Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cía

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa is a leading Mexican tax and legal firm, founded in 1981, recognized as a top-tier advisor on complex fiscal, legal, and international trade matters. Headquartered in Mexico City, it also has offices in Monterrey, Querétaro, Madrid (full-practice under Spanish law), and a representative office in Houston, serving high-net-worth individuals, major corporates, and multinationals.

Firm profile and structure

The firm has more than 40 years of experience and a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, accountants, and double-qualified professionals, allowing integrated tax–legal solutions. It counts around 65–66 partners and close to 90–100 associates, with 61 partners in Mexico, 4 in Madrid, and 1 in Houston.

Core practice areas

Chevez’s cornerstone is high-level tax consulting and tax litigation (federal and local), including design of compliance policies, restructuring, and defense against SAT audits in courts and via alternative dispute mechanisms. The firm is also highly active in international trade and customs, transfer pricing, wealth management/private client, social security, strategic administrative litigation, compliance, data privacy, corporate/M&A, labor, energy and natural resources, banking and finance, IP and TMT.

Rankings and recognition

Chevez is consistently ranked Tier 1 in Tax and in Monterrey “city focus” by The Legal 500 and stands out in Chambers Latin America for tax and general business law, including Monterrey tax and HNW private client work. BBVA and other institutions describe it as one of Mexico’s leading firms for high-level fiscal advisory, customs, and strategic litigation, serving many Fortune 500 and major Mexican groups.

Role in Mexico and Spain

The firm positions itself as a benchmark in shaping Mexico’s fiscal environment by providing innovative, legally robust structures that leverage tax treaties and improve predictability for investors. In Spain, it is unique among Mexican firms for operating a full-practice office under Spanish law (tax and private wealth, corporate/mercantile, real estate, and mobility), coordinating closely with teams in Mexico and the US.

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