Curtis Promotes Alejandro Garcia Villalpando to Counsel in International Tax

New York, July 11, 2011 - Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP has announced that Alejandro Garcia Villalpando has been elected to the position of Counsel in the International Tax Group. He is based in the firm's New York office.

Mr. García advises Latin American and U.S. companies on domestic and international tax matters, with a focus on the tax aspects of cross-border transactions, including structuring inbound and outbound U.S. investments. He also counsels clients on the tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, corporate reorganizations, privatizations, partnerships, joint ventures, project finance, structured finance, capital market offerings and various types of pooled investments. Mr. García has extensive experience providing tax advice to U.S., European and Asian clients on structuring inbound investments into Latin America.

Mr. García also advises Latin American and European high net worth clients and family offices on structuring offshore wealth management vehicles and international tax and estate planning matters.

'We are very proud and pleased to promote Alejandro García Villalpando to the position of Counsel at Curtis,” said Alan Berlin, chair of the Curtis Tax Group. “We look forward to his making even greater contributions to the firm and our clients in the future with his strong international experience, particularly in Latin America.”

Mr. García earned LL.M. degrees from Harvard Law School and New York University School of Law. He also graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mr. García is admitted to practice in New York and Mexico.

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