Finance Monthly - Taxation Awards 2021

ABOUT MARÍA INÉS BRANDT María Inés Brandt is a partner of Marval O’Farrell Mairal Tax Department with more than 20 years’ experience in tax matters. She focuses on tax advice and planning and has outstanding expertise in the tax aspects of large, challenging corporate and finance transactions, including the design, planning and organization of tax-efficient transactions. She is also an expert in complex tax litigation. Before joining Marval O’Farrell Mairal, she was a founding partner at Tanoira Cassagne Abogados and a partner at Estudio Beccar Varela. María Inés is recognized as a leading tax lawyer by all the key legal publications, including Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, Legal 500 and LL250. A client quoted in Chambers Latin America 2015 describes her as “outstanding because she provides a service tailored to our needs…she is driven by results and has strong technical knowledge, evidenced in her practical advice”. She was awarded the “ILO Client Choice Award” as the best Argentine lawyer in the area of Corporate Tax in 2012, 2016 and 2017. She is a member of the Argentine Fiscal Association, regularly contributes articles to well-known legal publications and has been invited as speaker to various conferences on matters related to her area of specialization. She graduated with honors from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1993 and specialized in Tax Law in 1995 at the same university. FIRM PROFILE ounded in 1923, Marval O’Farrell Mairal is the largest law firm in Argentina. A market leader at both local and Latin American levels, the firm has been providing sophisticated, high quality advice to international and local clients for 90 years. The firm comprises over 300 lawyers and has wide experience of international business issues and the complexities of cross-border transactions. Our unmatched strengthallows us to react quickly and to simultaneously handle large, complex and time-consuming transactions without compromising on quality. All our teams are led directly by highly experienced partners and carefully tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients. We have a strong focus on highend corporate and finance transactions and the largest, most active litigation and arbitration practice in Argentina. Our leading intellectual property department provides a comprehensive service and has unrivalled experience; the firm was originally founded as an intellectual property office. We are also a market leader in a wide range of other key practice areas including tax, fintech, labor and employment, competition/ antitrust, energy and natural resources, administrative and public law, insurance and reinsurance, telecommunications and broadcasting as well as real estate and construction. We are the Argentine member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms, comprising more than 160 members. We also have an office in New York, providing invaluable support on US transactions. With a long history of advising multinational companies and international institutions, we have a unique understanding of the Argentine market and how to help our clients achieve their goals. Marval O’Farrell Mairal has a 90-year track record of being prepared to respond to any challenge, both in the country and in complex cross-border transactions. AMERICAS | ARGENTINA 53 TAXATION AWARDS 2021

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