Garrigues takes on Santiago Chacón

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Garrigues takes on Santiago Chacón

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Santiago Chacón was made partner at Garrigues’ in Mexico in late 2015.

Chacón joined the tax practice with more than 17 years’ experience in tax, the majority of which was gained at EY, though he has spent time at other firms such as PwC and Coopers & Lybrand, too.

Chacón advises both foreign and Mexican companies in the areas of tax planning, compliance and controversy defence, including M&A issues, sell and buy side due diligence and structuring processes.

As legal counsel, he has advised companies in a wide range of sectors including energy, oil and gas, consumer products, retail, transportation and mining. 



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Santiago Chacón, partner at Garrigues


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