PRACTICE: Tax Law and Criminal Litigation

His practice focuses on litigation of financial, tax, and money laundering-related crimes. His 30 years of professional experience span both the private and public sectors, with a strong emphasis on international matters. 

He has served as Administrator and Legal Director of Federal Tax Audits at the Tax Administration Service (SAT, for its acronym in Spanish), responsible for the legal oversight of audit departments nationwide. He was Coordinator of Advisors to the Federal Tax Attorney and representative of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). At the Federal Tax Attorney's Office, he participated in the development of legislation to prevent money laundering in the financial sector and in other tax and financial criminal matters. He worked on the development and strengthening of anti-money laundering areas since their inception, including the Tax Audit Directorate of the Federal Tax Attorney's Office. He also worked at the Bank of Mexico on the bank bailout and the creation of the Institute for the Protection of Bank Savings (IPAB). 

She has run her own private practice in criminal and tax litigation for more than two decades.

Academic Background:
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• UCLA, Master of Science in Economic Development (LL.M), United States, 1996.

• Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM, for its acronym in Spanish), Bachelor of Laws, Mexico, 1992

 
Memberships and other activities:
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• Lecturer at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM, for its acronym in Spanish) and at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE, for its acronym in Spanish).