The boutique mexican specializing in consulting and litigation tax planning to expand to the united States.
Mexican Escalante & Associates is separated from CMS
Escalante & Associates, a boutique mexican specializing in tax law, announced her separation from CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow. The studio was founded in 2021 in the City of Mexico.
Angel Escalante, a founding partner of Escalante & Associates, reported in an official statement that it is a strategic decision that marks a significant step in the reorientation of the firm, which has been proposed to grow and improve its positioning in the market, as well as refocus your efforts on your strengths and customer base in Mexico, and to undertake its expansion in the united States.
Escalante is an expert in real estate and international taxation, with a career of more than 20 years. Is a lawyer by the Free School of Law, and a masters in tax law from the Universidad Panamericana and is a certified public accountant by the School Bank and Commercial.
Azevedo Sette expands its team of partners
The office brazilian Azevedo Sette Advogados joined their team of partners in Sao Paulo Alexandre Pessoa and Paulo Penteado, in the areas of labor and tax, respectively. With these appointments, the firm reaches a total of 18 partners in that city.
Pessoa has a track record of over 25 years and specializes in industrial disputes, corporate, including labour actions, individual and collective, public civil actions, collective negotiations and agreements for judicial approval (through jurisdictions voluntary). Also performed statutory audits preventive and preparatory procedures before the Public Ministry of Labor, in addition to offering consulting and custom training for the prevention of litigation.
Is a degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, where she also attended a specialization in labor law. Since the beginning of 2024, and as of April of this year he was a member of Araújo e Policastro Advogados.
For its part, Paulo Penteado is focused in the areas of tax from more than two decades ago. Provides consulting and tax planning for mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, structuring of transactions input (foreign investment in Brazil) and output (investment brazilian on the outside), reorganizations, corporate, taxation and international trade, due diligence, risk assessment and contingency tax, structuring, and participation in committees, tax, estate planning and succession, as well as litigation, tax, strategic.
He is admitted to the bar of New York (united States). He is a lawyer from the University of São Paulo, where he also obtained an MBA in finance and management control. Graduated in business administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas and has an LL.M. in Taxation by the Faculty of Law of the University of Harvard. Comes from Baptista Luz Advogados, where he was a partner during the last three and a half years. Currently leads the tributary area of Azevedo Sette.
Zang, Bergel reinforces your practice of venture capital and private equity
From Nacre Capital, where he served as head of legal affairs, Francisco Tassi joined the study argentino Zang, Bergel & Viñes Abogados (ZBV Lawyers) as a partner of the practice of venture capital and private equity.
Tassi is a lawyer from the University of Buenos Aires. She has worked for the Judiciary, law firms and businesses, and has experience in litigation and arbitration, banking and financial law, real estate, consumer protection, commercial contracts, insurance, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and, more recently, in startups.
He completed a post-graduate diploma in legal advice of the company at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, and earned a LL.M. resolution comparative and international dispute by the Queen Mary University of London.
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Content adapted from LexLatin, published on April 28, 2025