Luis F. González Hinojosa

Mr. González has a bachelor’s degree in Law from Universidad de Monterrey where he also obtained another bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts in 2004 and 2005 respectively. He was awarded the Cum Laude distinction in both degrees. He later obtained a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law at Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in the year 2007. Afterwards, he obtained another Master in Laws (LLM) at Georgetown University Law Center where he graduated with honors. In 2008 he passed the New York Bar Exam, and he has been admitted to practice in the State of New York since 2009.

He started his professional practice at Santos-Elizondo, S.C. where he became a partner in 2017. His practice has focused on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, wealth management and estate planning, energy law as well as some practice in commercial litigation.

In the area of M&A, he has advised large and medium firms both as a seller and purchaser, and both in the sale of shares as well as the sale of assets. He has participated in several transactions that have required approval from the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE), the National Banking and Securities Commission as well as the National Insurance and Surety Commission. In the purchase and sale of companies, Mr. González has given legal counsel to several public companies that are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange. He has helped foreign companies set up their business in Mexico with all of their implications to start their business in the country, including the preparation and execution of articles of incorporation and the drafting of complex shareholders agreements, striving to always provide sound advice to the client’s specific needs.

He has acted as counsel in several types of transactions such as:

• The purchase and sale of different sized companies and with varying structures of acquisition.

• Planning and design of special corporate vehicles for estate planning.

• Incorporation of Trusts or Fideicomisos of several types.

• Preparation of credit agreements with different types of guarantees.

• Negotiated several Power Purchase Agreements.

• Advice to companies bidding in local, state and federal public tenders.

• Litigation in commercial, criminal and family matters.

Mr. González worked in several renowned law firms abroad such as Orrick/Rambaud-Martel in París in 2007, and Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York from 2008 to 2009.  Since 2009 he teaches the class of Law of Business Associations in the Corporate Masters Program of Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. He is an active member of the Nuevo León Chapter of the National Company Lawyers Association (ANADE), where he has been Coordinator of the Corporate Law and the Energy Law Commissions. He is a founding member and was the first president of the Georgetown University Alumni of Monterrey Association.

Practice areas

• Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions

• Commercial Agreements

• Litigation

Education

LLM, Georgetown University Law Center (2008)

Masters in International Commercial Law, Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2007)

Bachelor in Liberal Arts, Universidad de Monterrey (2005)

Bachelor in Laws, Universidad de Monterrey (2004)

Languages

Spanish

English

French