Nicolás Bernal Abella

"Senior Associate of the Trusts and Estates Team. Graduated as an attorney from Universidad del Rosario. Exempted from career final exams due to his excellent academic achievements. Obtained a postgraduate degree in Tax Law from Universidad de los Andes. Holds a Master's degree (LL.M.) in Taxation, with a Certificate in International Taxation, from Georgetown University (Degree with Distinction, Dean’s List Graduate, Graduate Tax Scholar 2017-2018, recipient of the Leonard B. Terr Memorial and Colfuturo scholarships 2017).

He has worked as tax advisor for well-known international firms. In particular, he worked as International Tax Consultant at Deloitte Tax LLP (Deloitte US) in Boston, MA, and as Foreign Legal Extern at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP in Washington D.C.

Additionally, he worked as Legal Subdirector of the National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN), where he also served as Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Director General.

Currently, he alternates his practice with lectures on Tax Law at the Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA).

As a member of the Trusts and Estates Team, Nicolás advises clients on finding the appropriate equity structure to meet family's needs, including the organization and distribution of the family's property, comprehensive estate and tax planning, inheritance processes, among others.