Edgar Anaya's practice focus is on international and domestic tax matters. He has extensive experience in representing business entities and individuals in corporate, transactional and strategic business planning, legal and taxation matters including structuring, formations, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and restructurings. He also has substantial experience in handling all types of Mexican federal and state tax controversies and well as social security and customs matters.
Edgar has participated in matters which include both domestic and multijurisdictional; financing, tax credit strategies, dividend, foreign tax credit and remittance planning for multinationals; cross border financing and leasing arrangements; establishment and maintenance of international tax deferral strategies; transfer pricing issues and tax audits; tax structuring for project finance transactions; avoidance of permanent establishment status; and expatriate compensation tax issues.
Before joining Haynes and Boone, Edgar was tax manager at Arthur Andersen, Mexico City, associate at J. A. Garrigues Madrid, Spain and a tax associate at Santamarina y Steta, Mexico City.
He also has significant experience in the technology, Internet and software industries.
Edgar has assisted in a variety of transactions including:
- Representing publicly traded and privately held companies in numerous taxable and tax-free acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, restructurings and workouts.
- Advising publicly traded companies on tax issues related to going private transactions.
- Representing foreign clients on a variety of investments in Mexico, including complex multi-jurisdictional tax planning and acquisition of Mexican operating companies and real estate.
- Registration of foreign banks before the Mexican tax authorities.
- Establishment of representation offices and branches of foreign companies.
- Representing privately held companies in the technology, Internet and Software industries on private transactions.
Selected Professional and Business Activities
- Secretary of the Mexican Branch of IFA (2002 to the date)
- Secretary of the Board of Directors, IFA, Mexican Branch (2002 to the date)
- Secretary of the Executive Committee, IFA, Mexican Branch (2002 to 2006)
- Founder member of the Study Committee, IFA, Mexican Branch (2001 to the date)
- Founder member and Chairman of the Case Law Committee, IFA, Mexican Branch (2007 to the date)
- Member of the Tax Committee, Mexican Bar
Selected Representative Experience
Representation of U.S. Investors - Acquisition and Development of Mexican Real Estate
Representation of U.S. investors in the acquisition and development of thousands of acres of Mexican real estate. The acquisition took place over various transactions, each one of which had to address many complex United States and Mexican tax issues.
Corporate, Tax, and Contract Matters in Mexico - Energy Services
Advising clients on doing business in Mexico and Pemex contracts and bids.
Corporate, Tax, and Contract Matters in Mexico - IT Services
Advising client on software licensing and general corporate matters in Mexico.
General Corporate and Tax Matters in Mexico and Other Latin American Countries
Advising client on general corporate and commercial matters in Latin America.
General Corporate, Tax Planning and Compliance in Mexico
Advising U.S. client and its Mexican subsidiaries on general corporate, tax, and commercial matters in Mexico.
General Corporate, Tax Planning and Compliance, and Tax Litigation in Mexico
Advising U.S. service company on its corporate and tax matters, and Pemex bids and contracts, commercial contracts, labor matters, and tax and administrative litigation in Mexico.
Corporate, Tax and Contract Matters in Mexico
Advising client on formation of Mexican subsidiaries, labor matters, gas purchase and sale agreements, tax matters, and general corporate matters in Mexico.