Santamarina y Steta

Corporate and Financial, Aviation, Energy, Project Finance and Infrastructure, Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures.

Partner

Juan Carlos is the head of the transactional and financial practice of the firm with 30 years of experience providing advice to various local and international entities in the development and implementation of investment and manufacturing projects in Mexico. His talent, practical and business sense, and deep knowledge of the areas in which he specializes, have earned him multiple awards in Mexico and abroad, making him one of the most recognized corporate lawyers in the country.

Spanish, English

＋International Bar Association (IBA)

US-MEXICO Bar Association

Former Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Franco-Mexican Chamber of Commerce

Secretary and member of the Board of Directors and of committees in various companies, including Airbus Helicopters México, Airbus Helicopters México-Querétaro, Banco Invex, Invex Grupo Financiero, Invex Controladora, Airmat México, Kleiberit Adhesives México, Quali-Process Latin America, Stahl de México, ThyssenKrupp Automotive Systems de México, ThyssenKrupp Presta de México and XL Seguros México, among others.

JD

1994, Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico.

International Business and Finance

1997, New York University, USA.

Leadership & Management

2018, Harvard Law School, USA.

Global Banking Program: Fintech | Digital | Analytics

2019, Columbia Business School, USA.

Project Finance

2020, MiddleSex University, London, UK.

Transforming Client Relationships Through Innovation

2021, Harvard Law School, USA.

Executive Management Program

2021, Yale School of Management Executive Education.

Purpose and Profit: Creating Shared Value

2021, Harvard Business School, USA.

Corporate Governance

2022, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Complex Project Management

2022, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, Cambridge, UK.

PUBLICATIONS

Author of articles on legal issues related to the impact of structural reforms in Mexico, public-private partnerships, oil and gas, as well as aeronautical projects, for media such as Oil & Gas Financial Journal, Mexico Oil & Gas Review, Mergermarket, Time Magazine, Forbes, Expansión, Bloomberg, El Financiero, El Economista, LatinLawyer, LatinFinance, Excélsior, Airline Economics, Aviation News, among others.