Juan Carlos is counsel at the firm and has over 25 years of experience in consulting and litigation in administrative, regulatory, constitutional and telecom matters, as well as Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering.

Juan Carlos has advised banking institutions and important telecom companies on constitutional and regulatory interpretation, as well as in administrative litigation and constitutional relief (amparo) proceedings before Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice where he has set important precedents. Among those was the defense of two telecom companies against the unconstitutionality of an article of the Federal Telecommunications & Broadcasting Law that established fines for cumulative income.

Juan Carlos is also an expert on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering matters. He has advised several companies in the implementation of corporate integrity policies, codes of ethics, due diligence, conflicts of interest, risk assessment, creation of risk matrix and preparation of manuals for compliance with notices and reports of vulnerable activities. Juan Carlos has also provided training for employees to apply and live the organizational culture within their company and to understand the “Walk the Talk” principle aimed at strengthening their credibility and confidence in the compliance culture.

Prior to joining the firm, Juan Carlos served as Director of Regulation and Litigation at Grupo Televisa (2010 to 2015); Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at telecom company Avantel (1997 to 2010) and Litigation Manager at Industrias Unidas, S.A. de C.V. (1992 to 1997) where he oversaw the civil, commercial, and labor litigation department.

He also has several diplomas and has taken part on seminars related to labor, intellectual property, and bankruptcy litigation.