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Ignacio Vera Estrada

Ignacio Vera Estrada

General Counsel
Consulting
Mexico

Who I Am
•Seasoned Legal Advisor with 30+ years in Business Law, specialising in TMT (including X-Tech sectors and Cybersecurity), Energy, ESG, and cross-border dispute resolution. Expertise includes int’l corporate/regulatory structuring, infrastructure project support, and M&A. Practiced in civil/common law jurisdictions across the Americas.
•Serve as on-demand GC for corporations, tech ventures, and startups, overseeing all legal/corporate matters – proactively address risks, resolve complex issues, lead cross-functional teams, and deliver cost-effective, business-aligned solutions.
•Ensure legal compliance and structure int’l expansions via due diligence, compliance, and transactions. Mexican and EU (ES) citizenships. Willing to relocate. Fluent in ES/EN/FR/IT (DE in progress), enhancing global negotiation.

Key Responsibilities
•Corporate governance & reg compliance (AML/ESG/privacy) for Energy, TMT (Proptech/Insurtech/Logistech/Fintech)
• Design corporate/regulatory structures; manage M&A, infra projects, & public procurement
• Draft/negotiate agreements; rep clients before regulators & public entities
• Dispute resolution (arbitration/litigation)
• IP protection & emerging tech legal issues
• Legal Ops implementation

Achievements
• Drafted/defended bids for constitutional-level telecom/energy projects
• Led Mexico’s 1st Domain Name-TM lawsuit (WIPO’s int’l arbitration precedent)
• Co-drafted Mexico’s Telecom Regs (enabled MVNO market entry)
• Redesigned reg scheme for Energy Storage Terminal (model for future projects)
• Structured Precious Metal-based fintech’s biz model in Mexico
• Coordinated cross-border lawsuits (landmark MX case re: telecom data theft)
• ESG compliance for $50M+ green bonds
• Launched Legal Ops at IT infra firm (20% cost reduction)
• Cut patent backlogs 40% at Mexico’s patent office

Results
• Secured telco license for Mexico City lighting poles ($10M+ infra revenue)
• Negotiated agreements for 50+ renewable microgrids (solar/BESS)
• Compliance for cross-border solar/BESS projects (MX/CA/US)
• Zero litigation losses for Logistech client via risk mitigation
• Renegotiated IT infra contracts ($2M/yr saved)
• Boosted Mexican patent visibility 60% via database integration
• Co-enabled Mexico’s 1st Internet Exchange Point (IXP/NAP)
• Implemented cell portability, SMS-telco interconexion, Int’l flights Internet access and VoIP services (100M+ users).

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