Paola Morales
Santamarina y Steta3
TMT
Well-known for its adept assistance to foreign investors entering into Mexico’s telecoms, IT and broadcasting markets, Santamarina y Steta is also counsel of choice for a number of government entities, and both local and international companies. The TMT, e-commerce, data protection and privacy group is overseen by Paola Morales, who has experience advising on transactional and regulatory issues related to market entry across the range of TMT industries. Monterrey-based corporate and M&A lawyer César Cruz is a further senior figure to note, while senior partner Jorge León Orantes is also often involved in TMT transactions. Intermediate associate Juan Pablo Bueno left the firm in August 2024.
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Key clients
- Verkada
- Innophos
- Kering Americas
- Idemia
- Home Depot
- Toyo Tire
- The Pokémon Company International
Work highlights
- Assisted Verkada with analysing and outlining data privacy obligations related to biometric information collected by CCTV cameras.
- Advising Innophos on meeting its compliance-regulatory obligations before the IFT.
- Assisting Kering Americas with negotiating its e-commerce, data privacy clauses, provisions and policies with the retail store Palacio de Hierro.
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Next Generation Partners
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Paola Morales