Juan Guillermo Ruiz
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Private Wealth Law
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About
Provided by Juan Guillermo Ruiz
Practice Areas
- International Trade
- Private Clients
- Tax
Career
Juan Guillermo Ruiz is partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He leads the tax, customs, and foreign trade practices of the firm. His work focuses on tax law, with a main emphasis in tax structuring, business tax consultancy, wealth asset protection, and transfer pricing.
Juan Guillermo has extensive experience developing tax structures for operational businesses and tax planning in business reorganizations, debt transactions, private equity fund operations, infrastructure projects, and, in general, consultancy for businesses and high-net-worth individuals.
With over 35 years of experience, he has gained extensive expertise in tax consultancy and tax strategy for entities involved in multiple sectors, such as, among others, infrastructure, energy, investment funds, gas, oil, mining, finance, retail, healthcare, services, agribusiness projects, technology, and telecommunications.
During his career, Juan Guillermo has acted as President of the Latin American Committee of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), President of the Colombian Chapter of IFA, and President of the Colombian Institute of Tax and Customs Law (ICDT).
Professional Memberships
- International Bar Association
- International Fiscal Association
- MERITAS
- Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Juan Guillermo Ruiz is a private wealth lawyer in Colombia, engaging in a variety of matters such as tax and business planning, structuring and asset protection. He is a go-to lawyer for ultra high net worth individuals in Colombia, and has vast experience in cross-border matters as well.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a superstar. Juan Guillermo is a conservative, seasoned, and excellent attorney."
"He is the king of tax in Colombia, and remains at that level. There are few people with that level of competence, and I don't think anyone in the country compares."
"He is very understanding, responsive and well aware of cross-border structuring and the differences between jurisdictions."
"He is a superstar. Juan Guillermo is a conservative, seasoned, and excellent attorney."
"He is the king of tax in Colombia, and remains at that level. There are few people with that level of competence, and I don't think anyone in the country compares."
"He is very understanding, responsive and well aware of cross-border structuring and the differences between jurisdictions."
Articles, highlights and press releases
1 item provided by Posse Herrera Ruiz
CANCER FOUNDATION AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE AS A FREE TRADE ZONE IN COLOMBIA
Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as Colombian legal advisor to Fundación Centro de Tratamiento e Investigación Sobre Cancer Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (Fundación CTIC)
CANCER FOUNDATION AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE AS A FREE TRADE ZONE IN COLOMBIA
Posse Herrera Ruiz acted as Colombian legal advisor to Fundación Centro de Tratamiento e Investigación Sobre Cancer Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (Fundación CTIC)