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Humberto Morales-Barrón

Global 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Compliance

Mexico

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance

Corporate and M&A

Career

Humberto heads the firm’s Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance practice group. Humberto advises local and multinational companies on all aspects of corporate law, corporate governance and compliance. He has more than twentyfive years of experience practicing law. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he worked at General Electric for more than a decade, most recently as its General Counsel for Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, reporting to General Electric’s General Counsel and Latin America’s CEO, and leading a team of 55 legal counsels in the industrial, financial and entertainment sectors. During that time, he also led General Electric’s legal strategies in the tax, labor and corporate areas and led the design and implementation of the Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance infrastructure for General Electric in Mexico, also acting as lead ombudsman in major cases. Humberto was the Managing Partner for Sánchez Devanny from July 2017 to June 2019.

Professional Memberships

Member of the National Association of Business Lawyers. Received the Legal Merit Award for General Electric in 2002.

IBA

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Compliance - Mexico

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Key partner Humberto Morales-Barrón of Holland & Knight possesses extensive experience advising Mexican and international clients on compliance mandates. He is frequently involved in investigations relating to breaches of codes of conduct, and he provides additional capabilities assisting internal management teams with compliance audits.

Strengths

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  • Humberto Morales-Barrón is responsive and easy to work with. I would definitely reach out to him if I had an FCPA matter in Mexico.

    ComplianceChambers Global Guide

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