ITR Americas Tax Awards 2023: shortlist announced

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ITR Americas Tax Awards 2023: shortlist announced

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ITR is delighted to reveal all the shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Americas Tax Awards – winners to be announced on September 14

The ITR Americas Tax Awards have taken place annually since its inception in 2005 and recognise the remarkable achievements and developments by tax professionals from throughout the Americas over a 12-month period.

This year’s 18th annual awards aims to celebrate the most impressive tax, transfer pricing, tax disputes, and indirect tax teams and practitioners across 15 jurisdictions throughout the region. The awards also recognise achievements in tax technology, innovation, policy, compliance and reporting, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Winners will be announced at our awards gala on September 14, 2023 at the Metropolitan Club in New York.

If you have any questions about the shortlist or research, please contact awards editor John Harrison.

For more information about securing a shortlist package or how your firm can participate at the awards gala, please contact ITR’s Publisher, Tanya Gujral.

The 2023 nominees are ...

Jurisdiction Awards

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  • Argentina

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Beretta Godoy
    Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    Deloitte
    Marval O’Farrell Mairal
    Pérez Alati Grondona Benites & Arntsen
    Rosso Alba and Rouges
    Tavarone Rovelli Salim & Miani
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    BaseFirma
    Bomchil
    Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    Deloitte
    Laiún Fernández Sabella & Smudt
    Rosso Alba and Rouges
    TPC Group
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Brons & Salas
    Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    Estudio O´Farrell
    Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno
    Rosso Alba and Rouges
    Tavarone Rovelli Salim & Miani
    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    Brons & Salas
    Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    Deloitte
    Mitrani Caballero & Ruiz Moreno
    Rosso Alba and Rouges
  • Brazil

    Brazil Tax Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Demarest Advogados
    Lacaz Martins Pereira Neto Gurevich & Schoueri Advogados
    Lefosse Advogados
    Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Trench Rossi Watanabe
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    BaseFirma
    BRATAX - Brazuna, Ruschmann e Soriano Sociedade de Advogados
    Deloitte
    Lacaz Martins Pereira Neto Gurevich & Schoueri Advogados
    Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Trench Rossi Watanabe
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Bichara Advogados
    BRATAX - Brazuna, Ruschmann e Soriano Sociedade de Advogados
    Demarest Advogados
    Dias de Souza Advogados Associados
    Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice
    Mattos Filho
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    BRATAX - Brazuna, Ruschmann e Soriano Sociedade de Advogados
    Deloitte
    Demarest Advogados
    Dias de Souza Advogados Associados
    Lefosse Advogados
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Sacha Calmon
  • Caribbean

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Alburquerque - Abogados Consultores
    Guzmán Ariza
    López Grullón Abogados & Consultores
    OMG
    Pellerano Nadal
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Guzmán Ariza
    Pellerano Nadal
    TPC Group
  • Chile

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Bofill Mir Abogados
    Chirgwin
    Claro & Cia
    Cuatrecasas
    Deloitte
    PwC
    Russi & Eguiguren | Quadrant
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    BaseFirma
    Deloitte
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    PwC
    TPC Group
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    EY
    Fischer y Cía
    Garrigues
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    PwC
    Recabarren & Asociados
    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    Carey
    Chirgwin
    Claro & Cia
    Deloitte
    PUENTE SUR
    PwC
    Russi & Eguiguren | Quadrant
  • Ecuador

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Andersen
    Bustamante Fabara
    Corral Rosales
    Lexvalor Abogados
    Robalino Abogados
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Perez Bustamante & Ponce
    Robalino Abogados
    TPC Group
  • Paraguay

    Tax Firm of the Year
    BKM: Berkemeyer
    FERRERE
    Vouga Abogados
  • Uruguay

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Ferrere
    Guyer & Regules / Grant Thornton Uruguay
    KPMG
    Vuille Lafourcade
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Anderson
    Deloitte
    Ferrere
    Guyer & Regules / Grant Thornton Uruguay
    KPMG
    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Ferrere
    Guyer & Regules / Grant Thornton Uruguay
    Innovation & Trust
    KPMG
  • USA: National

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    DLA Piper
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Weil Gotshal & Manges
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Dentons
    DLA Piper
    Fenwick & West
    Mayer Brown
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    DLA Piper
    Fenwick & West
    Kostelanetz
    Mayer Brown
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    White & Case
  • Bolivia

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Ferrere
    Moreno Baldivieso
    PPO Abogados Legal & Tax
    TPC Group
    VILLEGAS ALDAZOSA SOC. CIV
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Ferrere
    Indacochea & Asociados
    Moreno Baldivieso
    PPO Abogados Legal & Tax
    TPC Group
  • Canada

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Blake Cassels & Graydon
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
    McCarthy Tétrault
    Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Stikeman Elliott
    Torys
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Barsalou Lawson Rheault
    Blake Cassels & Graydon
    Deloitte
    Gowling WLG
    Grant Thornton
    Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Blake Cassels & Graydon
    Borden Ladner Gervais
    Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
    Deloitte
    Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Torys
    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    Aird & Berlis
    Blake Cassels & Graydon
    Deloitte
    Gowling WLG
    Stikeman Elliott
  • Central America

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Arias
    Consortium
    Deloitte
    EY
    Garcia & Bodan
    Sfera Legal
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Arias
    Consortium
    Deloitte
    EY
    Sfera Legal
    TPC Group
  • Colombia

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Brigard Urrutia
    Deloitte
    EY
    KPMG
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    PwC
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Brigard Urrutia
    Deloitte
    Dentons Cardena & Cardenas
    DLA piper
    EY
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Sanint Rivas
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Brigard Urrutia
    DLA Piper
    EY
    Garrigues
    GodoyHoyos_GoH
    KPMG
    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    Brigard Urrutia
    Deloitte
    Dentons Cardena & Cardenas
    EY
    Ghan Abogados
    KPMG
  • Mexico

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Basham Ringe & Correa
    Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    EY
    PwC
    Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Base Firma
    Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    Deloitte
    QCG Transfer Pricing Practice
    SKATT
    TPC Group
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Basham, Rige y Correa
    Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
    Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    Deloitte
    Galicia Abogados
    Mijares Angotitia Cortes & fuentes
    Sánchez Devanny Eseverri
  • Peru

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Estudio Echecopar
    Hernández & Cía
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    PwC
    Rodrigo Elías & Medrano
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    BaseFirma
    Deloitte
    Estudio Echecopar
    Estudio Olaechea
    Grant Thornton
    Mas Value- Rodrigo Elias
    PwC
    Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
    Estudio Echecopar
    Estudio Olaechea
    Hernández & Cía
    Miranda & Amado Abogados
    Osterling Abogados
    Rodrigo Elias & Medrano
    Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
    CMS Grau
    Estudio Echecopar
    EY
    Hernández & Cía
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    PwC
    Rodrigo Elias & Medrano
  • USA: Cities

    Chicago Tax Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Dallas & Houston Tax Firm of the Year
    Deloitte
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Vinson & Elkins
    Weil Gotshal & Manges
    Los Angeles Tax firm of the Year
    DLA Piper
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Paul Hastings
    New York Tax Firm of the Year
    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    DLA Piper
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Paul Hastings
    Skadden
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    San Francisco & the Bay Area Tax Firm of the Year
    DLA Piper
    Fenwick & West
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Washington DC Tax Firm of the Year
    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    Mayer Brown
    McDermott Will & Emery
    Miller & Chevalier Chartered
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Weil Gotshal & Manges
  • Venezuela

    Tax Firm of the Year
    Altum Abogados
    Baker McKenzie
    D’Empaire
    Dentons
    Travieso Evans Arria Rengel & Paz
    Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
    Altum Abogados
    BaseFirma
    Deloitte
    D'Empaire
    Dentons

Individual Awards

  • Latin America

    Tax Practice Leader of the Year
    Carolina Rozo - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Gabriela Pellon - Galicia Abogados
    Gustavo Haddad - Lefosse
    Juan Manuel Albacete - Guyer & Regules
    Ricardo Mariz de Oliveira - Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Roberto Quiroga - Mattos Filho
    Thais Romero Veiga Shingai - Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year
    Clarissa Machado - Trench Ross Watanabe
    Debora Bacellar - BMA Advogados
    Luciana Rosanova Galhardo - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Miguel Trejo - Andersen
    Nicolás Juan - Grant Thornton
    Sandra Pineda Guevara - Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Tania Quispe Mansilla - Mas Value
    Tax Disputes & Litigation Practice Leader of the Year
    Bruno Fajersztajn - Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Denise Lester - Galicia Abogados
    Gustavo Haddad - Lefosse
    Luis Vázquez - Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    Martin Ramos - Mas Value
    Tércio Chiavassa - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Thais Romero Veiga Shingai - Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year
    Diego Caldas - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Fabiana Carsoni Fernandes - Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Gabriela Pellon - Galicia Abogados
    Guilherme Henriques - Henriques Sociedade de Advogados
    Guillermo Aguayo - DLA Piper
    João Paulo Cavinatto - Lefosse
    Rolando Ramírez-Gastón - Estudio Echecopar
  • Rising Stars

    Tax
    Alejandra Paniagua Robles - Galicia Abogados
    Armando Daza - Jiménez Higuita Rodríguez & Asociados
    Brian Grieve - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    Eduardo Brandt - Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    Jeffrey Tebbs - Miller & Chevalier Chartered
    Marc Casale - DLA Piper
    Victor Kampel - (formerly of) Campos Mello Advogados
    Transfer Pricing
    Daniel Macias - Andersen
    Felipe Cerrutti Balsimelli - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Fernando Lujan - Galicia Abogados
    Juan Sebastián Cubides Cardona - Jiménez Higuita Rodríguez & Asociados
    Matheus Bertholo Piconez - BMA Advogados
    Maximiliano Duarte - Grant Thornton
    Narbeh Panosian - DLA Piper
    Tax Disputes & Litigation
    Amanda Heale - Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    André Torres - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Carla Mendes Novo - Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Eduardo Katz - Mattos Filho
    Henry Cheng - DLA Piper
    Nicolas Nogueira - Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    Silvio José Gazzaneo Junior - Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Indirect Tax
    Ali Alexander Castrillón - KPMG
    Marcel Alcades Theodoro - Mattos Filho
    Mariana Monfrinatti de André - Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Melanie Castillo - EY
    Silvio José Gazzaneo Junior - Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Susana Avalos - Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    Tamara Rozansky - Deloitte
  • North America

    Tax Practice Leader of the Year
    Alison Maxwell - DLA Piper
    John Harrington - Dentons
    Linda Swartz - Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    Marc Gerson - Miller & Chevalier Chartered
    Patrick Marley - Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Scott Sontag - Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
    Wendy Walker - Sovos
    Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year
    Barton Bassett - Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Christine Ramsay - Deloitte
    David Kemp - Charles River Associates
    Emily Lam - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Jason Osborn - Mayer Brown
    McShane Jones - Barsalou Lawson Rheault
    Mike Patton - DLA Piper
    Tax Disputes & Litigation Practice Leader of the Year
    Al Meghji - Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Brian Kittle - Mayer Brown
    David Chodikoff - Miller Thomson
    Jennifer Breen - Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Juliua Ushakova-Stein - Fenwick & West
    Peter Clark - Baker McKenzie
    Raj Madan - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year
    Alan Kenigsberg - Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Anu Nijhawan - Bennett Jones
    Doug Myrden - Deloitte
    Kevin Glenn - DLA Piper
    Neil Bass - Aird & Berlis
    Richard Jones - Sullivan & Worcester
    Zvi Halpern-Shavim - Blake Cassels & Graydon

In-House Awards

  • In-House Teams of the Year

    Tax
    Ambev
    Embraer
    Nestlé
    Nike
    RBC
    Tesla
    Walmart
    Transfer Pricing
    America Móvil
    Bimbo
    Meta
    Telefonica
    Unilever
    Indirect Tax
    Amazon
    Google
    Meta
    Shell
    Uber
    Tax Technology
    Meta
    TD Synnex
    Uber
  • In-House Leaders of the Year

    Tax
    Bruna Futuro - Meta
    Daniel Cordeiro - Embraer
    Fabiana Meira - CocaCola Femsa Brazil
    Henrique Santos - Uber
    Patricia Quartieri - Roche
    Rodrigo Andrade - Amazon
    Tim McDonald - Proctor & Gamble
    Transfer Pricing
    Katherine Amos - Johnson & Johnson
    Kurt Wulfekueler - Verizon
    Marcelo Díaz - SAAM Chile
    Olivier Roger Noel - Avnet
    Raúl López - Bimbo
    Indirect Tax
    Deeann DeSeanto - Microsoft
    Eileen McNeill - Samsung
    Luiz Espesani - Meta
    Michael Mojabi - Google
    Victor Diaz-Infante Martinez - Uber

Regional Awards

  • Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Galicia Abogados
    Guyer & Regules
    Machado Meyer
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
  • Tax Innovator of the Year

    Bichara Advogados
    BMA Advogados
    Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    Deloitte
    Demarest
    Lefosse
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
  • Tax Compliance & Reporting Firm of the Year

    Deloitte
    Mayer Brown
    Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Machado Meyer
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    TPC Group
  • Tax Court Firm of the Year

    Bichara Advogados
    BMA Advogados
    Deloitte
    Demarest
    Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Mayer Brown
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
  • Latin America Firms of the Year

    Tax Litigation & Disputes
    Demarest
    Grant Thornton
    KPMG
    Lefosse
    Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Transfer Pricing
    BaseFirma
    Deloitte
    EY
    Grant Thornton
    KPMG
    Lefosse
    Mas Value
    Tax
    BMA Advogados
    Deloitte
    Demarest
    Grant Thornton
    Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
  • Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    EY
    KPMG
    Lefosse
    Mas Value
    Mayer Brown
  • Pro Bono Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
    Demarest
    DLA Piper
    Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
  • International Tax Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    CMS
    DLA Piper
    Mayer Brown
  • Tax Technology Firm of the Year

    ASBZ Advogados
    Bichara Advogados
    Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
    Deloitte
    KPMG
    Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
  • Tax Policy Firm of the Year

    Bichara Advogados
    Deloitte
    Galicia Abogados
    Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
    Miller & Chevalier Chartered
  • Indirect Tax Firm of the Year

    Bichara Advogados
    Campos Mello Advogados
    Deloitte
    KPMG
    Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
  • North America Firms of the Year

    Tax Litigation & Disputes
    Baker McKenzie
    DLA Piper
    Fenwick & West
    Mayer Brown
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Transfer Pricing
    Barsalou Lawson Rheault
    BaseFirma
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Fenwick & West
    Morgan Lewis & Bockius
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
    Tax
    BakerHostetler
    Blake Cassels & Graydon
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
  • Tax Firm of the Year

    Bichara Advogados
    Deloitte
    DLA Piper
    Lefosse
    Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
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