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Abraham Sosa Robles

General Counsel | Grupo Herdez

Food, beverages and tobacco

Adrian Estrada Montemayor

General counsel and institutional affairs vice president | Ternium México

Materials and mining

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Alain Francois Mac Farland Tirado

Legal and compliance director | Holcim México

Materials and mining

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Alberto Paez

Director Jurídico | The Home Depot

Consumer products

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Alejandro Athie

General counsel - Mexico and Southern Cone | Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Financials

Alejandro Fernández Ramírez-Buendía

Legal and HR director | Pan American Silver

Materials and mining

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Alejandro Fraga Land

Vice president legal México and North Latam | Linde

Industrials and infrastructure

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Alejandro Gil Ortiz

General counsel | FEMSA

Consumer products

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Alejandro Moreno

General counsel, government affairs, contract management, licenses, compliance and Latam | DHL Supply Chain

Transport and infrastructure

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Alonso Rodríguez Quintana

Director general adjunto juridico financiamiento, sector público | Banorte

Financials

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Álvaro Gutiérrez García

Regional Legal Director Mexico & Central America and Caribbean | Reckitt Benckiser

Consumer products

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Álvaro Soto González

General counsel | Industrias Peñoles

Materials and mining

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Anabell González Nava

Director Jurídico México y Centroamérica | Arcos Dorados

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

Andrea Esquivel

Vice president and legal counsel | Discovery Americas

Financials

Andrea Esquivel is vice president and legal counsel of Discovery Americas. She has more than 12 years of experience in corporate law, specialising in areas such as mergers & acquisitions...

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Angélica Santiago Cela

Spanish South America regional counsel | IBM

Information technology

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Armando Ascencio Pérez

Corporate CEO and general counsel | Grupo FRISA

Industrials and real estate

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Armando Torres

Legal vice president and general counsel | PepsiCo International México

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Arturo Ishbak Gonzalez

Senior corporate counsel | The LEGO Group

Consumer products

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Carlos Facha

Chief General Counsel | Ideal (Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina)

Industrials and real estate

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Carlos Alberto Flores Ruiz

Legal director | Especificos Stendhal

Healthcare

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Carmen Da Costa Yovera

Director legal and compliance | Empresas Aries

Commercial and professional services

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Carolina Machado

Associate general counsel, Latam | Uber

Information technology

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Cecilia Rojas Mata

Legal executive director | Altán Redes

Telecommunication services

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Christian Paredes González

Compliance officer | SAP México

Information technology

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Ciro Gimenez

Latam legal director and compliance officer | Carestream

Healthcare

Diego Gómez Palacio Borboa

Head of legal, M&A and business development | Bupa México

Healthcare

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Dina Moreno

Chief legal and compliance officer | Catena Activos Alternativos

Commercial and professional services

Dina Moreno is currently the chief legal and compliance officer of Catena Activos Alternativos (Catena). Catena was established in 2023 by a seasoned team from Credit Suisse Asset Management Mexico...

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Edgar Trueba Paz y Puente

Executive director | Morgan Stanley México 

Financials

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Edgardo Mendoza

General counsel | Kavak

Information technology

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Eduardo Elizondo Santos

Chief legal officer | Fibra MTY

Industrials and real estate

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Efraín  Tapia Córdova

Global general counsel | Genomma Lab Internacional

Healthcare

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Elisa Cornejo Mirabal

General Legal Counsel | Iké Grupo Empresarial

Commercial and professional services

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Enrique Aguilar Gálvez

General Counsel | Grupo IGS

Industrials and real estate

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Erika Díaz Ulloa

General counsel Latam | L’Óreal Latam

Consumer products

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Ernesto Villar

Gerente Jurídico Corporativo | Innovasport

Consumer products

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Fernanda Ramo

Associate General Counsel | Amazon

Information technology

Fernando Macedo Delgado

General counsel | Alsea

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

Fernando Macedo is the general counsel of Alsea, one of the largest restaurant operators in the world, with presence in 12 countries and with over 4,500 restaurants and coffee shops...

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Francisco  Garza

General counsel Latam | Mitsubishi Power Americas

Consumer products

Francisco José Fuentes Sosa

General counsel and compliance officer | Grupo Rotoplas

Materials and mining

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Francisco Parra

Global vice president of legal | Clase Azul México

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Gabriel Contreras Saldívar

General Counsel, vice president regulatory and external affairs | AT&T México

Telecommunication services

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Gabriel Alfonso Roqueñi Rello

Director general jurídico | Grupo Elektra

Consumer products

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Gabriela Hernández Morgan

General counsel | Grupo Consupago

Commercial and professional services

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Gonzalo Sainz Gout

Legal director México | Irongate - Costa Palmas

Industrials and real estate

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Gustavo Alarcón

General counsel and chief compliance office | Fresnillo

Materials and mining

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Hans J. Hutterer Arellano

Vice president and general counsel | Finsa

Consumer products

Héctor Izzo

General counsel | Grupo GP

Industrials and real estate

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Héctor Tinoco Jaramillo

Director general jurídico | Banco de México

Financials

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Hernán Trevino

General counsel and operations – legal, collections, HR, market intelligence, internal control, ESG | Acosta Verde

Industrials and real estate

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Hernán Garza

Chief legal and compliance officer | Klar

Commercial and professional services

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Javier Oroz Coppel

CRO and general secretary | AXA México

Insurance

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Javier Vázquez Suárez

General counsel | Deacero

Materials and mining

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Jorge Andrés Casillas Soto

Head of legal/ chief of staff | Gaya Sinergia Constructiva

Industrials and real estate

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Jorge Eduardo Rodríguez Arellano

Executive director, legal | Banco JP Morgan

Financials

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Jorge Luis Ramos Bacco

General counsel, director of legal affairs | Grupo Lamosa 

Materials and mining

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Jose Lechuga Corvacho

General counsel for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean | General Motors de México

Industrials and real estate

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José Eduardo Salgado Villegas

General counsel, ethics, compliance officer and data protection officer North Latam | Capgemini

Information technology

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Juan Alberto Rivera

Legal director and public affairs Latam | Suntory Global Spirits

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Juan Francisco Valles Torrescano

Managing director | Macquarie Asset Management

Commercial and professional services

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Juan Luis Rodríguez Rivero

Director of legal services | Accenture

Commercial and professional services

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Juan Manuel González Hernández

General counsel | Grupo El Palacio de Hierro

Consumer products

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Juan Manuel Posada Falomir

Director ejecutivo jurídico México | Banco Santander México

Financials

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Juan Pablo Patiño Riosferrer

General counsel | Laboratorios Pisa & Electrolit

Healthcare

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Juan Salvador Nito Irigoyen

Head of legal and compliance Latam | The Vanguard Group

Commercial and professional services

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Julio Planas Vidal

Vice president legal and compliance, assistant general counsel | Element Fleet Management Corporation México

Transport and infrastructure

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Karen Vianey González Vargas

Counsel, senior manager | Mondelēz Snacking México  

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Karina Hernandez Partida

General counsel Mexico | Compass Group Mexico

Commercial and professional services

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Karina Ojeda Valle

General Counsel | Capital Indigo

Financials

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Karina Sol

Associate general counsel | Celanese

Materials and mining

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Karla Acosta González

Head of legal advisory, corporate matters and contracts | AXA Seguros

Insurance

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Karla Baez Elizondo

Legal director | Grupo IDESA

Materials and mining

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Karla Chávez Mireles

General counsel | 3M México

Materials and mining

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Karla Ivonne González Valdez 

Gerente legal fiscal contencioso y cumplimiento | FEMSA

Consumer products

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Karla Vaquero Sánchez

Executive director - general counsel | RLH Properties

Industrials and real estate

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Loren Caram Sadek

General counsel and compliance officer | Grupo Danone México

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Luis Alberto Cárdenas Díaz

Executive legal and compliance director | Banco Sabadell

Financials

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Luis Enríquez de Rivera Morales

Vice President legal and government affairs México and North America | Continental Group Mexico

Industrials and real estate

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Luis Miguel Briola

General counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer | Grupo Bimbo

Food, beverages and tobacco

Marco Saccucci Merolle

General counsel | Promotora de Hoteles Norte 19

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Marcos Czacki

General counsel México | Navistar

Consumer products

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María Del Pilar Orozco

General counsel | Abilia

Materials and mining

María Teresa Cabrera Guzmán

Directora jurídica, cumplimiento y enlaces normativos | Grupo Coppel

Consumer products

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Mario Alberto García Pérez

General counsel and compliance office | Federacion Mexicana de Futbol Asociación

Sports and media

Maurin  Pérez de León Aguilar

General counsel nutrition Latam, México and CARICAM | Unilever de México

Industrials and real estate

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Mónica Petersen Camarena

Legal and compliance director | Glisco Partners

Commercial and professional services

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Natalia Josefina Aguirre Gómez

General counsel | Citibanamex

Financials

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Natalia Saldate

Chief legal and compliance officer | GBM (Grupo Bursatil Mexicano)

Commercial and professional services

Odeth Zepeda Ramos

General counsel México | Sizzling Platter de México

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Oscar Rodrigo González

Regional legal counsel and compliance officer | Sandvik

Materials and mining

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Pablo Aguilar Albo

General counsel | Cinepolis

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Pablo Raúl Tarasco Michel

Director corporativo y consultivo | Grupo Nacional Provincial 

Insurance

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Paola Frettlohr

Head of Legal | Clau

Consumer products

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Paola Patricia Valencia Hidalgo

Legal director | Fibra SOMA

Industrials and real estate

Patricio Marquez Macias

Legal director, Northern Latam | Medtronic

Healthcare

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Rafael Octavio Romo Aguiñaga

Director jurídico negocios | Banco del Bajío

Financials

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Raúl De la Paz Parga

General counsel | Grupo Bafar

Food, beverages and tobacco

Raúl Escalante Martínez

Vice president legal and corporate affairs | Grupo Modelo (AB InBev)

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Raul Fernando Lopez Blanquet

Legal manager | Sigma Alimentos

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Raymundo Arenas Pereda

Head of Litigation | Axa México

Insurance

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Reinaldo Ameri

Vicepresidente legal | MetLife México

Insurance

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René Beauroyre

Director Jurídico | Amgen México

Materials and mining

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Roberto Moreno

Legal director | AB InBev

Food, beverages and tobacco

Rodrigo Méndez Solís

Senior legal manager | Mercado Libre México

Consumer products

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Rodrigo Jiménez Urquiza

Legal head | OLX Autos México

Commercial and professional services

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Roger Saldana

General counsel | CEMEX

Materials and mining

Ruy Villamil Roldán   

Senior Legal Counsel | América Móvil

Telecommunication services

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Sandra Monroy

Legal Director | Uber

Information technology

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Sebastian Buira Clark

Chief legal officer | Inmobilia

Industrials and real estate

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Uriel Pérez Enríquez

Legal vice president | Colgate-Palmolive

Consumer products

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Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez Cubría

Senior counsel México and Rc emerging seeds Latam  | Mars petcare México

Consumer products

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Wendy Alcalá

General counsel, and compliance officer | Nestlé México

Food, beverages and tobacco

It is with immense pride, and on behalf of everyone at The Legal 500, that I warmly welcome you to this edition of the GC Powerlist: Mexico. It has been a true privilege to interview the brightest legal minds in the country and gain insight into what defines exceptional in-house counsel, as well as the key issues shaping their work as some of the region’s leading corporate legal professionals. This publication is a tribute to the remarkable contributions these outstanding individuals have made to Mexico’s business landscape. It stands as a testament to their unparalleled expertise, exemplary leadership, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

One clear theme that emerged from this year’s research is the collective emphasis on teamwork and the essential role it plays in ensuring the success of a company. Many general counsel featured in this edition have underscored the importance of recognising and celebrating every member of their legal teams. As Juan Luis Rodríguez-Rivero, director of legal services at Accenture, shared: “In my experience, maintaining motivation and inspiration within a team is crucial. While not all tasks will be enjoyable, it is important to ensure that at least some aspects of the work are fun and exciting. We continually strive to find ways to motivate our team, with a significant focus on fostering enjoyment in their tasks. This is often achieved when the team commits to a goal they have set themselves, as this leads to greater dedication to their chosen work.”

This sentiment was echoed by Jorge E. Rodriguez Arellano, executive director of legal at Banco J.P. Morgan, who added: “A growth mindset is encouraged. We hold frequent meetings where every member of the team is encouraged to participate, share their challenges, and propose solutions. Every opinion is taken into account. Continuous learning is supported.”

Mexico’s business community is also rapidly embracing digital transformation, and its general counsel are leading this charge within their companies. José Eduardo Salgado Villegas, general counsel, ethics and compliance officer, and DPO for North Latam at Capgemini, explained the multifaceted approach necessary for ensuring the successful digital transformation of legal departments while adhering to Mexico’s data protection laws. As he noted: “The key elements of this strategy include comprehensive assessment and planning, developing a robust data protection and compliance framework, careful technology and vendor selection, training and awareness initiatives, ongoing compliance and adaptation, and close collaboration with IT and security teams.”

Within the pages of this publication, you will discover the incredible accomplishments of Mexico’s top in-house counsel, including insights into some of the largest deals and transactions they have overseen in the past year. Their profiles also provide a closer look at their personal journeys and the paths they have taken to success.

I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to every general counsel who participated in this edition of the GC Powerlist: Mexico 2024. This list celebrates the most impressive in-house lawyers in the country—those who have not only applied their legal expertise but also strategically leveraged it to drive business growth and success.

It is with great pleasure that I present this distinguished group of agile, innovative, and truly exceptional in-house counsel in Mexico.

Sara Maggi| Deputy Editor – The Legal 500 GC Powerlist Series

GC Powerlist: Illinois 2024

On November 14th, Legal 500 proudly launched the second edition of the GC Powerlist Illinois in Chicago, following months of in-depth research. The event brought together distinguished in-house counsel from across Illinois for an evening of networking at Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Chicago office.
The evening began with congratulatory remarks from Legal 500‘s US Editor, Melissa Yebisi, followed by Craig C. Martin, Chairman Midwest of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Attendees then had the opportunity to connect with their peers and receive certificates commemorating their inclusion in the Powerlist. We are thrilled to have returned to Chicago for this celebration of legal excellence and look forward to future events in this vibrant city.