Zenteno García Gil Alonso

EDUCATION

Law degree, with honors (suma cum laude), Universidad La Salle.

Postgraduate studies in tax law, commercial law and administrative law, Universidad Panamericana.

Participant in the “Program of Instruction for Lawyers,” Harvard University Law School.

Currently pursuing a master’s degree in financial law, Universidad La Salle.

PRACTICE AREAS

Tax law, customs law, foreign trade, administrative law, constitutional law and social security law.

ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

International Bar Association (IBA).

Mexican Bar Association.

National Association of Corporate Counsel (ANADE).

Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF); secretary of the board of directors of the Mexico City group; Vice-President of standards of the National Executive Committee.

Association of Public Accountants of Mexico, special member.

Author of several tax and social security articles published in specialized magazines, among others:

• Tax Litigation in Mexico: Overview.
• New presumption in favor of the tax authorities: unlawful transfer of tax losses.
• “Purchase of invoices,” do not put your assets or your freedom at risk.
• The new court action for the exclusive resolution of the merits of a case to be filed with the Tax Court of Administrative-Law Justice.
• Social Security: are gratuities part of a base salary?
• Deductibility of travel expenses paid to airline pilots and flight attendants.
• Tax planning and analysis by the tax authorities.
• Development and current status of the real estate investments vehicles: priority of fiscal policy.
• Economic impact of companies’ classification for workers’ compensation insurance.

 Has participated in interviews on television, radio, internet and newspapers on tax issues.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

La Salle University, professor of tax law and administrative law.

Universidad Marista, professor in rules of fiscal procedure and tax law.

Instituto Tecnológico y Autónomo de México (ITAM), professor of the diploma program on the rules of fiscal and constitutional procedure.

Consultant and trial lawyer, more than 30 years experience advising companies on tax strategy.

Appearance before Mexico’s Supreme Court to present arguments on the unconstitutionality of the Flat Rate Tax Law.

Panelist in the Forum on Interpretation of Fiscal Rules by invitation of the Mexico Senate.

Keynote speaker at several events on tax reforms organized by bar associations, organizations and chambers, including: the National Association of Business Lawyers, the Mexican Bar Association, the American Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

RECOGNITIONS

Latin Lawyer “Mexico’s Under 40 Young Guns”.

Recognized as one of the most important tax lawyers in Mexico by the Fiscal Defense magazine, and as one of the best lawyers in Mexico, Expansión magazine.

Chamber & Partners Latin America, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, and Tax Disputes Leader, recognized for several years as one of the best tax lawyers in Mexico.

LANGUAGES

 Spanish and English.