Mr Estaymer Mendoza > Arias > Guatemala, Guatemala > Lawyer Profile
Arias Offices
6ª. Avenida 12-24 zona 10
Edificio HQ Fontabella, Nivel 8
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. C. A.
Guatemala
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Mr Estaymer Mendoza
Work Department
Tax and Fiscal Planning
Position
Associate
Career
Estaymer joined Arias in 2022, as part of the tax team.
He has extensive experience in the areas of Tax, Customs, Commercial Law, as well as in tax litigation, international tax and in assessing clients from different industries.
He has also adviced national and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, restructurings among other tax related matters.
Prior to joining Arias, he was tax manager, where he was able to continue his growth in soft skills. He assessed regional and international clients from different industries, assisting in tax credit recoveries, tax litigation and advice on labor and contractual matters.
His experience in Panama as an International Tax Consultant, added to the LL.M. let him to collaborate with transfer pricing team and acquire knowledge in the functionality of Tax Treaties as well as inbound and outbond transactions in different jurisdictions.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
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International Bar Association (IBA)
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Guatemala Bar Association
Education
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Bachelor’s degree in Law and Public Notary. Panamericana University, Guatemala. 2015.
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Advanced LLM in International Tax Law. Leiden University, The Netherlands. 2018.
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Postgraduate improvement in International Tax. Santiago de Compostela University, Spain. 2019.
Lawyer Rankings
Guatemala > Tax
Arias has a full-service offering and network of offices across Central America, making it a strong choice to advise foreign investors in the region on the gamut of tax issues. The team acts as local counsel to an array of prominent multinationals on cross-border M&A transactions, as well as assisting with restructurings and compliance, and it is also a standout in customs matters. The firm is equally active in tax litigation, leaning on the vast expertise of dispute resolution head Mario René Archila
to handle complex contentious-administrative cases against the SAT. At the helm of the practice, Ximena Tercero is well versed in transfer pricing, tax structuring and litigation. She is supported by a capable pool of junior lawyers, including senior associates Elisa Lacs, a specialist in customs tax, and the recently promoted Claudia Vega, and associate Estaymer Mendoza, who joined the firm from an in-house role at Grupo CFE in June 2022.