Jorge Gaxiola Moraila

Practice Areas

Jorge is one of the main legal advisors for the leading financial institutions in Mexico, the Mexican Association of Banks and the Business Coordinating Council.

He has participated in several of the most relevant legal reforms in constitutional and commercial matters on behalf of his clients, including the Fintech Law, the Financial Reform, the Amparo Law and the new Federal Antitrust Law, among others.

Professional Memberships

Member He is a member of the Editorial Board of Isonomía Magazine, of the Mexican Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislations, and also of the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados.

Career

Jorge has acted as an advisor to the federal government regarding the design and implementation of Round Zero. Besides also acting as an arbitrator in commercial disputes and as an advisor in commercial bankruptcy proceedings. He has been a consultant on constitutional and financial aspects during litigation and has coordinated multidisciplinary teams on behalf of his clients.

He was appointed by the President of Mexico as an advisor to PRODECON and has been a member of the National Bioethics Council (2010-2016).

He has been Chairman of the Rule of Law Commission of the Business Coordinating Council since 2021. He is also Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee for the Mexican Stock Exchange and a member of the Board of Directors of AXA Seguros and Chairman of its Audit Committee.

Personal

Mr. Gaxiola is one of the main legal advisors for the leading financial institutions in Mexico, the Mexican Association of Banks and the Business Coordinating Council.

Jorge has been consistently ranked highly in international guides, such as Chambers and Partners.

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English

Experience

Jorge Gaxiola has been a professor at Escuela Libre de Derecho since 1987 , where he was Rector from the year 2008 to the year 2010. He is author of various studies on legal-financial matters as well as Philosophy of Law.

Education