Hugo Cuesta Leaño

Corporate Law, Mergers and acquisitions, Banking and Finance

•Meritas Law Firms Worldwide - Vice President and Board Member

•International Bar Association - Mmember of the Anti-Corruption Committee

•New York State Bar Association - Member of the Anti-Corruption Committee

•American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM Mexico City) - Counselor

•American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM Guadalajara) - Former Vice President

•Author of the book "The Crisis of the Half of Life", published in September 2017.

•Co-author of the second edition of the "Doing Business in Latin America Guide", published by Meritas Law Firms Worldwide at the end of 2017.

•http://docs.meritas.org/Public_Resources/DBI_LatinAmerica/Mexico.pdf

•Co-author of the article "NAFTA, A Reality Check", published in the Association of Corporate Counsel in June 2017.

•http://www.acc.com/legalresources/quickcounsel/nafta-a-reality-check.cfm

•Co-author of the article "Mexico: Emerging Market, Opportunities for New Investments" published by Financier Worldwide in March 2017.

https://www.financierworldwide.com/mexico-emerging-market-opportunities-for-new-investments/#.Ws_yvY6lmWY

•Co-author of the first edition of the book "Foreign Direct Investment", chapter Mexico, published by The Global Legal Post. - November 2016.

Partner and CEO of Cuesta Campos Abogados, Hugo Cuesta focuses his practice on international transactions, including corporate, M&A, business law and corporate governance. He has represented foreign entities doing business in Mexico and Mexican entities doing business abroad for over 25 years. Hugo Cuesta is Mexican counsel on international projects and business transactions, advising multinationals on their legal needs in Mexico.

Hugo Cuesta is former vice chair of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide and Vice Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM).

He plays an important role on the negotiation of international treaties where Mexico is a party. Currently, he is a member of the Investment Chapter of the Next-Door Room which advises the federal government in the negotiation of Free trade agreements like the USMCA, EU-MEX, among others.

Hugo Cuesta continuously provides his perspective and insights on the Mexican economy and legal trends in the international legal arena and is frequently invited by business publications such as Forbes, Foreign Policy, Mexico Business Publishing and other important national and international newspapers and magazines. He is a regular speaker in several international forums including American Chamber of Commerce, Meritas Law Firms Worldwide, Mexican Department of Economic Development, among others.

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Law Degree

1988

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Master's Degree in Commercial Tax Law and International Practice

1989

University of Salzburg (Austria)

Postgraduate degree

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)

Postgraduate degree

Rice University (Texas, U.S.)

Postgraduate degree