Jair Vaca > Santamarina y Steta > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Santamarina y Steta
CAMPOS ELISEOS 345, FLOORS 2, 3 AND 11
COL. CHAPULTEPEC POLANCO
11560 MEXICO, D.F.
Mexico
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Work Department

Constitutional, Administrative and Fiscal Litigation

Position

Associate

Career

With more than 12 years of professional experience, Jair focuses on constitutional, administrative, and tax litigation, environmental and natural resources, and regulatory.
Jair provides legal advice in the implementation and development of strategies to improve clients’ relationships with relevant authorities; legal advice on procedures and disputes against various resolutions by local and federal authorities in international trade, customs procedures, government procurements, permits and concessions, antitrust, environmental and administrative matters.
He also advises on Amparo procedures against various laws issued by Congress, particularly those related to tax and energy matters. Likewise, Jair provides legal advice on nullity proceedings against various federal and local taxes, particularly those related to transfer prices and import taxes.

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

JD, 2011, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.

Specialty in Amparo Law, 2014, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico.

Specialty in Administrative Justice, 2019, Federal Court of Administrative Justice, Mexico.

Master in Business Law, 2023, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Tax

Santamarina y Steta fields a tax litigation department that has recent experience in challenging local environmental taxes, amendments to federal VAT credit provisions, advertising expenses, and real estate tax credits. The practice’s client base has a broad sector coverage and General Motors stands out recently as a multinational instructing the team on the gamut of its tax issues. The department is led by Mariano Calderón, an experienced advisor, particularly as regards amparo, administrative and contentious judicial proceedings. Counsel Karina Robledo focuses her practice on tax advisory matters (as well as money laundering), and associate Jair Vaca supports on the majority of matters.