EXPERIENCE

Sebastián is HD’s managing partner and founder, leading the area of capital markets and asset management, insurance and venture capital. He has a vast experience on corporate and financial matters, with special emphasis on the administration or asset management and collective investment vehicle (funds), structuring of financial products and derivatives, investment advisory, M&A, debt and/or equity issuances, IPOs, securities brokerage, as well as in advising and defending entities under supervision of the financial regulator.

Previously, joining HD, he worked as chief lawyer at Banchile Inversiones and subsequently he was a lawyer in various and recognized law firms in the country.

Since 2018 he has been accredited by the Committee for the Accreditation of Knowledge in the Securities Markets (CAMV).

He is a member of the Legal Committee of the Chilean Association of Investment Fund Administrators.

In his academic career, he has been a professor of the Master in Tax Law on capital market taxation at Universidad Diego Portales and also a professor in the Diploma on Certification of Investment Funds at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

EDUCATION

Lawyer, Universidad de los Andes (2004).

Master in Tax Management and Direction, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2008).

RECOGNITIONS

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS

LEGAL 500

IFLR 1000

BEST LAWYERS

LACCA

LEADERS LEAGUE

EXPERIENCE

Juan Andrés knowledge and experience focuses on tax, corporate and family businesses matters, providing legal advice in such areas, including national, international, VAT/Income Tax, and hereditary tax planning and consulting. Throughout his professional career, he has participated providing tax counseling in projects related to corporate, M&A, financial, private equity and stock market, among others, as well as business reorganizations, tax compliance and all kind of tax planning. He also represents Chilean and foreign clients before the Chilean Internal Revenue Service and the Tax and Customs Courts. Previously (2011-2015) he worked as an associate lawyer in the tax and corporate areas in the law firm Del Rio & Compañía, advising clients both at corporate and personal / family level.

He has been highlighted in the Chambers & Partners international guide as an associate to watch (2023, 2024, 2025) and in the Leaders League guide in the Corporate Tax area (2020 to 2023).

EDUCATION

He has been recognized in the international Leaders League guide in Corporate Tax from 2020 to 2023. He is a graduate of the University of Los Andes (2009) and holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. (2016). Additionally, he has a Master’s in Taxation from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Chile (2018).

RECOGNITIONS

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS

LEADERS LEAGUE

 

 

EXPERIENCE

Andrés possesses a strong understanding of tax and labor legislation due to his extensive career which includes financial audits and tax consultations for major economic groups and businesses During his professional career, he has been involved in management control processes, overseeing operations of business groups, and conducting financial and tax audits for a wide range of companies, specializing in financial instruments, investments, and tax credits related to taxes paid abroad.

EDUCATION

He holds a degree in accounting from the Escuela de Contadores Auditores de Santiago (1995) and has completed a diploma in IFRS from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Chile. Furthermore, he obtained a Master’s degree in Taxation from this same institution in 2018.

EXPERIENCE

Leidy is a tax consultant with more than 7 years of work experience in the preparation of income tax assessments, deferred taxes, monthly, municipal and special taxes, preparation of income tax returns and permanent advisory. In her experience, she stands out in the preparation and review of income taxes and participation in external audits, as well as support to clients in the resolution of tax audit problems and tax advisory services.

From 2018 to 2023 she worked as senior B of the Tax Compliance & Legal area at KPMG Auditores Consultores, and later she joined Tecnofarma S.A. as a tax specialist.

Education

 

EXPERIENCE

Juan Carlos is a chartered accountant. He has developed his professional career mainly in accounting outsourcing, managing client portfolios and reports.
In 2024 he joined HD Tax, where he provides support and assistance to clients, preparation of accounting reports and tax returns.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

Marcela is a chartered accountant. In 2024 she joined HD, specifically in the Tax area, where she provides support to our clients, in addition to controlling the accounting records of certain clients and providing support with all types of tax declarations.

EDUCATION

Camila provides support to our clients mainly in Payroll and Human Resources, in addition to controlling the accounting records of certain clients and assisting with all types of tax and employment declarations.