DSD Legal

Firm Overview:

Aligned with Mexico’s legal framework, DSD Legal provides multidisciplinary legal counsel with a global perspective, developing tailored strategies that strengthen the planning, growth, and protection of its clients’ business interests and assets.

DSD Legal’s service model is built on a deep understanding of its clients’ markets and the value of their business offerings. This insight enables the firm to anticipate client needs, align legal strategies with business objectives, and design action plans with clear milestones and measurable, sustainable results.

The firm advises a diverse and high‑profile client base that includes multinational corporations listed among the Fortune Global 500 and Forbes Global 2000, some of the largest companies operating in Mexico, as well as private clients with significant and complex asset structures. This breadth of experience allows DSD Legal to deliver practical, business‑focused legal solutions in highly competitive and dynamic environments.

Main Areas of Practice:

• Tax:

DSD Legal supports clients in the tax planning of their projects—both operational and under development—optimizing their tax position in compliance with Mexican regulations and within an international context. The firm provides comprehensive advice on local and federal tax obligations, while assessing the cross‑border impact of business activities.

DSD Legal also assists companies in ensuring full compliance with their tax obligations and represents them in tax disputes, whether through claims initiated by the taxpayer or defenses against determinations issued by the tax authorities.

• Corporate:

DSD Legal provides corporate advisory services, including company incorporations, acquisitions, mergers, spin‑offs, the establishment of trusts, and the formalization of significant corporate agreements.

The firm conducts audits related to personal data protection and legal risk management, advises on regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters, and structures and negotiates financings and complex commercial transactions.

• Labor and Social Security:

DSD Legal offers strategic, preventive, and solutions‑driven counsel to help organizations navigate Mexico’s complex labor and social security environment.

The firm advises on compliance with labor and social security obligations, employment contracts and policies, workplace investigations, collective labor matters, and representation before labor and social security authorities. With a proactive approach focused on risk prevention and operational certainty, DSD Legal supports clients in building strong employer‑employee relationships and maintaining alignment with evolving regulatory standards.

• Administrative and Regulatory:

DSD Legal advises companies in regulated sectors on obtaining permits, licenses, authorizations, and concessions, as well as on managing and defending administrative proceedings initiated by governmental authorities.

The firm also provides counsel in public procurement processes, assisting clients in complying with legal and contractual obligations and enforcing counterpart compliance. Its team supports all pre‑contracting stages, including tenders, bids, invitations, and direct awards.

• Real Estate:

DSD Legal offers specialized legal services in the structuring, negotiation, and implementation of transactions involving the acquisition, modification, transfer, and termination of real property rights.

Its services include contract drafting, establishment of condominium regimes, review of title and registration records, coordination with notaries and public authorities, and the identification and mitigation of legal risks affecting ownership or possession of real estate assets.

• Foreign Trade:

DSD Legal provides specialized legal counsel in foreign trade, focused on ensuring regulatory compliance and legal certainty in international operations.

The firm assists clients in the interpretation and application of customs laws, regulations, and trade agreements, as well as in the management of permits, certifications, and special programs before the relevant authorities. It also conducts preventive legal audits and represents clients in disputes related to tariff classification, customs valuation, origin verification, tax compliance, trade programs, and certifications.

• Wealth Planning and Protection:

DSD Legal advises private clients on the organization, preservation, and optimization of their wealth. Its services include the design of family protocols, implementation of governance structures, creation of trusts, and pre‑migration planning.

The firm also provides legal counsel on the acquisition of assets such as real estate, works of art, and vehicles, considering their tax effects in Mexico and their cross‑border impact.

DSD Legal advises clients on tax compliance related to investments in Mexico and abroad, assisting families with immigration planning for individuals and capital.

The firm provides comprehensive wealth and succession planning solutions aimed at mitigating excessive international tax exposure and represents clients in tax controversies, including refund claims and disputes with authorities, through administrative, jurisdictional, and constitutional proceedings, as well as alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.