Experience
Partner and CEO of Cuesta Campos Abogados, Hugo Cuesta focuses his practice on international transactions, including corporate, M&A, business law and corporate governance. He has represented foreign entities doing business in Mexico and Mexican entities doing business abroad for over 25 years. Hugo Cuesta is Mexican counsel on international projects and business transactions, advising multinationals on their legal needs in Mexico.
Hugo Cuesta is former vice chair of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide and Vice Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM).
He plays an important role on the negotiation of international treaties where Mexico is a party. Currently, he is a member of the Investment Chapter of the Next-Door Room which advises the federal government in the negotiation of Free trade agreements like the USMCA, EU-MEX, among others.
Hugo Cuesta continuously provides his perspective and insights on the Mexican economy and legal trends in the international legal arena and is frequently invited by business publications such as Forbes, Foreign Policy, Mexico Business Publishing and other important national and international newspapers and magazines. He is a regular speaker in several international forums including American Chamber of Commerce, Meritas Law Firms Worldwide, Mexican Department of Economic Development, among others.
Aknowledgements
"Hugo Cuesta Leaño is the one we would call if there were a big problem, as he is a true superstar with vast experience and intellect."
Hugo Cuesta is recognised for his expertise in international corporate and finance matters [...] with one interviewee declaring: "I have great appreciation and respect for him; he has a strong sense of the matters he handles." He offers considerable experience in advising major US-based corporations.
"Managing partner Hugo Cuesta heads banking and finance. A US law firm relying on him says he has “an excellent understanding of Mexico’s recently amended secured lending laws”, which he translates well for the US audience".
“Deeply knowledgeable of their client's needs‘, Hugo Cuesta Leaño and Azucena Marin Díaz are ‘very “hands on" and provide timely support.”
Degrees
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- LL.M. in Business Taxation and Transnational Practice, 1989
Graduate and post graduate studies:
- University of Salzburg (Austria)
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
- Rice University