Biography
About me
Partner and Chairman of Santamarina + Steta with over 32 years of professional experience providing corporate transactional advice to national and international companies in the industrial, financial, educational, technological and entertainment sectors, among others.
Legal practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory and financial matters.
Education
• JD: 1994, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico.
• LL.M.: 1996, University of Michigan, USA.
• Admission to the New York Bar: 1997, New York, USA.
Language
• English
• Spanish
• French
Acknowledgements
Corporate and M&A Law Firm of the Year” (Mid-market), Legal 500, 2023.
Conferences:
Jorge León Orantes has served as a panelist and moderator at conferences both in Mexico and abroad, including:
• “M&A in Mexico: Opportunities and Trends”, M&A Summit Mexico 2023, LLYC, September 2023.
• “The New M&A Reality: A Market Check”, NYSBA International Section 2023 Global Conference, Mexico City, October 2023.
• “Minority and Majority Investments”, New York Private Equity Latin America Forum (Latin Markets).
• “Contrasting Transnational Investments in Mexico”, Hispanic National Bar Association, Atlanta.
• “The Challenges of Economic Nationalism for German Trade and Investment in the US, Canada, and Mexico”, Stuttgart.
• “Cross-Border Transactions”, CCPIT International Commercial and Legal Cooperation Forum, Changsha, China.
• “Impact of Blockchain in Mergers and Acquisitions”, American Bar Association, Mexico City.
• “Blockchain, as the Machine Driving New Developments and Challenges in Smart Contracts”, Cape Town, South Africa.
• “The Growing Importance of eCommerce and the Legal Implications Associated”.
• “Adjustments to Collateral Perfection Techniques in Light of COVID”, UCC International Commercial Law Subcommittee Meeting, American Bar Association.
Publications:
• “From Standby to Infinity: Trends in the M&A Market”, in collaboration with LLYC, July 2023.
• “Diagnosis of the Mergers and Acquisitions Market for 2023”, Evolución Legal (Podcast), February 2023.
• Numerous articles published in The New York State Bar Association, The World Law Group, Law Business Research, European Mergers and Acquisitions Review, CNN, The Financier, El Financiero, El Sol de México, Chambers & Partners, and Milenio Noticias.
• Frequent participations in radio and television programs, such as Imagen, Milenio Noticias, and 690 AM Radio Station.