Hernan is a foreign legal consultant in the firm's New York office with over 12 years of experience. He advises clients with respect to Mexican and international tax and corporate matters, including all aspects of cross-border transactions, interpretation and application of tax treaties, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, permanent establishment issues, licensing structures, transfer pricing, foreign tax credit planning, expatriate’s tax regime, as well as research and development tax incentives.
Hernan concentrates his practice on international tax planning and guides clients in the implementation of their multi-jurisdictional business structures. He also has broad experience in advising individuals and international families, celebrities and entertainers with their international endeavors.
Hernan also assists clients with the negotiation of private letter rulings concerning international transactions, including the lobbying and prosecution of administrative matters before Mexican federal and state authorities. He has drafted tax reform proposals concerning client’s benefits, which were discussed and passed by Mexico’s Congress. Likewise, he has advised Mexican federal government agencies regarding compliance given to legal and payment obligations under major media campaigns.
Hernan has also determined for the Mexican operations of major international groups value-added tax (VAT)-efficient strategies for imports and exports, as well as assisting them in securing large VAT refunds. He has secured registration of foreign banks and pension funds before Mexico’s Foreign Banks & Pension and Retirement Funds Registry. In addition, Hernan has successfully handled several tax, administrative and intellectual property litigation procedures.
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Hernan collaborated with Dentons US LLP as head of the Mexican and Latin American Desk; and with DLA Piper US LLP as Mexican Tax Desk, in their New York office. He also worked in Mexico as industrial partner of Mexican law firm Sanchez-DeVanny Eseverri, S.C., in the Mexico City and Monterrey offices, and as an associate of Baker & McKenzie – Monterrey office.
