Member Profile

International corporate lawyer with extensive cross-cultural experience in private practice, government, Compliance, US, EU, México and Latin America business. Expertise in the automotive industry, nutritional, pharmaceuticals and energy. Skilled at collaborating with top Management and clients as a business partner using the law constructively and cost-efficiently. Strategic accomplishment of critical business tasks under pressure and in changing environments. Strong hands-on approach with a proactive application of the law to implement sound and positive solutions tailored to the needs of the business while preventing risk exposure. Key wins include renegotiation of debts and coordination of litigation in several foreign jurisdictions protecting major assets and saving companies tens of millions of US Dollars. Fluent in Spanish, English, German, French. Working knowledge of Portuguese.

Competition Law, Corporate, Contracts, Public Tenders, International Trade and Arbitration, Foreign Investments, FCPA and UKBA investigations in Mexico and Latin America.

Vice President, Head of LAM Legal, Aggreko, Houston TX, 2013-2017.

Assistant General Counsel for Latin America, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton NJ, 2008-2012.

Foreign Associate at Freshfields Deringer in Brussels, EU 1997-1999. Advisor to Mexico Government in drafting and negotiation of EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement.

Foreign Attorney at Gardner Carton & Douglas in Chicago IL,1996-1997. International Antitrust. Intern, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, France 1993.

Ibanez Hoffmann Mendoza & Andrade. Mexico City and Houston. 2017 – Present. Partner.

Aggreko. Houston. 2013-2017. VP and Head of Latin America Legal.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Princeton NJ. 2008-2012. Associate General Counsel Latin America and Intercontinental Region.

Bristol-Myers Squibb de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico City. 2005-2008. Legal Director.

BOCAR Group. Mexico City. 1999-2005, Legal Manager.

Freshfields Deringer. Brussels, EU. 1997-1999. Associate.

Gardner Carton & Douglas. Chicago, IL. Foreign Attorney.

Federal Competition Commission. Mexico City. 1994-1995. Deputy Attorney.

Von Wobeser & Sierra. Mexico City. Intern, Associate. 1988-1992.

1996. The University of Chicago, US. LL.M.

1994. Universität Wien, Austria. Dr.jur.

1991. Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. Licenciado.

Admitted to Mexico Bar, 1992.

Affiliated to State Bar of Texas as Foreign Legal Consultant. Certified by Supreme Court of TX, 2018 - present.

ARTICLES IN “JURIDICA” A PUBLICATION FROM THE IBEROAMERICANA UNIVERSITY (1992) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BULLETIN OF THE ICC COURT OF ARBITRATION (1993) AND EDITORIAL IN WHO’S WHO LEGAL SPECIAL EDITION BULLETIN ON BRAZIL (2009).

ACQUISITION INTERNATIONAL, ISSUE 9, 2019, P.51.

 Global Law Experts, UK, GLE Awards, Nomination for Mexico Arbitration Expert, 2019 and 2020

 Global Law Experts, UK, GLE Awards, Nomination for Corporate Firm of the Year, Mexico, 2020

 The Lawyer Network, UK, Mexico Arbitration Nomination, 2020

 Acquisition International, AI Global Media, UK, issue 12, 2019, interview “Going Above and Beyond for Clients”

 Leaders in Law, UK, Mexico listing 2019

 International Advisory Experts, UK, Mexico listing 2018

 Who’s Who Legal – ABA Section of International Law, Law Business Research, publication on Brazil, 2009, interview Corporate Counsel Q & A