Full Name
Carolina Perez-Lopez
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Speaker Bio
Carolina Perez is Vice President, Global Tax Planning and Tax Counsel, member of the global tax group. In this role, Carolina is responsible for driving the tax strategy and execution for acquisitions, divestitures, licensing deals and restructurings for the enterprise and tax planning for J&J’s Innovative Medicine and MedTech businesses worldwide.
Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Carolina was Vice President, Transfer Pricing at Pfizer, where she led a large international team responsible for setting and implementing the transfer pricing policy for the company, as well as managing and defending on audit the company’s transfer pricing positions globally. Carolina previously served as Pfizer’s Senior Tax Counsel, responsible for various major worldwide planning initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings, as well as the implementation of tax planning strategies in connection with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and legal entity rationalization. Prior to joining Pfizer, Carolina was counsel Clifford Chance LLP, spending time both in New York and London, where she helped built and lead the firm’s US tax group overseas.
Carolina holds a J.D. and Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Spanish Taxation from the Universidad de Navarra, Spain, and an LL.M. in International Taxation from New York University, School of Law. Carolina was a scholar of the Pedro Barrie de la Maza Foundation in Spain and was the recipient of the Aranzadi Prize for excellency in law studies. She is currently a member of the International Tax Program council at New York University, School of Law, as well as a member of the Tax Leadership Committee of USCIB and of the Board of USCIB. Carolina is admitted to practice as an attorney, member of the New York state bar, as well as a solicitor, member of The Law Society of England and Wales.
To relax, Carolina enjoys visiting her native Galicia (a Northern region in Spain) where the family owns a house close to the beach. She has finished her studies in piano from the Spanish Conservatory, playing occasionally. She also enjoys reading Latin American literature and has taken college courses in History and Art. Carolina resides in New York City with her husband, Miguel, and her children, Martiño and Xulián, all of them avid surfers and beach lovers!
Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Carolina was Vice President, Transfer Pricing at Pfizer, where she led a large international team responsible for setting and implementing the transfer pricing policy for the company, as well as managing and defending on audit the company’s transfer pricing positions globally. Carolina previously served as Pfizer’s Senior Tax Counsel, responsible for various major worldwide planning initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings, as well as the implementation of tax planning strategies in connection with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and legal entity rationalization. Prior to joining Pfizer, Carolina was counsel Clifford Chance LLP, spending time both in New York and London, where she helped built and lead the firm’s US tax group overseas.
Carolina holds a J.D. and Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Spanish Taxation from the Universidad de Navarra, Spain, and an LL.M. in International Taxation from New York University, School of Law. Carolina was a scholar of the Pedro Barrie de la Maza Foundation in Spain and was the recipient of the Aranzadi Prize for excellency in law studies. She is currently a member of the International Tax Program council at New York University, School of Law, as well as a member of the Tax Leadership Committee of USCIB and of the Board of USCIB. Carolina is admitted to practice as an attorney, member of the New York state bar, as well as a solicitor, member of The Law Society of England and Wales.
To relax, Carolina enjoys visiting her native Galicia (a Northern region in Spain) where the family owns a house close to the beach. She has finished her studies in piano from the Spanish Conservatory, playing occasionally. She also enjoys reading Latin American literature and has taken college courses in History and Art. Carolina resides in New York City with her husband, Miguel, and her children, Martiño and Xulián, all of them avid surfers and beach lovers!
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