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Special Counsel, Tax Practice Group
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Education

  • B.B.A., Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico, 1986
  • LL.M. in taxation, Georgetown University Law Center, 1991
  • J.D., Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico Law School, 1989

Bar Admissions

  • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit

Memberships

  • Puerto Rico Bar Association
  • Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants

Yamary I. González-Berríos 

Ms. González-Berríos' practice emphasis is on corporate tax and employee benefits. She has advised taxpayers regarding both tax and tax exemption issues relating to corporate acquisitions, reorganizations and liquidations. Ms. González-Berríos has represented clients in adversarial proceedings, requests for private letters rulings and negotiations of closing agreements before the Puerto Rico Treasury Department. She also regularly advises clients with regard to the design, implementation and ongoing administration of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans.

Prior to joining McConnell Valdés, Ms. González-Berríos was a Legal Counsel with the Internal Revenue Area of the Puerto Rico Treasury Department. While with the Puerto Rico Treasury Department, she reviewed private letter rulings concerning a broad range of issues including corporate reorganizations, pass-through vehicles, variable annuities, and employee benefits matters. She also authored and reviewed income tax legislation and regulations. Ms. González-Berríos also worked as a Senior Tax Consulting Manager in the Tax Department of Ernst & Young in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Ms. González-Berríos has been a speaker in seminars sponsored by the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce. She has also spoken for Puerto Rico Treasury Department training sessions.

Ms. González-Berríos is a Certified Public Accountant.