Baker McKenzie Elects Four New Tax Partners in US, Mexico

Four tax partners are among 16 elections to partnership at Baker McKenzie, the global law firm announced Tuesday.

Cameron Reilly is partner in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office. Reilly regularly advises both multinational corporations and individual on transfer pricing disputes and other local and international tax disputes. He assists clients in all stages of dispute, said the firm—from audit and administrative appeals before the IRS to litigation before the US Tax Court and other federal courts.

Graco Sáenz-Andapia is partner in Baker McKenzie’s Mexico City office. He focuses his practice on legal advice for commercial agreements, labor and tax planning, cross-border transactions, corporate reorganization, and governance regulatory matters; negotiations with administrative and tax authorities; and tax controversy, constitutional litigation, and administrative litigation. Sáenz-Andapia advises multinational companies in the real estate, gas and oil, energy, manufacturing, media and entertainment, telecommunication, bank, financial services, food industry, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries.

Michael Tedesco is partner in Baker McKenzie’s New York office. Tedesco focuses his practice on state and local tax, including state and local business activity taxes, sales and use taxes, transfer taxes, and personal income taxes. He routinely represents clients in state tax disputes at all stages, including the audit, administrative appeal, state trial court, and state appellate and supreme court stages. In addition, he advises clients on the state and local tax aspects of various business transactions.

Amir-Kia Waxman is partner in Baker McKenzie’s New York office. Waxman’s practice is primarily focused on the tax-efficient structuring of international operations and transactions including reorganizations, spin-offs and mergers and acquisitions. Since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the OECD’s developments surrounding Pillar One and Pillar Two, Waxman has helped companies navigate the impact of such legislation and has advised on complex issues involving foreign tax credits, BEAT, GILTI, FDII, the excise tax on stock buybacks, and Pillars One and Two.

The partnerships were effective Jan. 1, the firm said.