José Miguel Zozayacorrea Blog in English

To all our friends, I hope this letter finds you well. Besides greeting you, the purpose of this statement is to notify you that I have made the decision to form an independent firm, conformed by my work team, along with a group of prominent lawyers out of prestigious law firms of Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Ciudad Juarez. This decision was motivated by certain limitations to develop and render services to our clients, both in Mexico and in other jurisdictions, derived from regulatory restrictions applicable to auditors and attorneys who concur in the same organization, as is the case of the firm in which until a few days ago I had participation as a Partner, and from which I separated in friendly, transparent terms, which allow us to continue serving our clients within a frame of trust and certainty, strictly in what we know how to do best; provide highly specialized legal services. That said, with the background of more than 30 years of experience as a busines...

I have been recognized by the U.S.-Mexico Bar Association, where they paid tribute to the previous leaders of this organization, along with Hugo Hernández-Ojeda and Elizabeth J. Vann. Thank you very much!

This month the Lawyer Top Ranked 2019 by Chambers & Partners Latin America has been published globally. Chambers Latin America covers a total of 20 jurisdictions and covers Mexico; Central America; the Caribbean islands of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico; as well as Brazil and all the Spanish-speaking countries of South America. The Chambers Latin America section classifies companies within and outside Latin America that perform work throughout the region. Lawyer Top Ranked by Chambers Latin America 2019 The Chambers and Partners Latin America Awards, based on extensive research, celebrate excellence throughout the legal profession. Our congratulations go also to the winners of this year and to all the firms nominated for these awards. Practice areas With nearly 30 years of practicing Law, Mr. Zozayacorrea’s practice covers Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Law, Transactional, Foreign Investment, Private Equity, Finance and other matters related to Economic...

Yesterday, at the premises of the National Chamber of Commerce in Guadalajara, a meeting was held between the Rector of the Pan-American University, Dr. Juan De la Borbolla and the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico - Guadalajara Chapter. Dr. De la Borbolla has decided to take his retirement and chose AmCham to announce his retirement, comment on the new rector and thank the attentions to his participation. With Dr. De la Borbolla, C.P. Francisco Wilson (President of AmCham Chapter Guadalajara) and Eng. Braulio Láveaga (Director of AmCham Chapter Guadalajara).

In the current world of business, there are several issues of great importance, but very few people consider one of the most essential, Corporate Resilience. Are you ready to overcome significant challenges? Define the term Resilience, according to the Spanish Real Language is, "the capacity of adaptation of a living being in front of a disturbing agent or an adverse state or situation." What is Corporate Resilience? With Corporate Resilience, we refer to the ability of a company to recover from adverse situations and thus identify areas of opportunity for growth and business improvement. In other words, a resilient company is one that adds collaborators willing to reinvent themselves in adverse moments, know how to deal with problems as well as establish plans and implement solutions. No company is not saved from some crisis and change, that's when we observe the ability of the organization to adapt and make decisions, at this time we can identify...

In Mexico, approximately 95% of companies are MIPyMEs ( Micro, small and medium enterprises) . Many of them die during the first year, precisely because there are no mechanisms that ensure permanence over time. One of these mechanisms consists of good corporate governance practices. "Many owners of micro, small and medium enterprises believe that corporate governance is complex because they do not know it well." One of the paradigms that has formed a bad conception of corporate governance: the MIPyMEs perceive it as something complex and expensive because, under its implementation, it is more difficult to understand the economic outcome of the company, because it enjoys more subjectivity. There are formulas that demonstrate that, with the implementation of the principles of corporate governance, many operating costs can be reduced, more assertiveness can be generated in decision-making and more business projects can be completed. You just have to understand it and u...

José Miguel Zozayacorrea has been highly recommended as a leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A General Business Law in Guadalajara by Chambers Latin America. The Client's guide 2018 www.chambersandpartners.com