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Key contacts
BD & Marketing Director: Ana Lopez Pariente
Quick facts
Total Headcount

+304

Number of lawyers

+186

Number of partners

45

Number of counsels

7

Network memberships

Interlex, IBA, IFA, IMCP, AEF, CANCHAM, CANACO, CCE, AbogadasMX

Languages

Spanish, English, French, German and Italian

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Tax
Tax controversy
Transactional tax
Firm overview

With an unmatched culture that fosters collaboration and excellence, Galicia has cultivated an environment where the sharpest minds come together to solve complex legal challenges.

Our unique market offering sets us apart, blending the precision of renowned transactional and regulatory expertise with the strategic acumen required for high-stakes litigation. Galicia is recognized as an undisputed leader in the Mexican and Latin American legal ecosystems.

Leading in the Mexican market for its International & Cross-Border Capabilities, Galicia is a firm with broad international reach through its alliances and Best Friends network in Europe, LatAm, US and Asia.

Galicia is ranked as top leading firm in Mexico and Latin America by renowned international publications such as Chambers and Partners, Global Capital, Latin Lawyer, The Legal 500, LatinFinance, IJGlobal, IFLR1000, ITR / World Tax, Global Competition Review, Global Arbitration Review, Leaders League, and others.

Our practice areas
  • Arbitration
  • Administrative Litigation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Capital Markets
  • Competition
  • Compliance and Investigations
  • Corporate M&A
  • Customs & International Trade
  • Civil & Commercial Litigation
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Environment, Social and Governance
  • Fintech
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual Property & Data Privacy
  • Insurance & Reinsurance
  • Labor (Consultancy and Litigation)
  • Life Sciences
  • Mining
  • Project Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Tax (Consultancy, Controversy, Litigation and Transfer Pricing)
  • Technology/TMT/AI
  • Public Wealth Law / Wealth Management
Sector expertise
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking and finance
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharma and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Key practice contacts and recent case highlights

M&A, Private Equity and Banking & Finance
Manuel Galicia, Partner
mgalicia@galicia.com.mx

Energy and Project Finance
Carlos de Maria y Campos, Partner
cdemaria@galicia.com.mx

M&A and Private Equity
José Visoso, Managing Partner
jvisoso@galicia.com.mx

M&A, Corporate and Private Equity
Ignacio Pesqueira, Partner
ipesqueria@galicia.com.mx

M&A, Banking & Finance and Fintech
Arturo Perdomo, Partner
aperdomo@galicia.com.mx

M&A, Competition and Compliance
Christian Lippert, Managing Partner
clippert@galicia.com.mx

Energy and Project Finance
Francisco Fernández Cueto, Partner
ffcueto@galicia.com

Projects/Infrastructure
Alejandro de la Borbolla, Partner
aborbolla@galicia.com.mx

Life Sciences and Projects/Infrastructure
Bernardo Martínez-Negrete, Partner
bmartineznegrete@galicia.com.mx

M&A and Mining
Héctor Kuri, Partner
hkuri@galicia.com.mx

Energy, Project Finance and Projects/Infrastructure
Antonio Borja, Partner
aborja@galicia.com.mx

Public Law
Daniel Amézquita, Partner
damezquita@galicia.com.mx

Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Maurice Berkman, Partner
mberkman@galicia.com.mx

Antitrust, Compliance and TMT/AI
Carlos Chávez, Partner
cchavez@galicia.com.mx

Environment and ESG
Mariana Herrero, Partner
mherrero@galicia.com.mx

M&A and Restructuring & Insolvency
Eugenio Sepúlveda, Partner
esepulveda@galicia.com.mx

Banking & Finance and Capital Markets
Guillermo Pérez Santiago, Partner
gperez@galicia.com.mx

Energy and Project Finance
Eduardo García-Travesi, Partner
egarciatravesi@galicia.com.mx

M&A and TMT/AI
Ricardo García, Partner
rgarcia@galicia.com.mx

Tax Non-Contentious and Private Wealth Law
Gabriela Pellón, Partner
gpellon@galicia.com.mx

Arbitration and Civil & Commercial Litigation
Rodrigo Zamora, Partner
rzamora@galicia.com.mx

Banking & Finance and Real Estate
Rodrigo Rivera, Partner
rrivera@galicia.com.mx

M&A and Real Estate
Ramiro Sandoval, Partner
rsandoval@galicia.com.mx

Arbitration and Civil & Commercial Litigation
Cecilia Azar, Partner
cazar@galicia.com.mx

Tax Non-Contentious
Federico Scheffler, Partner
fscheffler@galicia.com.mx

Tax Controversy
Edson Uribe, Partner
euribe@galicia.com.mx

Energy and Project Finance
Ernesto Partida, Partner
epartida@galicia.com.mx

Customs and International Trade
Mario Valencia, Partner
mvalencia@galicia.com.mx

Tax Litigation
Denise Lester, Partner
dlester@galicia.com.mx

Environment and ESG
Carlos Escoto, Partner
cescoto@galicia.com.mx

Banking & Finance
Rosemarie McLaren, Partner
rmclaren@galicia.com.mx

Competition and Compliance
Juan Carlos Burgos, Partner
jcburgos@galicia.com.mx

Labor
Octavio Cantón, Partner
ocanton@galicia.com.mx

Tax Consulting
Eduardo Michán, Partner
emichan@galicia.com.mx

M&A and Capital Markets
Carlos Obregón, Partner
cobregón@galicia.com.mx

Capital Markets
Ma. de los Ángeles Padilla, Partner
apadilla@galicia.com.mx

M&A and Mining
Florent Patoret, Partner
fpatoret@galicia.com.mx

Life Sciences
Lisandro Herrera, Partner
lherrera@galicia.com.mx

Antitrust and Compliance
Gerardo Rodríguez, Partner
grodriguez@galicia.com.mx

Environment
Lucia Manzo, Partner
lmanzo@galicia.com.mx

M&A and Real Estate
Roxana Schafer, Partner
rschafer@galicia.com.mx

Projects/Infrastructure
Guillermo Parra
gparra@galicia.com.mx

Energy and Project Finance
Luis Manuel Rosendo
lmrosendo@galicia.com.mx

Tax Consultancy
Eduardo Espinosa
eespinosa@galicia.com.mx

Competition and Compliance
Edgar Martín
emartin@galicia.com.mx

Counsels
Juan Pablo Cervantes, M&A jpcervantes@galicia.com.mx
Xavier Careaga, TMT/Artificial Intelligence xcareaga@galicia.com.mx
Fabiola Jiménez, Private Wealth Law fjimenez@galicia.com.mx
Cecilia Díaz de Rivera, Private Wealth Law cdíaz@galicia.com.mx
Iván Valdespino, Public Law ivaldespino@galicia.com.mx
José Antonio Casas, Arbitration and Civil & Commercial Litigation, jacasas@galicia.com.mx
Santiago Oñate, Arbitration and Civil & Commercial Litigation, sonate@galicia.com.mx

Other offices

Torre SOMA Chapultepec
Av. Campos Elíseos, 204 – 27th floor
Polanco, CP11550, Mexico City
T. +52 (55) 5540 9200

Torre Sofía
Av. Ricardo Margaín No. 440, Desp. 901
Valle de Campestre, 66265, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León 
Mexico
T. +52 (81) 9689 9030

Awards and Recognitions
https://www.galicia.com.mx/links/en_premios-y-reconocimientos

Bd, communications & marketing contact
Ana López Pariente
Business Development, Communications & Marketing Director
ana.lopez@galicia.com.mx

Our social media
Instagram: @galicia_mx
LinkedIn: @GaliciaMexico
Facebook: Galicia Abogados
Twitter: @GaliciaMex

Our website: www.galicia.com.mx

About us

LEADING FIRM | AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Only Mexican firm awarded in the last 10 years by Chambers and Partners as:
Mexico Firm of the Year (2013, 2015, 2019 & 2023)
Latin American Firm of the Year (2017)
Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year (2022)
Client Service Award Mexico (2021 & 2022)

2023 – 2024 Awards and Recognitions

  • 2024 LatinFinance Law Firm of the Year - Mexico by LatinFinance
  • 2023 Law Firm of the Year – Mexico | Chambers and Partners LatAm
  • 2023 Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year – Mexico | LatinFinance Project & Infra Finance
  • 2023 Latin America Corporate M&A Firm of the Year | Leaders League
  • 2023 Energy & Natural Resources Firm of the Year – Mexico | The Legal 500
  • 2023 Corporate M&A High-End Firm of the Year – Mexico | The Legal 500
  • 2023 BD/Marketing Team of the Year – Mexico | The Legal 500
  • 2023 Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year – Mexico | IFLR1000
  • 2023 Women in Business Firm of the Year – Mexico | Women in Business Law Americas
  • 2023 Latin America Pro Bono Firm of the Year | Women in Business Law Americas
  • 2023 Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year – Mexico | Appleseed Mexico
  • 2023 Premio Compartir (Suma de Voluntades) | CEMEFI

International Rankings

  • LL250 Elite Firm Mexico | Latin Lawyer
  • Latin America ESG Recommended Firm | The Legal 500 Green Guide
  • Latin America & Mexico Elite Firm | The Legal 500
  • GCR100 Elite Firm | Global Competition Review
  • GAR100 Elite Firm | Global Arbitration Review
  • Highly Recommended Firm | ITR / World Tax
  • Mexico Leading Firm | Leaders League
  • Pro Bono Leading Light - Mexico | Cyrus R. Vance Center/Latin Lawyer
  • TrustLaw Pro Bono Index by Thomson Reuters Foundation

This year, our Firm has been listed as the Latin Lawyer 250 - 2024 Guide's leading firm in Latin America out of all researched firms across the region, including 8 international firms with a prominent presence in LatAm.
19 practice areas recognized with rankings by the 2024 Chambers and Partners Latin American Guide, which confirms the strength and breadth of what differentiates us in the Mexican legal market, including our practices in our three strategic lines of specialization: Transactional, Regulatory and Litigation.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

  • Board of Partners
  • 2 Co-Managing Partners
  • Strategic internal committees
  • Legal Team (partners, counsels, associates and law clerks)
  • Administrative & Finance Team (Administrative, Talent/RRHH, IT and Finance)
  • Business Team (BD, Communications, Marketing and Sustainability Model)
  • 1 General Counsel

#GaliciaWomen

  • 12 years celebrating the integration of our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
  • 18% partners and 50% associates, are women
  • 100% executive positions and 59% of strategic management positions are led by women
Address:
Av. Campos Elíseos 204
Torre SOMA Chapultepec – 27th Floor (access through Arquímides St.)
Polanco, 11550 Mexico City
Tel:+52 (55) 5540 9200 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.galicia.com.mx
2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 2
45 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
6 practice areas
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Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza & Enriquez
6 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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Basham Ringe & Correa
5 practice areas
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Galicia Abogados
4 practice areas
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Garrigues
4 practice areas
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KPMG
7 practice areas
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Mancera - EY
6 practice areas
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés & Fuentes
5 practice areas
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
5 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
6 practice areas
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Skatt
6 practice areas
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Turanzas Bravo & Ambrosi
3 practice areas
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Tier 3

Andersen
4 practice areas
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Calderón González y Asociados
2 practice areas
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Creel Abogados
3 practice areas
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E&A Legal
3 practice areas
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EC Rubio
5 practice areas
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Jáuregui y Del Valle
5 practice areas
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Muñoz Manzo & Ocampo
3 practice areas
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Natera
5 practice areas
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SMPS Legal
6 practice areas
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Salles Sainz Grant Thornton
4 practice areas
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White & Case
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Copper Wolf
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper Mexico
2 practice areas
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Goodrich Riquelme & Asociados
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Jones Day
2 practice areas
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Parás Asesores Fiscales
3 practice areas
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VCG Partners
5 practice areas
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Von Wobeser & Sierra
2 practice areas
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Other notable

Adam Abagados
2 practice areas
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CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow
1 practice area
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Clark Hill
3 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
1 practice area
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Grepe Lavín & Zavaleta
1 practice area
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Haynes and Boone
2 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
4 practice areas
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Kavanagh Gorozpe
1 practice area
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Kreston BSG
1 practice area
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TENA Abogados
3 practice areas
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Vistra
1 practice area
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Tax controversy
Tier 2
27 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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Basham Ringe & Correa
5 practice areas
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Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
6 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Mancera - EY
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Arias & Meurinne
3 practice areas
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Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza & Enriquez
6 practice areas
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EC Rubio
5 practice areas
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Galicia Abogados
4 practice areas
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés & Fuentes
5 practice areas
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Turanzas Bravo & Ambrosi
3 practice areas
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Tier 3

Acedo Santamarina
5 practice areas
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Copper Wolf
5 practice areas
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Jáuregui y Del Valle
5 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
6 practice areas
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White & Case
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Andersen
4 practice areas
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Goodrich Riquelme & Asociados
3 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
4 practice areas
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Ibáñez Parkman
3 practice areas
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
5 practice areas
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Natera
5 practice areas
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SMPS Legal
6 practice areas
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Santamarina + Steta
6 practice areas
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Other notable

ACV Abogados
1 practice area
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Kuri Breña Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar
1 practice area
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Transactional tax
Tier 2
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
6 practice areas
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Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza & Enriquez
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Diaz Rivera Lalieu Rosas
3 practice areas
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Galicia Abogados
4 practice areas
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Garrigues
4 practice areas
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Mancera - EY
6 practice areas
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés & Fuentes
5 practice areas
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Muñoz Manzo & Ocampo
3 practice areas
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
5 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
6 practice areas
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SMPS Legal
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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Basham Ringe & Correa
5 practice areas
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Creel Abogados
3 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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EC Rubio
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Natera
5 practice areas
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Salles Sainz Grant Thornton
4 practice areas
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VCG Partners
5 practice areas
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White & Case
5 practice areas
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Overview

The tax team at Galicia provides specialized services in tax consulting, controversy, and litigation. The group works in close collaboration with the firms M&A, and capital markets departments to provide integrated services. The group consists of over twenty professionals, including five partners. Edson Uribe and Denise Lester lead the Tax Controversy and Tax Litigation departments, respectively.   

During the research cycle, the tax team at Galicia was active in the Corporate Tax and Transactional tax spaceIn May of 2024 the firm advised Macquarie Asset Management on the acquisition of Mexican gas infrastructure company Energía Mayakan. The deal, valued at over $300 million dollars, supports the expansion of the Mayakan pipeline, to double the capacity, increasing the electrical infrastructure of the country.  

In 2024, Galicia welcomed new Tax Litigation and Controversy partner Paola Yaber. Paola joins the team from a former position as a magistrate at the Federal Administrative Court. Additionally, the team at galicia bids farewell to tax consulting associate Fernando Lujan Cepeda as he departs to a new position at LLM.

Client feedback

“They have great knowledge and expertise.  

They give clear and consistent advice.  

They have the capability to understand complex transactions.”

Linked Reviews
Tax

The tax team at Galicia provides specialized services in tax consulting, controversy, and litigation. The group works in close collaboration with the firms M&A, and capital markets departments to provide integrated services. The group consists of over twenty professionals, including five partners. Edson Uribe and Denise Lester lead the Tax Controversy and Tax Litigation departments, respectively.  

During the recent research cycle, the Galicia tax team has been active in Tax Controversy matters. The firm engaged in several disputes in various industries such as the telecommunications, automotive, mining and technology industries. Due to the sensitivity of these matters they remain confidential.

In 2022, the firm was active in recruitment bringing on new partner Eduardo Michan. Eduardo joins the firm form a previous position at Deloitte. The firm also added three new senior associates to the team, Ivonne Montano, and Eduardo Espinoza joins the team from Creel, Garcia-Cuellar, and Gabryela Valencia joins form previously working at Del Toro y Valencia.

Client feedback

They have been developing their tax area in recent years and have attracted interesting talent.

The Galicia team led by Edson Uribe are specialists in the Mexican tax system and authorities. They were quick to understand the problem and what strategy was needed to respond.”

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