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Augusto Nicolás Mancinelli

Augusto Nicolás Mancinelli

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About

Augusto Mancinelli is the Head of the Tax, Customs and FX Department. He obtained his Law Degree at the University of Buenos Aires (2006) and a postgraduate degree in Tax Law at Universidad Austral (Especialización en Derecho Tributario, 2007-2008). Augusto has extensive experience in tax advice and litigation representing multinational and local companies.

His areas of expertise are tax advice and litigation, federal and local taxation, criminal Tax & Customs law, local and international tax planning. Moreover, he has several publications on diverse tax matters. He also specializes in corporate reorganization, tax and structure advice in mergers and acquisitions, Customs law and foreign exchange and regulatory matters.

He is an expert in Customs and FX regulations advising local and multinational companies in the structuring of their operations in Argentina.

EXPERIENCE

Augusto has extensive experience dealing with various government authorities, including the Tax and Customs Department. He also serves as defense counsel in white-collar criminal cases related to tax, customs, and foreign exchange regulations.

Representative matters include:

  • Advised Sony Interactive Entertainment on digital economy taxation matters and on structuring to minimize tax and foreign exchange risks
  •  Advised NBC Universal on the tax and foreign exchange aspects of its operations in Argentina
  • Acted as defense counsel for Prysmian in a tax fraud case involving gross turnover tax, securing the dismissal of the case
  • Advised Fiserv on the tax implications in Argentina of an intragroup reorganization through a tax planning structure
  • Provided tax advice to Ford Motor Company on the Argentine tax impacts of an intragroup reorganization using a tax planning structure
  • Advised Bookaway on the Argentine tax implications of an intragroup reorganization, contributing to significant tax savings
  • Advised E2P and SPG on the launch of their operations in Argentina.
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
Education
  • Postgraduate degree, Tax law (Especialización en Derecho Tributario), Universidad Austral, 2008
  • Law degree, University of Buenos Aires 2006

Awards

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Argentina Tax, (2024 - 2025)

Leaders League

  • Ranked, Argentina, Tax, (2024 - 2025)

Seminars

  • Speaker, DLA Piper XXII Latin America Tax Webinar, April 2025
  • Speaker, DLA Piper XXI Latin America Tax Webinar, November 2024
  • Speaker, Argentina, Tax and Forex Development Expectations under the new Presidential Regime, December 2023

Media Mentions

Prior Experience

He has been part of the tax law departments of the most prestigious law firms in Argentina from 2002 until 2013. From 2013 to 2018, he worked as an independent lawyer advising Law Firms, companies, and local governments as an external consultant. He has published articles on the subject and has attended conferences and seminars on tax matters.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • City of Buenos Aires Bar Association
  • Member of Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal
  • Member of the Asociación Argentina de Estudios Fiscales
  • Member of International Fiscal Association

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