Felipe Mendoza > EC Rubio > Juarez, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
EC Rubio Offices
AV. EJÉRCITO NACIONAL 7695-C
32663 CIUDAD JUAREZ
CHIHUAHUA
Mexico
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Felipe Mendoza
Work Department
Tax, International Trade, and Corporate M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Felipe Mendoza’s practice focuses on Tax and International Trade. For more than two decades, he has provided legal advice to companies dealing with foreign trade matters, including valuation, HTS tariff classification, Mexican tariff and non-tariff restrictions, determination and payment of import duties, as well as the interpretation and application of free trade agreements signed by Mexico. He has vast experience advising on compliance with rules of origin and verification procedures of origin established in treaties.
Felipe has conducted complex customs and international trade audits on Mexican companies and has assisted companies in the drafting and implementation of foreign trade compliance procedures and manuals.
Felipe also provides legal advice to companies that import, sell and distribute products in the Mexican aftermarket and continuously gives legal advice to maquiladora (with an IMMEX Program) and shelter companies regarding customs procedures and how to maximize the tax and foreign trade incentives granted by the Mexican government.
On the tax front, Felipe is specialized in the maquiladora industry, the interpretation and application of tax treaties, including the analysis of permanent establishment and taxation of residents and expatriates to avoid double taxation. Felipe is also an expert litigating resolutions issued by the Tax Administration Service (SAT, by its Spanish acronym), the Mexican Institute of Social Security and the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers in matters where authorities deny taxpayer refunds, or in cases where they seize assets or assess improper taxes against taxpayers.
Languages
Spanish and english.
Memberships
Member of the Foreign Trade Committee of the National Institute of Public Accountants, located in Mexico City.
Education
Law Degree, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Chihuahua campus.
Master of Laws in International Trade Law, Arizona University.
Diploma in Mexican Taxes, Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara campus.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > International trade and customs
(Leading individuals)Drawing on a ‘deep experience in trade law’, the international trade team at EC Rubio has an impressive breadth of expertise and experience, and assists its clients with everything from minor filing and compliance matters to international dispute resolution proceedings. Anti-dumping investigations and countervailing duties are two areas in which the team is particularly experienced, and the department is also one of the standouts in the market on the full range of NAFTA / USMCA matters. Leadership is divided between four lawyers in two Mexico offices: in Mexico City, trade remedies and customs expert Juan Carlos Partida and M&A lawyer Eduardo David are the practice heads; while in Cd. Juárez, Felipe Mendoza and Fernando Holguín are the names to note, both with practices focused on tax and foreign trade. Arturo Bañuelos is the primary litigation contact, while Alejandro Montes and Edmundo Hernández are reliable counsel on free trade agreements, among other market segments.