“She is an excellent lawyer who has a strong practice in the contentious tax arena”
Maria Celina Valls is a partner of the Tax Law Department. She joined the firm in 2006
She leads complex tax disputes relating to international and national taxation matters. She is in charge of litigations related to transfer pricing. In addition, she advises local and foreign companies on international, national and local taxation.
In 2010, she completed an internship in the Tax Department of Roca Junyent legal firm in Barcelona, Spain.
She is a lawyer graduated with honors from Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. She also holds the degree of Notary Public from the same University.
She earned a Master’s Degree in Law and Economics with an emphasis in Taxes from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and an LLM from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain.
She passed the “Regulation and Resolution of Disputes in International Trade and Investments” post-graduate course from Universidad de Buenos Aires
In 2006, she was awarded a scholarship to participate in a program for young leaders sponsored by the U.S. Department of State called “International Visitor Leadership Program.”
In 2009, she was awarded a merit scholarship by Fundación Carolina, Spain.
The Argentine Federation of University Women (Federación Argentina de Mujeres Universitarias) has awarded her a distinction for best average score in Law, Notary Public and Paralegal courses of studies in 2004.
The Legal 500 international publication distinguished her as a “Next Generation Lawyer” for her performance in the Tax area.
Chamber & Partners has awarded her the “Up and Coming” category in the Tax area in Argentina.
She is the director of the Master’s Degree course in Tax Law and LLM in Tax Law at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
She represents such University in the “Iberoamerican Observatory of International Taxation” and the “Global Tax Symposia”, which are academic platforms that gather the main tax experts from different continents
