Miami Law Firm, Cantor & Webb, hires Mauricio D. Rivero as a tax partner

Cantor & Webb P.A., the Miami based private client law firm, has announced that Mauricio D. Rivero has joined the firm’s partnership.

Mr. Rivero brings more than 20 years of experience in international tax, business succession planning, probate and trust litigation, U.S. tax compliance and tax controversy work. He joins from Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferri where he was a partner.

“We are extremely pleased that Mauricio’s addition gives us a native Spanish speaking international tax attorney with both Internal Revenue Service and large law firm experience”, said Managing Partner, Steven Cantor.

“He is well respected among his colleagues and will be essential in the further growth of our law firm.”

Mauricio spent ten years working for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Revenue Agent where he gained significant experience handling a variety of complex tax matters for the IRS including both domestic and international tax issues. Mr. Rivero has been servicing Latin America’s high net worth international families and businesses for over twenty years in the development of strategies to address both inbound and outbound U.S. tax issues with techniques such as U.S. income tax treaty planning and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and has a great deal of experience in the creation of individualized pre-immigration plans for high net worth foreign individuals seeking to relocate to the United States.

“Joining Cantor & Webb presents a great opportunity to expand my practice because of the firm’s excellent reputation among lawyers, trust companies, and service providers to high net worth individuals around the world”, said Rivero.

“I hope to help expand the firm’s already distinguished profile in Latin America and Europe through my experience in the areas of international tax planning, tax compliance and international private wealth services. I look forward to working with my colleagues to provide top quality legal service to our clients and further cement our status as the go-to firm for international private clients.”