Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom claimed the crown for the Americas tax firm of the year, which recognises outstanding work across a number of tax areas. Deloitte, meanwhile, successfully defended its title as the leading transfer pricing firm in the Americas, recognised for its innovation. These two firms also won a string of awards across North, South and Central America in a number of awards categories.
Uber LatAM retained the title as the Americas In-house tax team of the year. In Latin America, Baker McKenzie was awarded as the Latin America tax firm of the year, while Basefirma clinched the title for Latin Americas transfer pricing firm of the year.
Mayer Brown, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, and Lefosse Advogados also won regional awards for their excellence. It was a big night for Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados, which swept up several awards.
For a full list of winners, read on:
Country awards
Argentina Tax Firm of the Year
Marval O’Farrell & Mairal
Argentina Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Rosso Alba Francia & Asociados
Brazil Tax Firm of the Year
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Brazil Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Lacaz Martins Pereira Neto Gurevich & Schoueri Advogados
Canada Tax Firm of the Year
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Canada Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Grant Thornton
Central America Tax Firm of the Year
Arias
Central America Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Chile Tax Firm of the Year
Carey
Chile Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
PwC
Colombia Tax Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia
Colombia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Mexico Tax Firm of the Year
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
Mexico Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Peru Tax Firm of the Year
Rodrigo Elías & Medrano
Peru Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Uruguay Tax Firm of the Year
Guyer & Regules
Uruguay Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Grant Thornton
US: Chicago Tax Firm of the Year
Kirkland & Ellis
US: Houston/Dallas Tax Firm of the Year
Vinson & Elkins
US: Los Angeles Tax Firm of the Year
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
US: New York Tax Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
US: San Francisco and Silicon Valley Tax Firm of the Year
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
US: Washington DC Tax Firm of the Year
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
US Tax Firm of the Year
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
US Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Venezuela Tax Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Venezuela Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
D'Empaire Reyna Abodgados
Tax Court Firms of the Year
Brazil Tax Court Firm of the Year
Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Canada Tax Court Firm of the Year
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
US Tax Court Firm of the Year
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Regional, individual and deal awards
Best Newcomer in the Americas
VCG Partners
Americas Tax Pro Bono Award
Bichara Advogados
Americas Tax Innovator Award
Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados
Americas Tax Technology Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Americas Tax Compliance & Reporting Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Americas Tax Policy Team of the Year
Garrigues Colombia
International Firm in the Americas
Matheson
Americas Tax Litigation & Disputes Practice Leader of the Year
Al Meghji, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Americas Indirect Tax Practice Leader of the Year
Renata Correia Cubas, Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Americas Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year
Scott Wilkie, Blake Cassels & Graydon
Americas Tax Practice Leader of the Year
Juan Manuel Albacete, Guyer & Regules
Americas Capital Markets Tax Deal of the Year
Mexico City Airport Group Fibra E placement
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez; Jones Day; Muñoz Manzo y Ocampo; Paul Hastings
Americas Consumer Products Tax Deal of the Year
Amazon.com acquisition of Whole Foods Market
Covington & Burling; Latham & Watkins; Paul Hastings; Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz; Weil Gotshal & Manges
Americas Energy Tax Deal of the Year
Merger of Enbridge and Spectra Energy
Goodmans; McCarthy Tétrault; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell
Americas Financial Services Tax Deal of the Year
Janus Capital Group merger-of-equals with Henderson Group to form Janus Henderson Global Investors
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Americas Joint Venture Tax Deal of the Year
Carlyle Group’s joint venture with Hilcorp Energy
Andrews Kurth Kenyon; Baker Botts
Americas M&A Tax Deal of Year
Amazon.com acquisition of Whole Foods Market
Covington & Burling; Latham & Watkins; Paul Hastings; Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz; Weil Gotshal & Manges
Americas Media & Entertainment Tax Deal of the Year
Liberty Interactive Corporation’s acquisition of General Communication
Baker Botts; Sherman & Howard; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Americas Private Equity Tax Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Calpine Corporation by an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors
Debevoise & Plimpton; Latham & Watkins; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell; Torys; White & Case
Americas Real Estate Tax Deal of the Year
GIC Singapore Sovereign Fund’s investment with CCLA (a partnership between CIM Group and Compass Group)
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez; Ritch Mueller Heather y Nicolau
Americas Tax Restructuring Deal of the Year
Toys “R” Us restructuring
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kirkland & Ellis; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Americas Technology and Telecommunications Tax Deal of the Year
Vantiv acquisition of WorldPay Group
Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Latham & Watkins; Sidley Austin; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
North America Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
Latin America Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Americas Indirect Tax Firm of the Year
Lefosse Advogados
North America Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Latin America Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Basefirma
North American Tax Firm of the Year
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Latin American Tax Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Americas In-House Tax Team of the Year
Uber LatAm
Americas Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
Deloitte
Americas Tax Firm of the Year
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
