Karem Duffoo

M: +56 9 9730 8673
Benjamín 2935, Office 302 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
Email: karem.duffoo@ax.legal

Karem Duffoo

Partner – Tax and Corporate

 

Karem Duffoo is an Ax Legal Partner with over 20 years of experience assisting foreign companies with their Latin America operations.

Born in Peru, Karem moved to Chile as a teenager where she received her law degree and masters degree in taxation and corporate law. After beginning her career with the Chilean tax office, she moved to Deloitte’s where she assisted Fortune 500 companies with international and domestic taxation matters.

Karem spent the last 7 years helping international industrial technology companies with corporate, tax, and M&A matters. She has considerable experience helping companies to structure their operations across the Latin American region, ensuring that they are utilising double taxation agreements and are able to repatriate profits in the most tax efficient way possible. 

Fluent in spoken and written English, Spanish, and French, and a 2018 nominee as one of the top corporate woman lawyers in Latin America, Karem is an invaluable asset to the Ax Legal team and our clientele.

 

 
  • Corporate Matters
  • Commercial Matters
  • Taxation Matterss
  • Mergers & Acquistions
  • Technology Mattera
  • Cross Border Taxation and Structuring
 
  • Assist foreign technology, service, and equipment providers with tax structuring advice between Australia, Canada, United States, and Latin America.
  • Assisted Australian mining technology company with the acquisition of their Chilean Partner.
  • Extensive experience assisting Australian, Canadian, American, and European companies with on-going legal and corporate governance matters in Chile.
  • Knowledge and experience working with clients across the Latin American Region – Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico.
 
  • Universidad Gabriela Mistral – Bachelor of Laws
  • Universidad Católica de Chile – Masters in Corporate Law
  • Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez – Masters in Taxation

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