Mr. Benjamin Aguilera

Benjamin Aguilera has a wide-ranging background in US corporate, M&A, finance and venture capital matters. In addition, Benjamin has experience in international transactions in Mexico, Central and South America, Spain and Portugal in corporate, M&A, venture capital, finance, anticorruption protocols, hospitality, resorts, commercial and residential real estate, and mining matters. He has also coordinated litigation, tax, intellectual property, labor, and environmental matters in Mexico and Latin America.

His international experience includes representing clients in transactions and issues regulated by NAFTA and other treaties and conventions between the U.S. and Mexico; cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including both stock and asset transactions; formation of joint ventures, incorporation of subsidiaries; acquisition, financing, and development of commercial and residential real estate; negotiation of international manufacturing, licensing, and distribution agreements; set up of manufacturing facilities and prosecution of licenses and authorizations under special import-export programs, and representation of a trust fund by a Mexican state government to support exports by small and medium-sized businesses. Ben was born and raised in Mexico. He graduated from college and practiced public accounting in Mexico before he was admitted to practice law in Arizona. Ben is also a licensed C.P.A. in Mexico

Concentrations

•U.S. Representation
•General corporate matters from inception, growth and financing through exit strategy
•Mergers and acquisitions, including stock and asset purchase transactions
•Consulting agreements, employment agreements, and confidentiality agreements
•Distribution and licensing agreements
•Incorporation and formation of corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships
•International Representation
•General representation of US Companies with operations in Mexico and Latin America (from conception to exit)
•Mergers and acquisitions, including both stock and asset purchase transactions
•Formation of entities in Mexico and Latin America
•Joint ventures and other strategic alliances
•Alternative dispute resolution for cross-border transactions
•Cross-border financing of commercial and residential real estate projects in Mexico
•Acquisition and development of commercial and residential real estate in Mexico
•Commercial lease agreements for industrial space in Mexico
•Set up of manufacturing operations and prosecution of special licenses and authorizations under special import-export programs in Mexico (e.g., IMMEX - Maquiladora Program)
•Due Diligence for the acquisition of credit portfolios and other asset-backed portfolios in Mexico
•Manufacturing agreements, services agreements, and shelter agreements between U.S. corporations and Mexican contractors
•International sale of goods agreements U.S. and foreign corporations

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, 2016-Present
•Best Lawyers in America, 2006, 2011-2014, 2018-2020
•International Trade and Finance, 2006, 2011-2014, 2018-2020
•Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2020
•First Tier, Best Law Firms in America, International Trade and Finance, 2011-2014
•Southwest Super Lawyers, Arizona, International, 2012-2013
•Arizona’s Finest Lawyers, 2011
•Martindale Hubbell, Rated AV Preeminent 4.9 out of 5.0