Mario Barrera Vázquez

Seasoned tax attorney with a career spanning almost 30 years, advising multi-nationals and large domestic groups on issues concerning international taxation, transfer pricing, corporate taxation and Value Added Tax in Mexico.

• Advised a large domestic group in the reorganization and migration of its IP towards Luxembourg in a tax efficient manner.

• Advised a multi-national real estate company in recovering its VAT refund claims from the government in an amount exceeding 7 million dollars.

   

• Advised a US hospitality group in the sale of its interest in Mexico in a tax efficient matter.

   

• Advising a Korean car company in re-aligning its transfer pricing policies taking into account newly imposed tariffs.

Corporate Tax Matters

• APAs

   

• Corporate taxes

   

• Cost-sharing arrangements

   

• M&A

   

• Restructuring

   

• Transactions

Dispute Resolution

• Audit support

   

• Controversy management

   

• Litigation

   

• MAPs/ADRs

   

• Pre-litigation

Indirect Tax

• VAT

Tax Advisory

• International tax advisory

   

• Tax consulting

   

• US outbound

Transfer Pricing

• Audit defence

   

• Business model optimisation

   

• Business restructuring

   

• Controversy management

   

• Cost-sharing arrangements

   

• Dispute resolution

   

• International tax planning

   

• Litigation

   

• TP policy design

   

• TP risk management

• Automotive

   

• Energy

   

• Financial services

   

• Food and beverage

   

• Healthcare

   

• Industrials

   

• Insurance

   

• Mining

   

• Natural resources

   

• Oil and gas

   

• Pharmaceutical and life sciences

   

• Real estate

   

• Shipping

• J. D. degree, Universidad de las Américas, 1999

   

• International Tax Program certificate, Harvard Law School, 2000

   

• LL. M. in taxation degree, Universidad Panamericana, 2004

• International Fiscal Association, 2001
• Colegio de Contadores Públicos de México, 2017
• Club Harvard de México, 2000

Mexican Bar, 1999