Jorge Enrique Espinosa Sepúlveda

I am Founding and Managing Partner of EGB Abogados in Chile with more than 35 years of experience in International Corporate Tax. In my WTS Global board function, I represent LATAXNET, an advisory network which covers 18 tax and law firms throughout Latin America.

Previously, I worked for the Chilean government as head of the cabinet and was a legal advisor at the Labor Ministry. In 1994, I joined Ernst & Young and worked on the Chilean Tax Desk. Following this, I led the national tax practice in Chile of EY as the main partner for eight years. In that role, I participated as a member of the Executive Board of Legal Services of EY in Europe.

During my career, I have contributed to essential restructuring procedures of large companies in inter alia the financial, mining, retail, industrial and construction sectors.

I am a founder and former member of the board of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) in Chile, and a former member of the board of the Chilean Institute of Tax Law.

In addition to my advisory work, I have enjoyed teaching tax law at multiple universities in Chile for more than 30 years and have published several academic papers of technical and legal advice on International Taxation in Chile and abroad. Hence, I have been honored several times to be named the best professor in the Faculty of Law by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, as well as one of the most prestigious advisors on international taxation.

Personally, I am highly interested in public policies, and have participated as a panelist and speaker in local and international forums on tax matters relating to this area.