Eugenio Grageda

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Practices

Eugenio Grageda

+52.55.3602.8064

Overview

Eugenio Grageda is a tax attorney who focuses his practice on international aspects of taxation, covering both corporate and private client tax matters.

In the corporate field, Mr. Grageda is focused on providing tax consultation services over any type of corporate transaction, investment structure or financial instrument, at a domestic and international level. In the private client space, he provides estate and succession tax planning and tax compliance assistance to individuals and families with international connections.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Grageda practiced in the tax department of various law firms in Mexico and New York, as well as with the Mexican Revenue Service. He is a professor at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) postgraduate school and continuously participates in forums.

Clients often praise Mr. Grageda for his experience, saying:

"Eugenio has the skills to solve tax . . . issues effectively. He shows great attention, effective communication and has the ability to think strategically to provide innovative solutions."

– Chambers

Representative Experience

Provided tax advice to a Mexican corporate group dedicated to the production of components in the automotive, maritime, aerospace, medical and hardware industries in its operations outside of Mexico
Assisted the biggest retail flooring company in Mexico, two of the most significant mezcal and tequila brands, a private oil and gas Mexican group, a medical software company and other Mexican corporations by creating an efficient structure to initiate operations outside of Mexico, e.g., the U.S., Spain and Latin America
Provided tax advice to an Irish entity on the purchase of several entities as part of a carve-out of a major Latin American airline
Represented major investment funds in the U.S. and Luxembourg in their funding operations to companies in Mexico
Assisted with real estate investment trusts (Fibras) and development trust certificates (CKDs) in different tax aspects of public issuances in Mexico and foreign markets
Advised foreign venture capital funds in their funding and investing strategies in several Mexican startups
Participated in the development of an assets acquisition plan by the issuance of bonds governed by Islam Law (Sukuk Al-Ijara) for a "state productive company" in Mexico
Provided tax assistance to private equity funds investing in the U.S. market, with Mexican and Latin American investors
Represented the most successful value retailer in Canada, a French gas company, a Chinese robotics company, a leading tower cell site firm and many other foreign clients in relation to their start of operations and the best tax structure to implement their business model in Mexico
Represented a European telecommunications company and U.S. banks in different factoring, derivative and financing transactions between Mexico and foreign jurisdictions
Provided tax advice to a U.S. oil company regarding the winding up of several permanent establishments in Mexico
Represented Mexico's largest "state productive company" and its subsidiaries in several financing structures and cross-border planning
Represented a foreign energy company in the development of a private solar energy project in the north of Mexico
Provided tax advice to foreign entities and top-tier operators in the development and operation of hotels and other real estate projects in Mexico
Participated in the representation of an Israeli entity in its acquisition of a Mexican pharmaceutical company
Provided tax advice to several foreign and Mexican entities in equity and asset sales
Represented foreign insurance companies in the provision of insurance policies to cover Mexican tax risks in different corporate transactions
Assisted high-net-worth individuals and families with assets and family abroad in the development of estate and succession planning structures and with respect to the use of different investment vehicles outside of Mexico
Provided tax advice to Mexican individuals in their family succession and company plans
Provided tax advice to foreign artists and athletes with respect to their performances in Mexico, and assisted Mexican football and tennis players in their participations abroad
Advising multifamily offices with respect to the tax aspects of their clients endeavors in Mexico and abroad
Assisted taxpayers in exchange of information matters, including reporting obligations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and regularization procedures before the U.S. and Mexican tax authorities

Credentials

Education

Oxford University, M.Sc., Taxation, with merits
Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Tax
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Specialization, Tax Matters
Duke University, Diploma, International Taxation
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), J.D.
Leiden University, International Tax Center, Diploma, International Taxation

Bar Admissions/Licenses

Mexico
New York

Memberships

Legal-Tax Committee Advisor, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (CanCham Mexico)
International Fiscal Association
American Bar Association (ABA)
New York State Bar Association
New York County Lawyers Association
International Bar Association
International Sports Tax Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Honors & Awards

The Best Lawyers in Mexico, Tax Law, 2020-2025
The Legal 500 Latin America, Next Generation Partner, Tax, 2023-2025
Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Mexico: Tax: Non-Contentious, 2023-2025
Chambers Latin America – Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Mexico: Tax: Non-Contentious, 2023, 2024, 2025
Leaders League, Mexico: Wealth Management, Tax Law - Corporate Tax, 2023, 2024
Chambers High Net Worth guide, Private Wealth Law: Mexico, 2020-2024
The Legal 500 Latin America, Rising Star, Tax, 2019, 2020
The Legal 500 Latin America, Tax, 2019
CALI Award, Global Indirect Taxation: VAT, Georgetown University Law Center, 2011
5th Academic Award for the investigation, "Concept of Residence for Tax Purposes of Legal Entities and their Taxation in the International Field," International Fiscal Association, 2009