Vicente Torretti

International Tax Consultant
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Vicente Torretti is an International Tax Consultant at Barbosa Legal. As a Chilean lawyer, with studies in the U.S., Vicente is experienced in international tax planning matters, including structuring and cross-border transactions, with special emphasis on Chilean individuals, families, and businesses investing in the U.S.

Previously, Vicente worked with prestigious firms in Chile, advising clients with their international tax needs.

Vicente also has experience with pre-immigration tax planning, domestic and international reporting obligations, asset protection, and succession planning solutions.

Sylvia C. Zwemer

Associate Attorney
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Sylvia C. Zwemer is an associate attorney at Barbosa Legal. Her practice includes international tax law, corporate law, and succession planning for domestic and foreign individuals and privately held businesses.

Sylvia has experience in advising high net worth individuals on pre-immigration tax planning, domestic and international reporting obligations, asset protection and succession planning solutions. She also has experience advising domestic and foreign companies in a variety of general corporate, financing, and tax planning matters, in connection with business formations, joint ventures, restructurings, investment projects, and cross-border transactions.

Edwin C. Cisneros

Associate Attorney
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Edwin C. Cisneros is an associate attorney at Barbosa Legal. His practice includes international tax law, estate planning, and corporate law.

Edwin assists both domestic and international high net worth individuals in providing pre-immigration tax planning, domestic and international reporting obligations, asset protection, and succession planning solutions considering the tax challenges of global wealth.

Edwin’s involvement includes drafting durable power attorney, living wills, health care surrogate, last will & testament, revocable and irrevocable trusts. He also has experience in probate and trust administration, including preparing 706 Federal Estate Tax Returns.

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington. D.C. (LL.M., in Taxation, 2018

University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL (J.D., 2011)
Magna Cum Laude

Florida International University, Miami, FL (B.A., 2007)
Cum Laude

Admissions

Florida, USA

Practice Areas

Domestic & International Tax Planning
Business & Corporate Transactions
International Business Transactions
Estate planning & Probate
Asset Protection
Tax Compliance and Controversies
Fraud & Asset Recovery  

Languages

English
Spanish

Associations

Florida Bar
Member of Tax Law Section of the Florida Bar
Member of Real Property, Probate & Trust Section of the Florida Bar

Julio Barbosa

Founder
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Julio Barbosa is the founder and partner of Barbosa Legal and he is licensed to practice law in the United States and in Brazil and is a member of The Florida Bar and the Brazilian Bar Association (“OAB”).  Julio began practicing law over 35 years ago in Brazil and has spent most of his career focused on helping foreign clients, who want to do business in the United States, from business entities to individuals.

Through the years Julio has published several articles on a variety of topics, both in English and Portuguese, as well as three books in Portuguese (two as co-author). He also wrote “How to Export to the United States,” a guide through the complexities of doing business with American companies, “The Painful (and Taxing) Realities of Doing Business in Brazil,” and “Arbitration Law in Brazil: An Inevitable Reality.”

Julio has extensive experience in International Taxation and International Transactions.  He has been assisting clients in a variety of cross-border transactions in Latin America and in the United States, from the distribution of products, and the creation of subsidiaries, to large investments in real estate properties.

In addition to the comprehensive legal services to foreign companies and business people who wish to do business in the United States, Julio is also able to assist Americans who wish to do business in Latin America through his close and long-standing relationships with some of the best lawyers and consultants in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia. These relationships allow him to provide complete legal services to clients throughout those countries, with comparative legal and regulatory analyses relevant to the matter at hand.

He has been invited as a featured speaker in more than a dozen countries throughout the Americas to discuss international trade, international taxation, arbitration, establishing entities and doing business in the United States.and he is licensed to practice law in the United States and Brazil. Over 30 years ago, Julio began practicing law in Brazil and he has spent most of his career focused on advising international individuals and entities navigate the intricacies of doing business in the United States.

Featured Publications

Through the years Julio has published several articles on a variety of topics, both in English and Portuguese, as well as three books in Portuguese (two as co-author). He also wrote “How to Export to the United States,” a guide through the complexities of doing business with American companies, “The Painful (and Taxing) Realities of Doing Business in Brazil,” and “Arbitration Law in Brazil: An Inevitable Reality.

Significant Representations & Engagements

Julio has been invited as a featured speaker in more than a dozen countries throughout the Americas to discuss international trade, international taxation, arbitration, establishing entities and doing business in the United States.

Ted Brooks

Of Counsel
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Ted Brooks is an Of Counsel at Barbosa Legal. Ted brings vast knowledge of U.S. and non-U.S. tax laws to the team. His experience includes working at both private and public companies and law firms developing strategic tax planning initiatives for businesses and investors, international corporate treasury centers, intellectual property development structures, hedge funds and asset management vehicles, joint ventures, structured financing and intricate M&A transactions.

Ted has been at the helm of many successful companies   and is a frequent speaker on U.S., international and cross-border taxation. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards for several high-growth technology companies and is a board member of Icing Smiles, a non-profit organization that provides custom cakes to critically ill children and their families to celebrate their special day.

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Andrés Hernández

Associate Attorney
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Andrés’ Hernández practice includes corporate law, international tax, and estate planning for domestic and foreign high net worth individual and, assisting with fully compliant structures, both domestically and abroad, and providing succession planning solutions considering tax challenges of global wealth.

Andrés has experience advising high net worth individuals and their families on cross-border wealth, investments, and estate planning concerns with particular focus on issues arising from civil law and common law application. He also advised international corporations in different aspects of taxation, and corporate law, including restructuring operations, and advising on tax efficient structures in domestic and foreign investment projects.

Andrés also has significant experience advising individuals and fiduciaries in estate, trust, and probate administration, and representing clients on tax controversy matters before the IRS, including Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures.

Education

Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA (J.D., 2017)
Recipient, Merit Scholarship                                                                         

Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL (LL.M. in Taxation, 2010)

Northwestern University School of Law, and Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, IL (LL.M. and Certificate in Business Administration, 2009)

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela (Abogado LL.B. equivalent, 2006)

Admissions

Florida, USA
Venezuela
United States Tax Court

Practice Areas

Domestic & International Tax Planning
Business & Corporate Transactions
International Business Transactions
Estate planning & Probate
Asset Protection
Tax Compliance and Controversies
Fraud & Asset Recovery  

Languages

English
Spanish

Associations

Florida Bar
Member of Tax Law Section of the Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Member of The University of Miami Planned Giving Advisory Board

Publications

Co-Author, Corporate Tax Guatemala – Legal Practice Guides, Chambers & Partners, September 2013.
Author, International Arbitration in Tax Dispute Resolution, a comparative analysis of the EC Arbitration Convention and the OECD Model Convention. June, 2010. Northwestern University School of Law.
Author, Tracing the legislative history of IRC §361, from the 1954 Code forward, including analysis of problems changes were thought to respond to. March, 2010. Northwestern University School of Law.

Recognition

Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite, Ones to Watch 2018
Chambers & Partners Global, 2014-2016 
- Venezuela – Corporate/M&A (Expert Based Abroad) 
- Guatemala – Corporate/Commercial (Foreign Expert)
Chambers & Partners Latin America, 2016
- Guatemala – Tax
Who’s Who Legal Expert – Asset Recovery, 2013-2015

Engagements

Speaker, National Business Institute: Trusts and Taxes in Florida From A to Z, Webinar, May 31, 2023
Speaker, Top Tax Mistakes and Disputes in Trusts and Estates, Webinar, October 26, 2022
Speaker, STEP LATAM Conference, Sao Paulo, October 21-22, 2015
Speaker, STEP Miami 6th Annual Summit, Miami, May 29, 2015
Speaker, STEP LATAM Conference, Mexico City, September 4-6, 2014
Speaker, Current tax issues relevant to the Americas, International Bar Association 2nd Conference of the Americas, Miami, May 4-6, 2011