MEXICO CITY, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Haynes and
Boone, SC is proud to announce the
arrival of noted tax lawyer Edgar
Klee as a new partner in the firm's Mexico City office.
Klee focuses on offering sophisticated corporate tax advice on
international taxation, tax counseling for individuals, legal
structuring for acquisition of high value assets (vessels/platforms
related to the oil and gas industry), customs and foreign trade,
and general tax litigation.
"We are delighted to add Edgar to our growing capabilities here
in Mexico City," said office
Administrative Partner Luis Moreno. "His experience with complex
tax issues will especially benefit cross-border clients who are
entering the Mexican marketplace as our government loosens
restrictions on key sectors. Edgar is a great fit for these
exciting times."
Klee, who joins from Turanzas, Bravo & Ambrosi, received his
law degree from Universidad
Panamericana. He is a member of the Barra Mexicana Colegio
de Abogados (Mexican Bar), the Public Accounting Academy for Tax
Studies (Academia de Estudios Fiscales de la Contaduria Publica),
and the International Fiscal Association (IFA).
He joins the firm as the Mexico
City office celebrates 20 years of practice in the region.
The fully-integrated Mexico City
office was established in 1994 and Haynes and Boone is one of the most active U.S. law firms
operating in Mexico, serving a
growing list of international clientele. It is unique in having
permanent senior Mexican lawyers based in its U.S. offices and
conversely having an American expatriate working in its
Mexico City office, thereby
providing integrated working teams from both its U.S. and Mexican
platforms.
Haynes and Boone Mexico saw growth throughout 2014 with the
arrival of Partner Hector Herrera, Partner Jorge Sanchez and
Counsel Rafael Carmona, along with a
number of associates. Herrera has
26 years of experience practicing law in Mexico, particularly in the area of
environmental and water law. Sanchez engages in transactions
related to a wide range of corporate and financial matters, while
Carmona provides counsel to Mexican and foreign clients in the
securities, banking and finance practice areas. Other key lateral
hires include Energy Partner Ariel Ramos and Finance Partner Jorge
Labastida.
Haynes and Boone lawyers are
frequent speakers and quoted authorities on the business to be
generated with the adoption of Mexico energy and infrastructure reforms,
which could attract as much as $1.2
trillion in economic activity to the region in the next
decade, according to a BBVA Compass economist.
About Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law
firm with offices in Texas,
New York, California, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Shanghai and Mexico
City, providing a full spectrum of legal services in
technology, financial services, energy and private equity. With
more than 550 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest law firms in
the nation by The National Law Journal. In 2014 the firm was
named the Best National Firm for Diversity in North America in the Americas Women in
Business Law Awards.
CONTACT: Douglas R.
Bedell
Haynes and Boone, LLP
214.651.5815
(office)
214.704.3058
(cell)
doug.bedell@haynesboone.com
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