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Ramiro Rangel

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Ramiro Rangel has more than 25 years of experience advising domestic and international investors and companies in a wide range of legal matters. He counsels and advises clients in a variety of industries, including automotive, direct-selling, distribution, franchising, financing, hospitality, manufacturing, beverages, transportation and logistics, technology, and real estate.

Over the years, Ramiro has served clients as an outside general counsel. He is experienced in cross-border and international transactions. Ramiro has advised on both acquisitions and sales of operations between U.S. and Mexican clients, including purchases and sales of distressed assets and both the winding-up and launch of cross-border operations and subsidiaries.

Ramiro has advised on legal structures for foreign companies entering the Mexican market. He has also represented clients in the negotiation and formation of their domestic joint venture structures. His extensive experience in international hospitality gives him unique capabilities valued by industry clients looking to expand into the Mexican market.

Ramiro’s practice includes work on corporate and contractual matters, M&A transactions, foreign investment, financing, real estate, licensing, and franchise and distribution agreements.

Education

Diploma, University of California -Davis
Diploma, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Postgraduate Degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho
Law Degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho

Recognitions

Named to “Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers” (2009-2017)

Memberships

Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados

Languages

English, Spanish

State Bar Licenses

Mexico

Publications

  • Co-author, “Good Faith in International Franchising. A Comparison of the Law and its Application in Various Countries”, American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising 2024.
  • Contributing Author, “Key Business and Legal Issues Related to Franchise Expansion in Today’s Hot International Markets”, International Franchise Association 2013.
  • Co-author, “Franchise Expansion Across our Borders: Canada and Mexico”, American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising 2012.
  • Co-author, Banker’s Alert, “Mexico’s Unified Secured Transactions Registry Offers New Opportunities for Secured Lending”, December 2010.
  • Author, “La Inversión Extranjera en las Empresas Marítimas en México”, May 2010.
  • Co-author, “International Franchise Disclosure Laws”, American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising, 2006.

Presentations

  • Speaker, Good Faith in International Franchising. A Comparison of the Law and its Application in Various Countries. American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising, October 2024.
  • Speaker, Franchise Expansion Across our Borders: Canada and Mexico. American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising, October 2012.
  • Speaker, La Inversión Extranjera en las Empresas Marítimas en México, Seminario Derecho Marítimo, Facultad de Derecho UNAM, May 2010.

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