Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Tax, Administrative and Tax Litigation

Partner

Juan José Paullada joined the firm in 2017 and was named partner in 2022. He has 14 years of experience advising multinationals from the energy, real estate, private equity, banking and financial sectors in tax controversy and tax advisory matters. Juan José specializes in representing clients throughout controversy processes before tax and other governmental authorities, regulators and the Taxpayers’ Defense office, to reduce or eliminate contingencies derived from tax audits and other administrative inspections. He has particular experience in advising multinationals on cross-border transactions, confronting complex international tax issues in the application of double taxation treaties. Juan José was a member of Ernst & Young’s international Tax Advisory practice in New York (2014-2016) and Houston (2016-2017).

English, Spanish, Portuguese

Member of the International Bar Association

Master's in Business Law (LL.M) - Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (2014), Chicago, USA.

Certificate in Business Administration (CMBA) - Kellogg School of Management (2014), Chicago, USA.

Master's in International Tax Law (LL.M) - Universiteit Leiden (2013), Leiden, Netherlands.

Tax Diploma - Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos (2012), Mexico, Mexico City. 

Law Degree - Universidad Iberoamericana (2010), Mexico, Mexico City.