Alberto de la Peña heads the U.S.-Mexico cross-border practice at Haynes and Boone. He has more than fifteen years' experience in cross-border work with Mexico, including investments, financing, securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, secured transactions, telecommunications, compliance, antitrust, aviation, litigation strategy, franchising and distribution.

Mr. de la Peña is also a board member of the U.S.-Mexico Bar Association. He was recognized by Chambers Global 2013 for Corporate/M&A.

Selected Client Representations

• Represented public and private companies in Mexico cross-border legal matters, including securities, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, acquisition and servicing of distressed debt portfolios, antitrust, anti-corruption compliance, regulatory, exports, litigation strategy, and international law. Representation in different industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, maquiladoras, hospitality, financial services, aviation and franchising.
  
• Represented Mexican public and private companies with operations in the United States.
  
• Represented U.S. public companies and the Mexican government in cross-border litigation matters.
  
• Represented a U.S. public company in the issuance of a multi-million dollar debt in connection with Mexican legal regulations and antitrust compliance.
  
• Represented American and Canadian banks in international financing, including lending to, and obtaining security interests in, Mexican companies.
  
• Represented U.S. public company in the acquisition and servicing of distressed loan portfolios in Mexico and Latin America.
  
• Assisted client in the implementation of an anti-corruption compliance program regarding its operations in Mexico and Latin America.
  
• Represented franchisors in corporate transactional work, regulatory, administrative filings, and trademark infringement procedures in Mexico.
  
• Represented U.S. airline in Mexico and other Latin American countries.
  
• Represented public and private telecommunications carriers, and companies providing value-added services, in Mexico cross-border matters.
  
• Represented clients acquiring commercial and industrial real estate in Mexico.
  
• Represented clients in corporate transactional and regulatory work in the oil sector in Mexico.
  
• Assisted arbitrator in NAFTA international arbitration regarding NAFTA regulations and commercial law.

Selected Professional and Civic Activities

• Member of the Board of the U.S.-Mexico Bar Association
• Former member of the Advisory Board of the joint University of North Texas - Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Program
• Former member of the Board of the Latin American Fund/DFW, a non-profit charitable organization
• Former member of the executive committee of the Entrepreneurial Latin American Group (GELU) in Dallas

Selected Speeches and Articles

• Article, "Fiduciary Duties: An Analysis of their Regulation in the U.S. and Mexico," Selected Topics on Securities, Editorial Porrúa, Mexico
• "Infrastructure and Project Finance: Trends and Challenges," US-Mexico Bar Association, Mexico City, Mexico, November 8, 2012
• "Trends in Cross-Border M&A Transactions," US-Mexico Bar Association, Mexico City, Mexico, November 4, 2010
• "Challenges and Opportunities of Acquiring and Selling Companies in Mexico and Latin America," Hispanic National Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 9, 2010.
• "Intellectual Property and Legal Compliance: Understanding the North American Free Trade Agreement," United States/Mexico Technology Summit, Dallas, Texas, September 30, 2010.
• "Business Immigration Law in the Global Economy – Dallas," September 22, 2005.
• "Mexican Legal Update," Midland/Ector County Fall 2004 Bar Conference, Midland, Texas, October 1, 2004.
• "Legal Issues in Doing Logistics Business in Mexico," UNT NAFTA Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, October 3, 2003.
• "Free Trade Agreement Between Mexico and the European Union," Southern Methodist University, March 5, 2003.
• "NAFTA Investment Chapter and Dispute Resolution," SMU Dedman School of Law; St. Mary's School of Law
• "Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," U.S.-Mexico Bar Association
• "International Business Transactions," University of Texas at Dallas
• "Practical Considerations of Doing Business in Mexico," Abilene Bar Association; Beaumont Bar Association
• "Doing Business in Mexico," Hispanic National Bar Association
• "Legal Framework for Telecommunications in Mexico," North Texas Global Telecommunications Society
• Article, "Free Trade Agreement Between Mexico and the European Union," SMU Law and Business Review of the Americas
• Article, "Legal Framework of the Telecommunications in Mexico: Challenges and Perspectives," Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, Texas Bar Association

Selected Representative Experience

Memberships

• Mexican Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• New York Bar Association
• U.S.-Mexico Bar Association
• American Bar Association

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