Specialist in corporate taxation, domestic and international tax planning, and tax structuring of transactions and projects.
Diego Torres advises national and international clients on corporate and indirect taxation, the tax planning of projects and business activities, as well as on the application of treaties to avoid double taxation and territorial taxes. He has also participated in the tax structuring of several M&A transactions and corporate restructurings, and in Colombian outbound and inbound investments. He advises all kinds of taxpayers on planning and implementing legal defense strategies in disputes arising with regional and national tax authorities (administrative and court proceedings).
He also has extensive experience in advising families and family businesses on tax matters and asset management.
In addition to his specialty area of tax law, he has experience in corporate law.
Before joining Cuatrecasas, he worked in tax law at a leading law firm in Colombia.
He is an assistant lecturer in income taxation at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota.
Certificate in International Financial Reporting
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, 2020
Postgraduate studies in Tax Law
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, 2019
Diploma in International Taxation
Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario, 2018
Bachelor of Laws
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, 2018