Alberto de la Pena

Alberto de la Peña heads the U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border practice out of the Dallas office of the firm. Alberto is licensed to practice law in Mexico, Texas and New York with more than 20 years of experience in advising companies doing business in Mexico. Alberto assists clients in a broad range of legal matters regarding Mexico cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, energy projects, aviation and maritime law, telecommunications, antitrust, corporate finance, secured transactions, acquisition and servicing of distressed debt portfolios, anti-corruption compliance, regulatory, litigation strategy, and international law.

He has represented companies in a variety of different industries, including mergers and acquisitions, energy, maritime, aviation, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, franchising and distribution, hospitality and real estate.

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Areas of Practice 1) Mergers and Acquisitions, 2) Corporate Strategic M&A, 3) Energy, 4) Public Company Transactions, 5) Capital Markets and Securities, 6) International, 7) International Franchise and Distribution and 8) Multi-Currency/Cross Border Financings
Law School Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law ( LL.M., 2001); Escuela Libre de Derecho (J.D., 1994)
Admitted Year 1995
Bar Member / Association New York State Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association, Mexico State Bar Association
Most recent firm Haynes and Boone, LLP
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