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Luis Mancera de Arrigunaga
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Practices and Sectors
- AML, Anti-corruption and Compliance
- Banking and Finance
- Consumer Protection
- Financial Services
- Foreign Trade and Customs
- Litigation
- Public Law
- Tax
- Telecommunications
About
Luis is partner and leads the Regulatory Group, including Constitutional and Administrative Litigation, AML, Anti-corruption and Compliance, Telecom and Foreign Trade and Customs.
Education
- Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, The Fletcher School, Medford, Massachusetts, United States
- Diploma in Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Law degree with the highest honors (suma cum laude – J.D. equivalent), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City, Mexico
Languages
Spanish – English
Experience
He is specialized in public law, government negotiation, high level administrative litigation, compliance, AML, corporate governance, government procurement, tax issues and constitutional relief proceedings (amparo). Throughout his career, Luis has acquired in depth experience both in the public and private sectors, enabling him to have full and comprehensive knowledge of different industries, including telecom, finance, government, and tax regulation.
Luis has been involved in complex cases related to constitutional litigation and disputes, several of them creating groundbreaking precedents decided by Mexico’s Supreme Court. He actively advises on a wide range of matters related to new laws, regulatory proposals and government procurement processes and authorizations.
Prior to joining the firm, Luis held various high-level positions, including serving as General Counsel (Chief Tax Prosecutor) for the Ministry of Finance -where he worked in constitutional, administrative, tax litigation and tax fraud matters- as well as Chief of the Banking and Savings Unit at Mexico’s Ministry of Finance. In these capacities, Luis became Mexico’s representative before the Financial Action Task Force and supervised the Financial Intelligence Unit. Luis also acted as counsel to Mexico’s Federal Administration in matters of constitutional, governmental, administrative, tax, budgetary, financial, and public debt law and was member of the governing bodies of the National Banking Commission (CNBV), the National Insurance and Bonding Commission (CNSF), the Bank Savings Protection Institute (IPAB) and the National Retirement Savings Commission (CONSAR). His private sector experience includes working as Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Telecom Affairs at Grupo Televisa and Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer at Avantel, where he acquired in depth experience in the telecom sector.
His practice has been widely recognized by several publications. Luis has also co-authored several articles in his fields of expertise.
Publications & Collaborations
- Doing Business In: Mexico, published by Legal 500 Read more
- Banking Regulation 2024 Guide, Mexico chapter, published by Chambers and Partners Read more
- Interview: Reshoring: What factors drive the return of Mexican companies to the country? published by LexLatin Read more
- National Banking and Securities Commission (Mexico), Regulators 2022, published by Latin Lawyer Read more
- Bribery & Corruption Guide 2022, Mexico Chapter, published by Global Legal Insights Read more
- Anti-Corruption Guide 2021, Mexico Chapter, published by Chambers and Partners Read more
- Bribery & Corruption Guide 2021, Mexico Chapter, published by Global Legal Insights
- Anti-Corruption Guide 2019, Mexico Chapter, published by Chambers and Partners Read more
- National Banking and Securities Commission, Latin Lawyer Regulators Series 2020, published by Latin lawyer
- Banking & Finance Regulation 2019 Guide, Mexico, published by Latin Lawyer
Memberships
- Former member of the governing bodies of the National Banking and Securities Commission, National Insurance and Bonding Commission and the Bank Savings Protection Institute
- He has been member of the board of directors of several telecom companies, including Innova (SKY México), Cablevisión and Cablemás
Awards & Recognitions
- TMT (Telecoms, Media, Technology) ranked lawyer, Chambers and Partners
- Compliance recommended, The Legal 500
- TMT recommended, The Legal 500
- Recognized lawyer in Anti-corruption, Investigations & Compliance, Latin Lawyer 250
- Recognized lawyer in Administrative law, Latin Lawyer 250
- Recognized lawyer in Telecoms & Media, Latin Lawyer 250
- Recognized lawyer in Banking & Finance, Latin Lawyer 250
- Recognized lawyer in Litigation, Latin Lawyer 250
- Recognized as Excellent in Fintech, Leaders League
- Recognized lawyer in Administrative law, Best Lawyers
- Recognized lawyer in Amparo law, Best Lawyers
- Recognized lawyer in Communications law, Best Lawyers
