Mercedes is an associate of the corporate practice with experience advising Mexican and foreign clients in the management and operation of their business. She has over 11 years of experience in corporate M&A matters, corporate secretarial services, and intellectual property. She also provides counsel to foreign clients looking to establish operations in Mexico, assisting them from incorporation to business consolidation and daily legal advisory.
Studies:
- Master’s in Business Law with honors, Universidad Regiomontana, Monterrey
- ACI’s Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs Diploma, Mexico City
- Law Degree with honors, Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey
Her working languages are Spanish and English.
Experience
Her practice focuses on advising on corporate law matters, specializing in mergers, spin-offs, dissolutions, acquisitions, foreign company incorporation, corporate restructuring, branch and representative office openings, contracts and agreements related to all types of corporate activities, corporate secretarial services, corporate compliance, loan documentation, guarantees and financing transactions, company transfers, asset sales, legal due diligence, and foreign investment, among others.
Additionally, she has extensive experience in the intellectual property field, including feasibility analysis for registrations, trademark and mark registrations, renewals, trademark assignment agreements, trade dress registrations, declarations of use, response to office actions, administrative nullity proceedings, trademark oppositions, cancellation actions, infringement claims, among others.
