• Corporate
  • Insurance Regulatory
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Tax
• International and Project Finance Specialty Practice Group
• International Tax and Transfer Pricing Specialty Practice Group

Roberto Arena has been providing tax advice for more than 20 years. He has accordingly developed extensive experience in business and tax planning, including a wide range of income tax-related matters such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and international inbound and outbound transactions. In particular, Mr. Arena has wide experience in international tax planning (interpretation of treaties to avoid double taxation) and litigation-related matters.

Mr. Arena’s practice is also focused in providing regular advice involving structuring and planning of tax efficient structures, including efficient tax treatment of shares and asset purchases, as well as federal and state tax litigation matters. He has developed significant expertise in transactional, corporate, commercial and business operations, including the tax consequences thereof. In terms of industry expertise, Mr. Arena has been deeply involved in the financial, insurance, and oil and gas sectors.

Mr. Arena is fluent in Spanish and English.

Mr. Arena has assisted the following public and private corporations with their tax, corporate, transactional, commercial and business legal needs in Mexico and Latin America:

• AIG Life Insurance (now Alico)
• Aker Marine Contractors US Inc.
• Akzo Nobel Comex
• Clear Channel Entertainment
• Ford Credit
• Gencom
• GE Capital Bank (now GE Money)
• Goldman Sachs
• GTECH Corp.
• Hercules Offshore
• Johnson Matthey
• KSL Capital Partners
• Lehman Brothers
• Nokia
• Pride International
• Teijin Twaron
• Universal Compression

• J.D., Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), with honors (1985)
  • Advanced Studies, Latin American Literature, Universidad Iberoamericana (1982-1985)
  • Advanced Studies, Tax, Universidad Panamericana

• Member, International Bar Association
• Member, Illustrious and National Lawyers’ Association
• Former Instructor, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (one of the most recognized law schools in Mexico)
  • General Theory of Fiscal Law (Derecho Fiscal I)
  • Mexican Income Tax for Individuals and Corporations (Derecho Fiscal II)
• Director and External Advisor, Insurance Companies in the Sectors of Life and Damages
• Director, Energy Companies
• Member, Judicial Process Board, Consejo de Procesos Judiciales for the Reforma Newspaper (one of the most recognized newspapers in Mexico)
• Founder, Fundación Prende (philanthropic institution in charge of developing alternative and self-sufficient energy projects for the poorest sectors of Mexico)

• Recognized, Chambers Latin America: Latin America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2011-2013)
  • Tax [Mexico]
• Recognized, The Legal 500 Latin America (2012)
  • Real Estate
  • Tax