About
LUIS SALINAS IS A PARTNER IN THE FIRM'S MEXICO CITY OFFICE AND A MEMBER OF THE TAX CONTROVERSY PRACTICE.
Luis focuses his practice on tax controversy and litigation. He advises and represents multinational companies from multiple industries before the Mexican tax authorities in the course of tax audits, with particular emphasis on tax mediation before the Mexican Taxpayers' Advocate Office (PRODECON). His experience includes advising companies in the technology, railroad, automotive, energy, and retail sectors on the application of tax treaty benefits, transfer pricing, interpretation of tax laws, and supporting the deductibility of expenses.
He has extensive experience implementing defense strategies against tax assessments through administrative appeals, annulment claims, and constitutional proceedings. He served as Governmental Observer in the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters of the United Nations and participated in the work of the Subcommittee on Dispute Avoidance and Resolution. He is currently National Reporter (Mexico) for the Observatory on the Protection of Taxpayers' Rights of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD).
Luis obtained his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in 2008 and his LL.M. in International Taxation from New York University in 2014. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as acting head of the Mexican Taxpayers' Advocate Office (PRODECON), where he also held the positions of Deputy Chief of Systemic Tax Analysis and Director General of International Affairs. He previously worked for 12 years in the transactional tax practice of law firms in Mexico City, New York, and Washington, D.C. His native language is Spanish, and he is proficient in English.