New Partner – Jorge Correa Feb. 3rd 2015

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C., is pleased to announce that effective February 1, Jorge Correa Cervera joined the Firm as Partner and member of the Firm’s tax practice.

Jorge specializes in corporate and international taxation, with an emphasis in the financial and oil & gas industries.

Before joining the Firm, Jorge was consultant at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) seconded by Mexico’s Tax Administration Service, where he served as the principal drafter of the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters. Prior to his tenure at the OECD, Jorge worked for more than eight years at the Ministry of Finance where he held various offices, including the position of Assistant Deputy Commissioner (International Tax Legal Affairs), where he acted as “Competent Authority” for tax treaty interpretation and Mexico’s delegate before several OECD working parties and the United Nations’ tax committee.

Jorge obtained his law degree (JD) from Universidad Anáhuac Mayab and his Master’s degree in taxation from Universidad Panamericana (UP), both with honors. He is also a Professor at UP, where he teaches a master’s course in International Taxation.

Jorge is a member of the Scientific Committee of Mexico chapter of the International Fiscal Association and the deputy representative from Mexico before the Latin American Regional Committee. He is also a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. He was recently recognized by Expansion magazine as one of the “30 Promising Persons Under 30”.

With Jorge’s unique experience and insight, the breadth and specialization of our Firm’s tax practice, which includes partners Alejandro Santoyo and Omar Zúñiga, will be greatly expanded, particularly in the areas of corporate and international taxation, and energy.

Founded over 75 years ago, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C., is a leading law firm in Mexico ranked Tier 1 or equivalently by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, among others. Our practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance, corporate and commercial, private equity, tax, real estate, labor and employment, mining, energy and infrastructure, antitrust and competition, bankruptcy and restructurings, environmental, climate change, and renewable energy, intellectual property and entertainment, insurance and reinsurance, dispute resolution, telecommunications and transportation.

Mexico City, February 3, 2015