Eduardo is passionate about tax matters. With his advice, clients benefit from invaluable experience obtained from his participation in several complex transactions in various sectors and industries.
He frequently represents commercial and investment banks, private equity funds, pension funds, M&A tax effects at international corporations, financing and real estate transactions.
In addition, he has advised non-for-profit organizations in tax compliance to ensure they receive deductible donations.
He was a Tax partner in at a Big Four firm and previously worked as a foreign associate in Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler in New York. He was Vice-President of New Product Development at Merrill Lynch and worked for a Mexican law firm.
He obtained his law degree then studied a Tax Law postgraduate degree at Escuela Libre de Derecho. He completed a Diploma in International Tax Law from the Duke University and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) joint program. He also has a Finance Diploma from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM). Additionally, he holds a LL.M. in International Business Law from King´s College London where he studied with a CONACYT scholarship.
Currently, Eduardo teaches Tax Law in the postgraduate degree program at Escuela Libre de Derecho. He has been a lecturer at other universities, including ITAM, ITESM, Universidad Panamericana and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
He is the President for the International Tax Committee under the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants. He is also an active member of the International Fiscal Association and Tax Committee of the Mexican Private Equity Association (AMEXCAP).
Eduardo co-authored the book, Transfer Pricing Litigation: Theory and Practice, published by Lexis-Nexis, writing the chapter on Mexico. He is also authored various tax articles available in different publications. He has been a tax speaker at seminars in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and the United States.
He led the winning team for International Tax Review´s Americas Real Estate Tax Deal of the Year (2018), which involved the joint venture deal between GIC and CCLA.
He was also a member of the winning team for International Tax Review´s Americas Real Estate Tax Deal of the Year (2016), which involved Blackstone´s acquisition of Mexico´s GE Real Estate portfolio.
Eduardo is recognized as an expert lawyer in his field of practice by The Legal 500 2023 and ITR | World Tax.
