Diego Palafox C.

Co-founding partner at Anker Abogados, Diego specializes in mergers and acquisitions; public tenders and procurement; real estate and infrastructure projects; and aviation law. In 2002, he graduated with a Law Degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, receiving special recognition for his thesis. In June 2007, he earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Law and Business from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, and subsequently completed a postgraduate program in Contract Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Prior to founding Anker Abogados, he served as an intern and associate at Martínez, Algaba, Estrella, De Haro y Galván-Duque, S.C., and from 2002 to 2013, he was the General Counse of Compañía Inversora Corporativa, S.A. de C.V.

Recent Experience in Significant Matters

• Acted as lead partner in representing an international telecommunications company for leasing agreements and property acquisitions throughout Mexico.
• Acted as lead partner representing a corporate energy group specializing in maritime and aviation transport for the acquisition of various aircraft and oil tankers, including public contracts and financing.
• Acted as lead partner representing a corporate group for the acquisition of properties intended for real estate development projects in Mexico.
• Acted as lead partner in representing an Industrial Park, located in a Special Economic Zone, focused on providing logistics, agribusiness, manufacturing, technology, electric substation, among others.
• Participated in the acquisition and transfer of rights of a sports team, member of the Mexican Professional Baseball League.
• Acted as lead partner in the negotiation and execution of various subscription and shareholders' agreements, as well as purchases, sales, mergers, and corporate restructurings regarding significant companies in various sectors.
• Engaged in the negotiation and execution of various franchise, license, and intellectual property rights transfer contracts related to trademarks and copyrights.
• Participated in the acquisition and transfer of rights of a sports team, member of the Canadian Premier League.
• Participated in the negotiation and execution of various credit transactions.

Extracurricular Activities

• Member of the Board of Directors of various companies in Mexico.
• Member of the American Bar Association.

Education

• Law Degree (2002), Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Law and Business (2003), Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), Mexico City, Mexico.
• Postgraduate Degree in Contract Law (2009), Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.

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