as part of the services provided, the team has extensive experience in a wide range of financing operations involving both national and foreign institutions. They are well-versed in handling structures of varying complexities and industries. Specifically, the team has expertise in corporate financing (both individual and syndicated), debt restructurings, financial guarantees, and derivative transactions.

Furthermore, Fischer y Cía.'s team possesses substantial experience in transactions involving securities, insurance, and banking regulators.

Tax Compliance & Accounting:
The Tax Compliance area of Fischer y Cía. is named UNITAX and is led by partners Boris León and Hernán Fuentes. Its objective is to capitalize on the synergy between the legal practice and the corresponding accounting advice that clients require. Fischer y Cía. follows a personalized work methodology that adds value to management and goes beyond mere value determination. The team provides comprehensive answers and strategic solutions to meet each client's requirements.

The firm's tax compliance area is well-established in the market and serves as a cornerstone within the firm, ensuring continuity and complete compliance with each advice or instruction. Fischer y Cía.'s professionals have extensive experience in prominent auditing firms and large companies, as well as postgraduate studies in tax and accounting.

Tax Disputes Litigation:
Fischer y Cía. has a specialized team in litigation and tax dispute resolution, handling complex and high-profile cases.

The experience of the firm's professionals enables to resolve conflicts by designing creative strategies that incorporate all available alternative dispute resolution mechanisms provided by the law. This approach allows for quick and appropriate solutions aligned with the businesses and objectives of our clients.

In addition to providing a strong defense in administrative and judicial proceedings, the approach is focused on proposing mechanisms, agreements, and fostering cooperation with the authorities. In recent years, this approach has led to achieve significant milestones and solutions that reaffirm the business-oriented approach.