Mexican multimedia company Grupo Televisa is one of the largest media conglomerates in the Spanish-speaking world. In Mexico it also an important cable operator and an operator of a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. Having served as legal vice president and general counsel of the entire Group since 2006, Joaquin Balcárcel occupies a prominent position in Mexico’s in-house legal market.

Leading a team of over 100 individuals, he worked on the company’s 2016 purchase of a 50% equity stake in Televisión Internacional, which it now fully owns as a result of the deal. The following year he assisted Televisa in its agreement with Univision Holdings to strengthen and expand their relationship for the production and distribution of content by unifying both of their content development and production efforts, another significant recent development for the company. Balcárcel has gained substantial praise from peers for his work at Televisia.

Prior to his current role, he was general counsel for Televisa’s television division for two years and before that its legal director for corporate M&A deals and negotiations for five years. He also has a background in private practice, having practiced at law firm Martínez, Algaba, De Haro y Curiel between 1990 and 1999.