Rafael Fernández-Suárez

E-mail address: rf@mcvpr.com
Phone number: (787) 250-5629
Fax number: (787) 474-9214

Rafael Fernández-Suárez is Of Counsel in the Tax Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Mr. Fernández-Suárez's practice areas include State and Local Taxation, Tax Exemption, Estate and Gift Taxes and General Tax Litigation.

Education

He obtained his law degree from the University of Puerto Rico and an LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Admissions

He has been admitted to the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, United States Tax Court, the District of Columbia Court of Appeal and the US Supreme Court.

Memberships

Mr. Fernández-Suárez is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association.

Speaking Engagements

Mr. Fernández-Suárez offers numerous seminars on tax subject for the members of the Puerto Rico Manufacturer's Association where he is also a member of its Tax Committee, and also provides seminars on Estate Planning to select groups of clients.

Publications

He has contributed in numerous occasions to the McV Newsletter with articles in the Excise, Property and Municipal License Tax Area. He is presently working in publishing an article in connection with administrative procedures at the municipal level, and before the Center for the Collection of Municipal Revenues and the Treasury Department.

Representative Cases

Mr. Fernández-Suárez has extensive experience in the State and Local Taxation Practice Area, however, of special significance is his contribution to the tax exemption area were he developed a municipal license tax exemption practice that has helped numerous clients obtain significant benefits at the municipal level, contributing to the decision of expanding or establishing operations in Puerto Rico.