Gabriela is a firm believer in the responsibility of a job well done and the relevance of a keen tax strategy for business. She likes to start her client conversations by stating, “if we take into account that the tax authority is your 30% shareholder, with a preferential dividend, we better start by addressing how we are going to meet the expectations of this shareholder as efficiently as possible”.
She is partner and co-leads the Tax and Wealth Management practices at Galicia since 2016. Clients are drawn to her unique ability for solving intricate tax issues in transactions, mergers, spin-offs and acquisitions, restructurings, capital reductions, applicability of international treaties, tax audits and legal defense.
She is partner and co-leads the Tax and Wealth Management practices at Galicia since 2016. Clients are drawn to her unique ability for solving intricate tax issues in transactions, mergers, spin-offs and acquisitions, restructurings, capital reductions, applicability of international treaties, tax audits and legal defense.
Her international interests have driven her to advise not only Mexican companies but numerous foreign companies as well. Gabriela’s people skills and empathy are a great asset to private clients, whom she advises on investments abroad and tax compliance. She has developed a great capacity to structure businesses efficiently, balancing strict adherence to the law with the client´s benefit and satisfaction.
She is well known for developing long-term personal relationships with clients, who usually seek her involvement at the corporate level first, and subsequently retain her services as a trusted personal and asset advisor, often becoming counsel to the family. She is one of the driving forces behind Galicia’s cross-practice Wealth Management group.
Before joining Galicia, Gabriela was partner of a boutique law firm specialized in tax law. Her academic interests motivated her to publish numerous articles and studies on tax issues.
She holds an MBA from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, in partnership with University of Pennsylvania´s Wharton School of Business, and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Law from Universidad Iberoamericana.
Gabriela is recognized as an expert lawyer by the 2023 Chambers Latin American Guide for the Tax: Non-Contentious practice and 2023 Chambers High Net Worth Guide for the Private Net Law (Wealth Management) practice. She is also considered by The Legal 500 2023 Latin American Guide, The 2023 International Tax Review Rankings (ITR World Tax), Leaders League and Latin Lawyer as a leading expert lawyer in Mexican tax matters.
