Giovanna Bernal, holds a degree in Law and Political Sciences, obtained in 2004 at the Universidad Santa María La Antigua in Panama. She has successfully completed several Master's degrees, including Business Administration (Taiwan M.B.A), Commercial Law, Higher Education and Taxation and Fiscal Management. She has taken a number of specializations, including ITC Leiden Latin America's Executive Program in International Tax Law, Certification (CP/AML) in University of Florida on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing on Prevention of Money Laundering (FIBA AML Institute) of Florida, USA. Currently, she is an active member of several associations: The Association of Panama Compliance…
International & Local Corporate Tax
Roeland Bavinck is a member of Baker McKenzie Amsterdam’s Tax Practice Group as well as the US Focus Group. He joined the Firm in November 2011. Roeland regularly advises on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, as well as on corporate restructuring, financing transactions, treaty application and EU law.
Services: International & Local Corporate Tax, Tax Services
A full law career pawned to add value to my clients' businesses. My guiding motto is to keep clients and deals compliant with the law and tax efficient. Always open to new challenges. Seasoned experience serving MNEs, banks, wealthy individuals, domestic start ups and mature ventures in successfully structuring cross-border investments, M&A transactions, and business and financial deals; policy and technical tax advice to governmental bodies, multilateral credit and investment organizations. I have led, co-led, or participate in leading M&A transactions in several sectors, including manufacturing and distribution, hospitality, oil and gas, mining, banking, services, agribusiness, e-commerce, breweries, dairy business,…
I became frustrated with cases where the client could have saved significant amounts of tax, if only they had been made aware of the opportunities available to them. That’s why I work closely with my clients, updating them at least quarterly. This makes it easier for them to keep me posted on ideas and plans they have, rather than we find out too late when completing the annual accounts many months later. So in a few less words – to keep as much money away from the taxman and in my clients pockets as legally possible. This is who I…
Tax consultant and Licensed specialist of International taxation „Ich habe Spaß daran, für meine Mandanten den besten Weg durch das steuergesetzliche Dickicht zu schlagen und genieße es, Steuerstrategien auszutüfteln und an komplizierten Einsprüchen zu basteln. Auch für mich sind Zahlenfriedhöfe langweilig, aber ich liebe es heraus zu finden, was dahinter steckt und was sich daraus machen lässt. Wenn sie eine Beraterin suchen, die mit Ihnen gemeinsam die Zukunft gestaltet, dann passen wir zusammen.“