José Ignacio is partner of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Banking and Financial Services. He brings over 15 years of experience providing legal and business advise to Mexican and foreign clients. He actively represents individuals and companies across a wide range of sectors, handling multimillion-dollar transactions both domestically and internationally. José Ignacio also founded and serves as president of Fundación Dr. José Ignacio Rivero Cosme-Mas Alla del Cancer, a nonprofit organization that assists low-income patients in their fight against cancer.

Studies:

• Certificate in Structural Issues in Law Firm Management, The School of Law of Fordham University, New York, United States
• Master of Laws (LL.M.), School of Law of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Certificate in Business Administration degree, Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University, Illinois, United States
• Law degree (J.D. equivalent), Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, Mexico

His working languages are Spanish and English.

Experience

José Ignacio also serves on the board of directors of several companies, including Aleatica, a publicly traded company with a significant presence in Mexico’s toll road infrastructure sector; Crédito Maestro, one of the largest players in Mexico’s non-bank payroll credit sector; and Resuelve tu Deuda, a major player in the credit repair business with operations in Europe and Latin America. José Ignacio has also served on the board of directors of Tarjetas del Futuro, a financial services entity sponsored by Banorte and Rappi in Mexico; Crédito Real (Rescue Board), a publicly traded company in the credit business; and SiSNova, an insurance company.

• Banking Regulation in Mexico Guide: Overview, Mexico Chapter, published by Thomson Reuters
• Fintech 2024: Trends and Developments, Mexico Chapter, published by Chambers and Partners
• Year in review: Mergers & Acquistions in Mexico published by Lexology
• Banking Regulation 2024 Guide, Mexico chapter, published by Chambers and Partners
• “Mexico’s M&A market seen shrugging off electoral jitters” published by Latin Finance
• Fund Manager Regulation, published by Thomson Reuters
• Fintech 2023 Guide, published by Chambers and Partners
• The Mergers & Acquisitions Law Review, 16th Edition, Mexico Chapter, published by The Law Reviews
• Thought Leader Firm Management 2022, Q&A Edition, Who’s Who Legal
• Fintech 2022 Global Practice Guide, Mexico Chapter, published by Chambers and Partners
• Banking Regulation in Mexico: Overview, coauthor, published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law
• Article: “The New Normal in Mexico”, published by IBA
• Thought Leader Firm Management 2021, Q&A Edition, Who’s Who Legal
• Lending & Secured Finance Guide 2021, Mexico Chapter, published by International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG)
• Private Equity Guide 2021, Mexico Chapter, published by The Legal 500
• Banking Regulation Guide 2021, Mexico Chapter, published by Global Legal Insights
• Banking & Finance Guide 2020, Mexico Chapter, published by Chambers and Partners
• Banking Regulation in Mexico Global Guide 2020, Mexico Chapter, published by Thomson Reuters
• Banking Regulation Guide 2020, Mexico Chapter, published by Global Legal Insights
• Corporate/M&A Guide 2020, Mexico Chapter, published by Chambers and Partners
• Private Equity Guide 2020, Mexico Chapter, published by The Legal 500
• Banking Regulation Guide 2019, Mexico Chapter, published by Thomson Reuters
• Corporate/M&A Guide 2019, Mexico Chapter, published by Chambers and Partners
• Banking & Finance Guide 2019, Mexico Chapter, First & Second Edition, published by Chambers and Partners
• Lending & Secured Finance Guide, Mexico Chapter for 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, published by International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG)
• Article “Making moves in Mexico”, published by ISF, part of Global Investor Group a Euromoney Institutional Investor publication, June 2019
• Article: “Creating Collateral in Mexico”, published by Financier Worldwide Magazine, May 2016
• Article “The ownership of voting rights in the case of a pledge over stock of corporations” published by the Magazine Abogado Corporativo in July 2015
• Article: “The ownership of voting rights in the case of a pledge over stock of corporations” (La titularidad del derecho de voto en el caso de prenda sobre acciones de sociedades anónimas) Authors: José Ignacio Rivero Andere and Luis Manuel Cárdenas Ibarra, Temas de Derecho V, published by the Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico, 2012