Carlos Vaca Valverde

Carlos Vaca Valverde

Of Counsel
About

Carlos Vaca Valverde advises multinationals on a broad range of international tax matters, including complex international tax planning, value chain structuring, restructurings, IP related planning, restructuring, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Carlos’ practice focuses on cross-border tax matters and includes a particular focus on tax efficient intellectual property tax planning. Carlos has experience advising clients across various sectors with an emphasis in life sciences, and technology. 

Recently, Carlos has advised clients in maximizing their benefits under GILTI, FDII, section 245A, and Inflation Reduction Act related domestic tax credit planning, as well as managing their OECD (Pillar 2 and 1) related tax planning.

Before joining DLA Piper, Carlos worked for the New York and Washington D.C. National Offices of two Big-Four accounting firms for nearly ten years concentrating on outbound U.S. international tax matters.

Bar admissionsDistrict of ColumbiaNew York
Education
  • LL.M., International Taxation, University of Florida College of Law 2011
  • Masters, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • L.L.B., Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Awards

  • The Legal 500 United States
    • Recommended, International Tax (2022)

Bylines

  • "Amidst the Mists: Section 1248, PTEP, and Domestic Partnerships After the Final GILTI Regulations," International Journal (BNA), 49 TMIJ Issue No. 01
  • "Notice 2019-01: An Ever-Expanding Universe of PTEP Groups," International Journal (BNA), 48 TMIJ Issue No. 08
  • "New Sec. 960 ‘properly attributable to’ standard raises questions for Sec. 956 inclusions," The Tax Advisor, July 1, 2018

Seminars

  • Adjunct Professor University of Maryland Francis Carey School of Law – International Tax
  • Regularly invited as guest-speaker at US and foreign universities, including at the University of Florida Levin School of Law’s LL.M. 

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper, Carlos worked for the New York and Washington D.C. National Offices of two Big-Four accounting firms for nearly ten years concentrating on outbound U.S. international tax matters.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • New York State Bar Association – Tax Section
  • AICPA – Member of the Technical Resource Panel (TRP) on International tax

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