Yamary I. González Berríos

E-mail address:  yg@mcvpr.com
Phone number:  (787) 250-5687
Fax number:  (787) 474-9222

Yamary I. González Berríos is a Special Tax Counsel in the Tax Practice Group.

Experience

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.

Practice Areas

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.

Education

Ms. González Berríos obtained her Bachelor in Business Administration cum laude in 1986, and her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude in 1989, both from the University of Puerto Rico. She obtained her LL.M. in taxation in 1991 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Admissions

Ms. González Berríos is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is a certified public accountant.

Memberships

Ms. González Berríos is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association and the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Publications/Public Engagements

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.