We know how important is to preserve the legacy of a lifetime.

We assist our clients in planning of a smooth and efficient transition of the family wealth from one generation to another. For such purposes, we take into account the composition and perspective of each family, the characteristics and circumstances of its members —partially disabled members or minor children, their tax residence and marital status, the level of involvement and projection within the family business, etc.— and the complexity of the wealth involved.

Our Experience:

• Integral Family wealth planning
• Planning to attain protection for minors and vulnerable beneficiaries
• Succession Planning on Family-owned companies
• Estate planning and asset protection
• Creation of simple and complex trust structures

Each Family-owned Company has its own rules which need to be duly analyzed to allow a smooth pass of ownership from generation to generation leading to economic success.

In order to achieve efficient wealth planning it is crucial to offer integral advisory services to individual owners of local family businesses.

Our Experience:

• Reorganizations within Family owned companies (corporate reorganizations, shareholding purchase agreements, target investments)
• Draft and review of shareholder agreements
• Designing of corporate governance best practices for Family-owned Companies
• Integral corporate advisory for family owned companies (incorporation of local companies, registration of foreign entities, etc.)

At present, the increasingly complex needs of multi-jurisdiction and multi-generation families are often handled by Family Offices or Multi-Family Offices.

The decision to manage wealth through a family office poses several challenges, including the decision on how to determine corporate governance, the ownership structure, defining de service scope and evaluating the related tax and regulatory aspects in each applicable jurisdiction.

Our experience allows us to offer a practical approach, aimed at delivering solutions to face the different challenges that a family office or a multi-family office represents, both locally and internationally speaking.

Our Experience:

• Family Office Set Up
• Advice on governing laws and regulations
• Creation of structures for investment management
• Succession Planning
• Tax Planning
• Philanthropy Plans
• Dispute Resolution
• Business Transactions
• Asset Protection

We address dispute resolution related to personal and family wealth issues within the scope of family law.

Upon any disagreement arising within the scope of the business or within the family, we go for serving as mediators to bring our clients any possible solutions and, if the parties are unable to reach an agreement, then we define a legal strategy and accompany our clients and their families in the judicial proceedings.

On the other hand, we have an active participation in succession proceedings and we pursue an agile and efficient action or process in the cases in which heirs act jointly and in a coordinated manner. And when any dispute arises, we try to bring the parties to an agreement to avoid litigation and preserve the relationship. However, when there is no possible agreement, we provide legal advice and accompany our clients and their families throughout the succession proceedings.

Our Experience:

• Simple and complex probate proceedings
• Divorces and liquidation of shared/marital property
• Compensation agreements
• Marital agreements (prenuptial agreements)
• Family Business Constitution
• Mediation proceedings
• Lawsuits and claims involving international structures
• Preparation and drafting of wills

We assist our clients in protecting their wealth and promote tax efficient structures based on the analysis of the different assets that compose it and of the applicable tax rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which such assets are located.

Our Experience:

• Integral Family wealth planning.
• Structures and strategies supporting emigration proceedings (individuals and families that intend to emigrate or migrate to the country)
• Tax-efficient investment and financing structures
• Review of preexisting structures and analysis of their tax efficiency (mainly in case of regulatory changes)
• Projection of estate/inheritance taxes

Tax laws feature legal and economic components and therefore call for an integral approach and require the interaction between accountants and Law experts. For this reason, McEWAN has a team of lawyers and accountants proficient in tax matters, who complement each other and improve our clients’ experience when working together. This synergy is one of our distinguishing characteristics that allows McEWAN to stand out in the market.

Our Experience:

• Simple and complex tax and legal advise
• Preparation of binding consultations to be filed before the Tax Authorities (AFIP)
• Assistance in international structuring processes
• International disputes

We understand time is an extremely valuable asset for our clients. Therefore, at McEWAN we articulate customized mechanisms to attain a smooth flow of the information that the Firm requires to process and analyze . This optimizes the processes and allows the accurate analysis required by strategic decision-making when it comes to our clients’ tax compliance.

Our Experience:

• Tax compliance tasks
• Preparation and filing of tax returns of individuals and families
• Review and assistance in the preparation of tax returns made by the families’ third-party advisors
• Handling requirements and inspections initiated by tax authorities
• Change of residence registration process
• Tax compliance through the substitute taxpayer regime to pay the tax it is assessed on property located in Argentina by the former resident.

We focus on providing advisory and representation services in complex proceedings, mainly in those derived from our tax law practice, both before administrative authorities and tax courts. McEWAN´s litigation attorneys have successfully handled major tax-complex litigation proceedings of significant economic relevance, which, in many cases, became leading cases on tax and wealth matters applicable to individuals.

Our Experience :

• Setting up of legal strategies on tax cases claims
• Defenses and administrative, jurisdictional, and judicial appeals in all instances at federal and provincial levels, both of simple and complex nature.
• Assistance in international cases, where family wealth involves various jurisdictions
• Assistance in tax criminal actions (McEWAN features no criminal lawyers among its members but coordinates strategies with the criminal lawyers appointed by its client.)