Thomas S Heather

Practice Areas

Restructuring & Insolvency, Arbitration and Corporate Governance.

Career

Mr. Heather joined Creel, Garcia-Cuellar, Aiza y Enriquez S.C., in 2021. Prior to joining the Firm he consolidated a multidisciplinary career of more than 40 years during which he was a founding member of the International Insolvency Institute, was a co-founder and president of the Mexican Institute of Mediation and of the Financial Law Committee of the Mexican Bar Association; he is an international fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and also a member of the Mexican Academy of Arbitration and of the Best Practices Committee of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE).

Mr. Heather has obtained several recognitions and distinctions as a leading lawyer from prestigious publications and institutions in Mexico and Latin America, including Chambers and Partners (Star- Performer, banking and capital markets), The Legal 500 (Hall of Fame, restructuring and insolvency), IFLR1000, LACCA, among others.

Publications

Mr. Heather published more than 100 articles and has co-authored several textbooks.

Personal

Mr. Heather obtained his law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho in 1978 and in 1979 he obtained his Master of Laws degree with a major in Financial Law (MCJ) from The University of Texas at Austin.

In addition to his studies in Law, Mr. Heather also pursued graduate studies in Business Administration from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), which have complemented his practice as a lawyer, offering a unique insight to companies and their processes, contributing to the highest level of specialization that he handles in the practice of restructuring and insolvency.