ITR Americas Tax Awards 2021: Shortlist announced

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ITR Americas Tax Awards 2021: Shortlist announced

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The shortlist for the ITR Americas Tax Awards 2021 has been announced.

The ITR Americas Tax Awards recognise remarkable achievements and developments by international tax professionals from the North, Central and South American regions over a 12-month period.

Aside from the national awards in more than fifteen jurisdictions, there are also awards in regional, individual and in-house categories for the top performers.

Due to the continued restrictions brought upon by the COVID-19 global pandemic, we will be hosting a virtual awards ceremony on September 22.  We hope to see you all in person as soon as we can.

If you have any questions about the shortlist or research, please contact ITR’s head of awards research, James Wilson.

For the deals and cases awards, we strive to mention all the firms that took part in each deal. If your firm has been omitted, please contact ITR’s awards researcher, John Harrison.

For more information about securing a shortlist package or how you can engage with the awards, please contact ITR’s associate publisher, Tanya Gujral.

Our thoughts are with our readers and everyone affected by the pandemic.

Please click to here to see reactions by firms to their nominations

Register to attend the virtual awards ceremony today!


Jurisdiction Awards

Argentina Tax Firm of the Year

Bruchou Fernández Madero & Lombardi

Deloitte & Co

Estudio O'Farrell

Marval O'Farrell Mairal

Perez Alati Grondona Benites & Arntsen

Rosso Alba & Rouges, Lataxnet/WTS Global

Tavarone Rovelli Salim & Miani

Argentina Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

BaseFirma

Bruchou Fernández Madero & Lombardi

Deloitte & Co

Estudio O'Farrell

Marval O'Farrell Mairal

Rosso Alba & Rouges, Lataxnet/WTS Global


Bolivia Tax Firm of the Year

Ferrere

PPO Abogados

CR & F Rojas

Villegas Aldazosa & Asociados


Bolivia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Ferrere

PPO Abogados

TPC Group

Villegas Aldazosa & Asociados


Brazil Tax Firm of the Year

Demarest Advogados

Lefosse Advogados

Machado Associados, Lataxnet/WTS Global

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Trench Rossi Watanabe


Brazil Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Bocater Camargo Costa e Silva Rodrigues Advogados

Deloitte Brazil

Demarest Advogados

Lefosse Advogados

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Trench Rossi Watanabe


Canada Tax Firm of the Year

Blake Cassels & Graydon

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Deloitte

Goodmans

McCarthy Tétrault

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Torys


Canada Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Barsalou Lawson Rheault

Bennett Jones

Deloitte 

Gowling WLG

Grant Thornton

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt


Caribbean Tax Firm of the Year

Canahuate Rouchés

Deloitte

EY

Guzmán Ariza

KPMG

OMG

Pellerano & Herrera


Caribbean Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Guzmán Ariza

Pellerano & Herrera

TPC Group


Central America Tax Firm of the Year

Arias

BLP

Consortium Legal

EY

Sfera Legal

TPC Group


Central America Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Arias

Consortium Legal

Deloitte

EY

TPC Group


Chile Tax Firm of the Year

Carey

Deloitte

EY

Fischer y Cía

KPMG

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

PwC


Chile Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

BaseFirma / Bruzzone & González Abogados

Deloitte

EY

KPMG

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

PwC

TPC Group


Colombia Tax Firm of the Year

Brigard Urrutia

DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán

EY

GodoyHoyos Goh

Gómez-Pinzón Abogados

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Posse Herrera Ruiz


Colombia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

BaseFirma

Dentons C&C

DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán

EY

GodoyHoyos Goh

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Posse Herrera Ruiz


Ecuador Tax Firm of the Year

Deloitte

Fabara Abogados

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Robalino

Spingarn


Ecuador Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Deloitte

Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Robalino

TP Consulting Ecuador

TPC Group


Mexico Tax Firm of the Year

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez

Deloitte

Galicia Abogados

Garrigues

Ritch Mueller y Nicolau

Skatt


Mexico Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez

Deloitte

MAAT Asesores

QCG Transfer Pricing Practice

Skatt

TPC Group


Paraguay Tax Firm of the Year

BKM | Berkemeyer

Deloitte

Ferrere, Lataxnet/WTS Global


Peru Tax Firm of the Year

Deloitte

Estudio Echecopar

EY

Garrigues

Hernández & Cía

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Zuzunaga Assereto & Zegarra Abogados


Peru Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

BaseFirma

CMS Grau

Deloitte

Estudio Echecopar

EY

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Zuzunaga Assereto & Zegarra Abogados


Uruguay Tax Firm of the Year

Brum Costa Abogados

Deloitte

Ferrere, Lataxnet/WTS Global

Grant Thornton

Guyer & Regules


Uruguay Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Deloitte

Ferrere, Lataxnet/WTS Global

Grant Thornton

KPMG

TPC Group


US: Chicago Tax Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom


US: Dallas & Houston Tax Firm of the Year

Baker Botts

Baker McKenzie

Mayer Brown

Weil Gotshal & Manges

Vinson & Elkins


US: Los Angeles Tax Firm of the Year

Aptis Global

Baker McKenzie

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom


US: New York Tax Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

Debevoise & Plimpton

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Weil Gotshal & Manges


US: San Francisco and the Bay Area Tax Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Fenwick

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom


US: Washington DC Tax Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

Mayer Brown

Miller & Chevalier Chartered

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Weil Gotshal & Manges


US Tax Firm of the Year

Debevoise & Plimpton

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

McDermott Will & Emery

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Weil Gotshal & Manges


US Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Alston & Bird

Baker McKenzie

Fenwick

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

White & Case


Venezuela Tax Firm of the Year

Altum Abogados

Baker McKenzie

Deloitte

D'Empaire Reyna Abogados

Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz


Venezuela Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Altum Abogados

BaseFirma

Deloitte

D'Empaire Reyna Abogados

Mendoza Delgado Labrador & Asociados

Individual Awards

North America Tax Practice Leader of the Year

Brian Schwan – WTP Advisors

David Polster – Skadden Aprs Slate Meagher & Flom

Jerald Worstman – Torys

Linda Swartz – Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

Mark Dumalski – Deloitte

Monica Biringer – Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Paul Carenza – Gowling WLG


Latin America Tax Practice Leader of the Year

Alfredo Rodríguez Mahuad – Consortium Legal

Carolina Flores – Arias

Catalina Hoyos – GodoyHoyos Goh

Héctor Mancia – EY

Luis Barahona – Arias

Ricardo Andrés Ruiz – KPMG

Yanira Armas – Deloitte


North America Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year

Christine Ramsay – Deloitte

David Kemp – Charles River Associates

Guy Sanschagrin – WTP Advisors

Kathrine Kimball – Aptis Global

Richard L Slowinski – Alston & Bird

Susan Fickling – Duff & Phelps


Latin America Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year

Andrés Parra – EY

German Andres Bohorquez – Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas Abogados

Jenny Moron – Deloitte Peru

Joseph Soto – Deloitte Ecuador

Karilin Arenas – TP Consulting Ecuador

Magaly Casasola – TPC Group

Pablo Llamoca – BDO


North America Tax Litigation and Disputes Practice Leader of the Year

Al Meghji – Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Brian Kittle – Mayer Brown

David Kemp – Charles River Associates

John Sorensen – Gowling WLG

Maria O'Toole Jones – Miller & Chevalier Chartered

Martha MacDonald – Torys

Sanford Stark – Morgan Lewis & Bockius


Latin America Tax Litigation and Disputes Practice Leader of the Year

Carolina Rozo – Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

César Cermeño – DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán

Fernando Zuzunaga Del Pino – Zuzunaga Assereto & Zegarra Abogados

Margarita Salas – EY

Paola Robalino – ECIJA GPA

Sergio Farina Filho – Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Yanira Armas – Deloitte Peru


North America Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year

Adam P Feinberg – Miller & Chevalier Chartered

Alan Kenigsberg – Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Doug Myrden – Deloitte


Latin America Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year

Andrés González – DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán

Carmen Simone – Pérez Bustamante & Ponce

Carolina Palma – EY

Eduardo Medina Zapata – Jáuregui y Del Valle

Jairo Higuita Naranjo – Jiménez Higuita Rodríguez y Asociados


In-House Awards

Tax Team of the Year

Ambev

Cameco Corporation

Latam Airlines

Natura

Netflix

Uber


Transfer Pricing Team of the Year

Coca-Cola Company

Facebook

Medtronic

Microsoft

Walmart


Indirect Tax Team of the Year

Airbnb

Amazon

Google

Samsung

Uber


Tax Director of the Year

Daniella Gomide – Natura

Francois Chadwick – Volta

Jose Madariaga – Latam Airlines

Juan Manuel Rios – Ecopetrol

Lisa Wadlin – Netflix

Randy Belosowsky – Cameco Corporation

Victor Diaz Infante – Uber


Transfer Pricing Director of the Year

Cintli Chacon – Puma Energy

Jennifer Chen – Facebook

Katherine Amos – Johnson & Johnson

Terri Ziacik – Microsoft

Tim McDonald – P&G


Indirect Tax Director of the Year

Brian Kuntz – Uber

Erich Tschopp – Airbnb

Gary Bendes – Amazon

Michael Mojabi – Google

Soraya Keiko Alves – Samsung


Regional Awards

Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year

Bichara Advogados

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez

Lefosse Advogados

McDermott Will & Emery

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

TozziniFreire


Pro Bono Firm of the Year

Acedo Santamarina

Barbosa Müssnich Aragão

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

TozziniFreire


Best Newcomer Firm of the Year

Aptis Global

Junqueira Ie Advogados

MJ Alves & Burle Advogados & Consultores

PPO Abogados

SanintRivas

Villegas Aldazosa


International Tax Law Firm of the Year

CMS

DLA Piper

Garrigues

Uría Menéndez


Tax Innovator of the Year

Deloitte

DLA Piper

Lacaz Martins Pereira Neto Gurevich e Schoueri Advogados

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

RSM


Tax Technology Firm of the Year

Bichara Advogados

Deloitte

KPMG

Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados

RSM

Sovos


Tax Compliance and Reporting Firm of the Year

Deloitte

EY

Fenwick

Mayer Brown

McDermott Will & Emery

RSM

TCP Group


Tax Policy Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Galicia Abogados

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados

Miller & Chevalier Chartered

MJ Alves & Burle Advogados & Consultores

TP Consulting Peru


Tax Court Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Bichara Advogados

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom


Indirect Tax Firm of the Year

Deloitte

Demarest Advogados

EY

Machado Associados, Lataxnet/WTS Global

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt


North America Litigation and Disputes Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Barsalou Lawson Rheault

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Torys


Latin America Litigation and Disputes Firm of the Year

Barbosa Müssnich Aragão

Bichara Advogados

Chavez Ruiz Zamarripa

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez

Demarest Advogados

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados


North America Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Alston & Bird

Deloitte

Fenwick & West

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom


Latin America Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

BaseFirma

Bocater Camargo Costa e Silva Rodrigues Advogados

Deloitte

Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

PwC

Trench Rossi Watanabe


North America Tax Firm of the Year

Blake Cassels & Graydon

Goodmans

Kirkland & Ellis

McDermott Will & Emery

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom


Latin America Tax Firm of the Year

Arias

Consortium Legal

Deloitte

EY

Ferrere

PPU (Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

PwC


Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Deloitte

EY

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

PwC

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom


Tax Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

Deloitte

EY

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Weil Gotshal & Manges

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