Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has announced the promotion of tax specialist María Mera to counsel*.
Based in Madrid, María has 20 years of professional career at Freshfields. She is the main point of contact for domestic and international financial institutions and banks on tax led and consultancy work, financial products, equities and derivatives markets. She also advises on a broad range of tax matters, including cross-border corporate and finance transactions, tax litigation and investigations.
Silvia Paternain, partner and head of tax practice group in Spain, said: “Congratulations to our new tax counsel. This promotion recognises her significant talent, hard work, client commitment and contribution to the global tax practice and the firm. Her promotion demonstrates the strength of our practice and contributes to the consolidation of our offering on the most complex cross-border transactions, which is critical to helping our clients navigate the ongoing complexities of the tax, legal and business landscape.”
María’s promotion, effective from 1 May 2022, is made alongside the promotion of 39 new counsel from across 19 offices and all practice groups at Freshfields.
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