Mexico
Banking & Finance Law F. Jorge Gaxiola Moraila Founding Partner Gaxiola Calvo, S.C. Tel: +52 (55) 56826178 jgaxiola@gcsa.com.mx gaxiolacalvo.com.mx
Project Financing; Consulting; Electronic Means, Payment Systems, Fintech
Jorge is one of the main legal advisors for the leading financial institutions in Mexico, the Mexican Association of Banks and the Business Coordinating Council. He has participated in several of the most relevant legal reforms in constitutional and commercial matters on behalf of his clients, including the Fintech Law, the Financial Reform, the Amparo Law and the new Federal Antitrust Law, among others. He has acted as an advisor to the federal government regarding the design and implementation of Round Zero, as an arbitrator in commercial disputes and as an advisor in commercial bankruptcy proceedings. Jorge has been a consultant on constitutional and financial aspects during litigation and has coordinated multidisciplinary teams on behalf of his clients. He was appointed by the President of Mexico as an advisor to PRODECON and has been a member of the National Bioethics Council (2010-2016). He is Chairman of the Rule of Law Commission of the Business Coordinating Council (Consejo Coordinador Empresarial) since 2021. He also acts as Chairman of the Mexican Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee, as a member of the Board of Directors of AXA Seguros and as Chairman of its Audit Committee. Jorge Gaxiola has been a professor at Escuela Libre de Derecho since 1987, where he was Dean from 2008 to 2010. He has authored various studies on legalfinancial matters as well as philosophy of law, and he is a member of the Editorial Board of Isonomía magazine. He is a member of the Case-Law and Legislation Mexican Academy (Academia Mexicana de Jurisprudencia y Legislación) and also of the Mexican Bar (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados). He has a law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho, where he graduated with honors and wrote an awardwinning professional dissertation.
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