Mr David Hurtado Badiola > Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C.
TORRE ARCOS BOSQUES 1, PASEO DE LOS TAMARINDOS 400-B
8TH AND 9TH FLOORS, COLONIA, BOSQUES DE LAS LOMAS
05120, MÉXICO CITY
Mexico
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Work Department

Competition and antitrust, International Trade and Customs.

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Hurtado has been counsel to multiple domestic and foreign clients in regulatory and antitrust issues and trade disputes, mainly arising from customs regulation and international trade treaties. He has participated in more than 40 anti-dumping and anti-subsidy and antitrust investigations and is part of Mexico’s list of panelists for NAFTA arbitrations. He has participated as a panelist in 3 Chapter 19 panels and as a party representative in 4 panels of such chapter. Nowadays, Mr. Hurtado is part of the Mexico´s list of panelists for T-MEC, participating in the chapters on labor dispute mechanisms, commercial remedies (Chap. 10), and dispute resolution in general (Chap. 31).

Languages

Spanish and English.

Memberships

Mr. Hurtado is a member of the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados), the American Bar Association, the National Association of Corporate Counsels (Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa), the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico, A.C. and Chairman of its Trade Policy Committee, the Association of International Trade Consultants (Asociación de Consultores en Prácticas Comerciales Internacionales), Vice President of the Policy Committee on Trade and Investment and member of the Board of the Mexican Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce and Appleseed México, A.C.

Education

Escuela Libre de Derecho, Attorney at Law; University of Texas, Master of Comparative Law.

Leisure

Mr. Hurtado has been a Professor of Administrative Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho since 1985.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > International trade and customs

Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C. is a strong choice for anti-dumping matters and countervailing duties work but more broadly offers a wide-ranging service in international trade that covers litigation, trade policy, and multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, among other issues. Multinationals in the food sector have been a notably strong source of mandates for the practice recently. Department head David Hurtado Badiola is a renowned figure in the market and has particularly strong experience assisting US clients on their dealings with the Mexican authorities. Senior associate Julia García De Acevedo provides primary support and has expertise in anti-dumping, customs and health-related international commerce.

Mexico > Tax

Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C. is best known in the tax arena for its advice on contentious matters, representing national and foreign clients in trials against federal, local or municipal tax and administrative authorities. Its services also include challenges against credit refusals, tax credit settlements, the imposition of administrative penalties, and undue charges. On the consulting side, the team advises clients on tax planning and consulting, and transfer pricing, as well as providing general assistance on transactional matters. Three lawyers coordinate the department: Luis Gerardo del Valle, managing partner of the firm, who is a reputed figure in the market and has counselled on significant tax transactions in the country; Luis Carballo, who has considerable tax disputes experience; and David Hurtado Badiola, a tax partner with complimentary experience in international trade, economic competition and administrative law. Associate Josemaría Férez Gil is a name to note for tax and administrative litigation, and both Oscar Paz and Asia Leaños are further associate-level contacts to note. Tax consultancy and planning expert Eduardo Medina Zapata departed in December 2022.