Jorge Santistevan
Business Lawyer
Business lawyer with more than 40 years of experience counseling international companies doing business in Mexico and Latin-America.
He counsels in all business areas, from initial agreements to complex operations.
He established the Law Firm, Santistevan Abogados, SC, 30 years ago as a general business practice firm.
Before that he practiced at prestigious international law firms in Chicago, Ill. (Baker & McKenzie) and Mexico City.
His Firm is active in establishing companies, commercial contracts, mergers & acquisitions, labor, tax, immigration, intellectual property, and regulatory procedures.
His clients come from Europe, North America, Asia, and Latin America.
Jorge became admitted to practice with Bar admissions in both:
(i) Mexico, and
(ii) the State of Illinois in the United States.
He has Law Degrees from prestigious universities in both Countries:
• “Abogado” (Escuela Libre de Derecho);
• Master in Comparative Law (University of Illinois); and
• Juris Doctor (Chicago Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology).
He lectured on Mexican Law and International Business Law as a:
• Fulbright Scholar, at the University of San Diego in the 80s; and
• Visiting Lecturer, at the Summer Programs of the University of Houston and University of San
Diego during the 90s.
His Law Firm is recommended by:
• International companies,
• Foreign trade agencies,
• Bi-national chambers of commerce, and
• Embassies.