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Lilian López

Partner · BLP

HondurasBanking & Finance, Free ZonesSpanish, English

About

Partner at BLP in Honduras with 24 years of experience advising on banking & finance, business law, tax and free zones. She focuses on international trade (customs regimes, Central American customs regulations, customs valuation adjustments and challenges) and tax matters including tax litigation, tax planning, special regimes, exemptions and credits; she was head of the Legal Advisory Department at the Executive Directorate of Revenues (DEI) for four years and contributed to the Legal Manual for Auditors Project (now the Tax Administration Service, SAR).

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceFree ZonesTaxBusiness LawInternational Trade

Office

Expertise

Customs regimes and Central American customs regulationsCustoms valuation adjustments and challengesTax litigation and challenging tax adjustmentsTax planning, special regimes, exemptions and creditsFree Zones

Education

  • Ph.D. in Financial and Tax Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 2016
  • Degree in Legal and Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), 1994
  • Master’s degree in Taxation and Tax Advice, Center for Financial Studies of Madrid, Spain, 1999
  • Management Diploma in Customs and Tax matters, Universidad Católica de Honduras, 2001

Admissions

  • Honduras Bar Association
  • Certified arbitrator and conciliator, Conciliation and Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Tegucigalpa

Languages

SpanishEnglish