
Profile
Catalina Baron is a member of Greenberg Traurig’s Tax Practice, working out of the firm’s Houston office. Catalina has experience with income, franchise, sales and use, partnership and property taxation issues. Her work covers the energy, construction, retail, digital products, marketplace, equestrian, and real estate industries (among others). Moreover, she has specific experience with respect to Texas matters.
Catalina represents clients through all stages of tax controversy. Catalina also advises on the tax aspects of transactional matters. She has advised clients on issues arising in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and reorganizations.
Catalina regularly engages with taxpayer associations and organizations advocating for the business industry. She has experience working on multijurisdictional matters.
Catalina closely follows tax-related tax policy and legislative updates, and has participated in advocating for client needs in these environments as well.
Concentrations
- State and Local Tax
- Transactional Tax
- Taxation of Private Equity and Private Investment Funds
- Tax Controversy
- Energy, Oil, and Gas Tax
- Tax Policy
- Tax Planning
- Transfer Pricing
- Property Tax
Capabilities
Experience
- Has advised clients during tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy, power, and infrastructure spaces.°
- Has advised clients throughout several phases of tax controversy, including audit assistance, administrative hearings, and litigation.°
- Has participated in advising clients during sales or acquisitions for large clients.
- Has experience with advising companies during initial public offerings.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Baron prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Multistate Tax Intern, Deloitte, 2018
- Legal Claim Intern, Travelers, 2017
- Public Relations Intern, FIFCO USA, 2016
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2025
- Member, State Bar of Texas, 2022-Present
- Member, New York State Bar Association, 2020-Present
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2020-Present
- Member, Connecticut Bar Association, 2019-Present
Credentials
- LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law, 2020
-
J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law, 2019
- Editor, Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal
- B.A., Fordham University, 2016
- Texas
- New York
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- English, Native
- Spanish, Native
- French, Conversational