Camilo Cortés
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 2 : Tax
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Band 2
About
Provided by Camilo Cortés
Practice Areas
Tax; Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation; Real Estate
Career
Camilo is a partner and head of the Firm’s Tax group. He is also in the Firm's Mergers and Acquisitions, and Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation practice groups. Major legal directories universally recommend him for his depth of knowledge and experience in this area. With almost 30 years in the field, Camilo's practice benefits from his previous experience at a leading tax boutique firm, as well as his international education at Universidad Austral de Buenos Aires and Harvard University. He handles the full range of tax work, including day-to-day advisory and planning, transaction structuring, internal reorganizations and corporate restructurings, and litigation. His clients include leading companies and major multinational enterprises from a variety of sectors, including construction, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, consumer goods, food & beverage, , and IT industries.
Professional Memberships
Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA); the Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario; STEP – Advising Families Across Generations
Awards
Recognition on Tax Law.
Best Lawyers
2022
Private Wealth - Colombia (Banda 2).
Chambers High Net Worth
2022
Tax (Banda 2).
Chambers Global
2023
Derecho Tributario (Banda 2).
Chambers Latin America
2024
Derecho Tributario, Leading Individual.
The Legal 500
2024
Tributario, Lawyer of the year.
The Legal 500 Colombia Awards
2024
Chambers Review
Latin America
Bogotá-based practitioner Camilo Cortés is head of the tax department at Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas. He provides extensive guidance on the tax structuring aspects of joint ventures and M&A-related matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Camilo Cortés offers a solid level of service, and he is always available to attend our meetings in person to provide his point of view."
"Camilo Cortés offers a solid level of service, and he is always available to attend our meetings in person to provide his point of view."