CMS Mexico, a leading law firm in the country, announces the addition of Escalante y Asociados, a boutique consultancy and litigation firm specializing in tax, foreign trade, and money laundering prevention. Ángel Escalante Carpio is joining as a new partner with his team of 5 lawyers and 1 certified public accountant. With this addition, CMS Mexico now has a total of 10 partners.
Ángel Escalante, a distinguished lawyer and certified public accountant, has an enriching professional career spanning over 20 years. His valuable experience has focused on providing advice to both domestic and foreign clients in high-complexity operations and litigation. Ángel also holds the Compliance Officer certification by the National Banking and Securities Commission.
Both Ángel and Escalante y Asociados have been recognized by various leading legal publications internationally, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, and International Tax Review (ITR). Among other accolades, Escalante y Asociados was nominated as the Best Tax Firm in Mexico in 2017 and 2018 by ITR and was nominated as an Up-and-coming young firm in 2022 by Legal 500.
“With this addition, CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow reaffirms its commitment to growth and providing a full-service law firm to its clients,” stated Enrique Lorente Ludlow, Managing Partner of CMS Mexico.
“CMS becomes a reference in Tax matters in Latin America. With Ángel in Mexico and teams in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Chile, CMS consolidates one of the most significant tax law service offerings in the region,” commented Derek Woodhouse Saavedra, Founding Partner of CMS Mexico.
“CMS is a global leader in Taxation. We are very excited to join their ranks and offer our expertise and knowledge to this great firm. We share and embrace CMS’s principles of law, tax, and the future,” concluded Ángel Escalante, the new Partner and Leader of the Tax Law, Foreign Trade, and Money Laundering Prevention practices at CMS Mexico.
