Fernando Juarez, LL.M. EA, is an International Tax Consultant at the Freeman Law Firm, based in Frisco, Texas. He advises on complex U.S. and international tax planning. His practice focuses on cross-border transactions in the LATAM region. Additionally, he assists clients with voluntary disclosures, FBAR and international compliance.

His expertise is in tax planning for Fortune 500 companies, family offices and medium businesses. His main area of expertise is on inbound structures for international investors, and outbound tax planning for U.S. based companies. Recent speaking engagements include the Organization for the Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France; the Tax Executives Institute in Houston, the Start Up Week in San Antonio and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio. He has published multiple tax articles with international editors such as Thomson Reuters and the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) in the Netherlands, where he currently collaborates as a National Reporter for the Observatory for the Protection of Taxpayer’s Rights.

Fernando received his law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City and holds a Master’s in Laws from Stanford Law School, where he served as the first Hispanic Chair of the Stanford Tax Club. He is licensed to provide federal tax advice in the U.S. and Mexico.