About
OMAR ZÚÑIGA A. IS THE MANAGING PARTNER OF THE FIRM AND A MEMBER OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HIS PRACTICE FOCUSES ON TAX.
Omar focuses his practice on tax, both domestic and international, advising multinational companies investing in Mexico and Mexican businesses expanding abroad. His work centers on the design and implementation of the tax structure of complex transactions: mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real estate investment, and structured financings. He has led the tax side of some of the most significant acquisitions of financial services and infrastructure businesses, real estate transactions, equity investments, and financings in the Mexican market, and advises clients across a range of industries on an ongoing basis. In tax controversy matters, he contributes from a conceptual standpoint, defining technical positions and defense strategies.
As managing partner, he leads the Firm's strategic direction and sits on its board of directors. He is ranked Band 1 for non-contentious tax by Chambers and Partners and is recognized as a Notable Practitioner by Legal 500 in Mexico's tax market. Before joining the Firm, he served as GE Mexico's Country Tax Leader and was recognized as one of the 10 Best Tax Directors in Latin America by International Tax Review.
Omar obtained his law degree, magna cum laude, from Escuela Libre de Derecho in 1995, completed postgraduate studies in tax law at the same institution in 1996, and obtained his LL.M. in International Taxation from New York University in 1997. He is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and of the International Tax Program Practice Council of New York University. He has lectured in the Postgraduate Tax Studies Department of Escuela Libre de Derecho for more than 25 years and is a regular speaker at conferences hosted by the IFA, the University of San Diego, the Colegio de Contadores Públicos, and Escuela Libre de Derecho. He has published articles in Tax Notes International. He is fluent in Spanish and English and has a working knowledge of German.