Rafael Lafont Castillo

Mr. Lafont has extensive experience on the international and national tax and foreign exchange consultancy, as well as the planning and execution of inbound and outbound investment projects, focusing on the areas of planning, consulting, foreign investment, litigation and on the application of agreements to avoid double taxation.

He has participated in tax, foreign exchange and corporate advisory for local and international companies. In addition, he has been part of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring processes in important Colombian companies.

• Advising foreign investors in the due diligence and acquisition of Colombian entities
• Advising Colombian companies on their dispute with the Colombian national tax Authority, reducing or eliminating the proposed penalties and interests.
• Advising in the international reorganization of several Colombian groups.

Corporate tax matters:

• Cryptocurrency
• Corporate taxes
• Cross-border project management
• Environmental
• M&A
• Technology
• Transactions

Tax advisory:

• International tax advisory
• Tax consulting

Indirect tax:

• VAT

• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Gaming
• Agriculture
• Tech and telecoms

• Colombia

• ICDT - Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario

• Fundación Universidad del Norte, J.D. - 2008
• University of Florida, B.A. - 2008
• Universidad de los Andes, Tax Law Specialist - 2010
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Corporation Law Specialist - 2013
• University of Miami School of Law, LL.M., Taxation of Cross-Border Investments - 2017