LAWYER PROFILE

Gerardo Guajardo

Latin America 2026

Santos Elizondo S.C.

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/Commercial: Monterrey

Mexico

3 years ranked

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Mexico

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Santos Elizondo S.C.

Latin America

Practice Areas

Gerardo specialises in corporate and commercial law. He has experience representing domestic and foreign clients in international commercial transactions, M&A, financings, capital markets transactions, corporate restructurings and real estate projects. He frequently advises clients in the structuring of companies, establishment of subsidiaries and the expansion of their operations in Mexico.

Career

Gerardo joined Santos Elizondo in 2010. Prior to that, he worked as a Foreign Associate in the New York office of Paul Hastings LLP, advising international companies, financial institutions and Latin American governments in the issuance of debt and equity instruments in the financial markets, as well as various international companies in acquisitions, financings and corporate restructurings.

Professional Memberships

From 2017 to 2020, he served as a professor of Commercial Companies in the Law Department at Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM).

Personal

Gerardo has a law degree (2012) from Tecnológico de Monterrey and holds an LL.M. (2015) with a specialisation in Corporate and Financial Law from New York University School of Law. He also attended Georgetown University for Studies on Introduction to Corporate Finance and Comparative Political Systems (2010), Cornell Law School for Studies on Comparative Corporate Law and International Commercial Arbitration (2011), and Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law for Studies on American and international legal and business institutions, with an emphasis on American Law and process (2013).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Latin America

Corporate/Commercial: Monterrey - Mexico

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Up-and-coming partner Gerardo Guajardo receives endorsement from market commentators in Monterrey for his expertise in competition law, M&A and financing.

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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - Mexico

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Up-and-coming lawyer Gerardo Guajardo obtains client support for his notable advice on Mexican corporate matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Gerardo Guajardo is a great professional who gives us a strong sense of trust and confidence in the matters we handle with him. He gives accurate recommendations that safeguard our interests.
Corporate/Commercial: MonterreyChambers Latin America
Gerardo Guajardo demonstrates a very high level of technical knowledge, and is able to explain things efficiently to his clients.
Corporate/M&A: Highly RegardedChambers Latin America