Date: August 5, 2008
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For Immediate Release
Alejandro Suárez Appointed Co-Chair of the
Mexico Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law
Minneapolis, MN August 5, 2008 – – Alejandro Suárez has been appointed Co-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law Mexico Committee. He will assume the appointment at the ABA’s Annual Meeting on August 12, 2008.
Suárez is a member of Fredrikson & Byron’s International Group, and is a Foreign Legal Consultant for Mexico licensed by the Minnesota Supreme Court. His experience includes the structuring of mergers, acquisitions, and private equity transactions involving different jurisdictions. He represents foreign companies and individuals from diverse nationalities and industries doing business in Mexico and Latin America. He also has experience advising foreign companies entering into real estate business ventures in Mexico and Latin America. Suárez advises on issues such as incorporation of business entities in Mexico; coordination of incorporation of companies abroad for Mexican investors; structuring and documentation of joint ventures, loans, securities, and financial facilities; product and general liability, insurance and litigation in Latin America; and other general corporate legal advice.
Prior to joining Fredrikson & Byron, Suárez worked for international law firms in Mexico, most recently as an associate with Chicago-based Baker & McKenzie. He is a 2000 graduate of Mexico’s Universidad Panamericana. He received his LLM in 2006 from the University of Texas at Austin Law School, and is licensed in Mexico, and as a Foreign Legal Consultant for Mexico in Minnesota in 2007.
The ABA Section of International Law, which has more than 20,000 members in 90 countries, is the leader in the development of policy in the international arena, the promotion of the rule of law, and the education of international law practitioners. It focuses on the full range of international legal issues and is involved in a wide variety of substantive legal activities. The Section seeks to promote and further the development of interest, activity, and research in international and comparative law and related areas; to promote knowledge and formulate professional opinion of international law among members of the legal profession and others; to promote professional relationships with lawyers similarly engaged in foreign countries; and to advance the rule of law in the world.
With more than 413,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.
Fredrikson & Byron is a 240 attorney law firm based in Minneapolis, with offices in Bismarck, Des Moines, London, Monterrey, Mexico, and Shanghai. The firm’s primary areas of practice include banking, corporate, employment, franchise, government relations, healthcare, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate, securities, tax and energy. We serve a broad range of clients, including multinational corporations, public companies, privately-held businesses, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and family businesses. Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys also work with individuals on estate planning, family law, and immigration matters. More information about the firm is available at www.fredlaw.com.