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Greenberg Traurig, S.C. Offices
PASEO DE LA REFORMA NO. 265 PH1
COLONIA CUAUHTÉMOC
MÉXICO CITY, D.F. C.P. 06500
Mexico
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Eduardo Medina Zapata
Work Department
Tax
Position
Shareholder
Career
With over 25 years of experience, Eduardo focuses his practice on tax consulting, planning and structuring private and public real estate investment funds, as well as in the planning and structuring of joint ventures and corporate reorganizations.
Eduardo’s experience includes matters involving cross border transactions, tax aspects of financing and inbound investment from foreign jurisdictions to Mexico. He also advises Mexican and foreign investors on acquisitions, divestitures and other restructuring transactions.
Eduardo has ample experience in structuring publicly traded, venture capital, private equity, and commodity funds on behalf of national and international fund sponsors, alongside planning and implementing tax efficient structures for the acquisition, operation and disposition of real property portfolios.
In addition, he also counsels’ clients in the structuring of investments in such funds for taxable and tax-exempt investors, both Mexican and foreign.
Eduardo is consistently ranked in legal industry publications among the best tax attorneys in Mexico.
Capabilities
Tax
Latin America Practice
Languages
Spanish, Native
English, Fluent
Memberships
- Professor of the Law Department of the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus, teaching Tax Law.
- Member of ANADE (Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa)
Education
- LL.M., International Tax Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
- Master’s Degree, International Commercial Law, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
- Postgraduate Studies, Taw Law, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico
- Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Mexico
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Tax
(Firms to watch)Greenberg Traurig, S.C. established a tax practice at its Mexico City office with the December 2022 hires of Eduardo Medina Zapata, who has over 25 years’ experience in the sector (from Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C.); and accountant and tax consultant, Erika Baez Elizondo (from Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa), along with two associates.
Mexico > Real estate
Praised as ‘a strategic ally that understands all the variables of a transaction’ and keeps ‘the client’s best interests in mind’, the team at Greenberg Traurig, S.C. is regularly called upon by developers, lenders, REITS, investment managers and private equity funds seeking real estate advice. The group’s expertise covers all asset classes and takes in property acquisitions and investments, development, management and leasing, financing, restructuring, and dispositions. Recent mandates have seen the team advise real estate funds on joint ventures and the development of residential, mixed use and industrial projects in Mexico. Practice co-head Antonio Diez De Bonilla Martinez specialises in M&A, joint ventures, development and management transactions; alongside him, Gerardo Carrillo Valadez has particular expertise with regard to mixed-use and multifamily properties and M&A transactions. Additional key contacts include Eduardo Medina Zapata, who focuses his practice on tax consulting and the structuring of private and public real estate investment funds and joint ventures; Roberto Guerrero C, who was promoted to shareholder in January 2024 and handles financing mandates, corporate matters and M&A; and all-rounder Julio Sardina.