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About
Provided by Diego Sierra
Practice Areas
Arbitration
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)
Investigations, Anti-corruption & Compliance
Litigation
Career
Licensed to practice law in both Mexico and New York.
Foreign attorney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York.
Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Certificate in Business Administration, with honorary mention, School of Law and Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Chicago.
Law Degree (J.D.), with honorary mention, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City.
Professional Memberships
President of the Anti-corruption Commission, International Chamber of Commerce Mexico, 2019-2021.
Board Member of the Mexican Bar Association, since 2021.
Co-coordinator of the Bankruptcy Law Commission, Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados) 2017-2021.
Coordinator of the Anti-corruption Diploma, International Chamber of Commerce Mexico and Universidad Panamericana, since 2016.
Officer of the Anti-Corruption Committee for Latin America, International Bar Association, 2020.
Former rapporteur for the International Bar Association’s Judicial Integrity Initiative, 2014-2016.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Stellar partner Diego Sierra leads the firm's compliance practice and gets high praise from market commentators.
Key partner Diego Sierra is adept at handling civil and commercial litigation proceedings in Mexico. He regularly acts as counsel to companies from the food and beverage, oil and gas, and consumer products spaces.
Partner Diego Sierra elicits impressive plaudits for his solid restructuring practice in Mexico.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Diego Sierra is a highly sophisticated lawyer with a great passion for the legal profession and the issues that impact legal compliance in Mexico."
"Diego Sierra is a very dedicated and professional lawyer who motivates his team to deliver high-quality deliverables."
"Diego Sierra is involved in a lot of complex restructuring matters in Mexico, and he has a good strategic understanding of what needs to be accomplished."
"Diego Sierrais able to translate legal terms to help me understand the complexity of the situation. He goes beyond his professional responsibilities, adapting to the sensitivity of our matter."
"Diego Sierra is a highly sophisticated lawyer with a great passion for the legal profession and the issues that impact legal compliance in Mexico."
"Diego Sierra is a very dedicated and professional lawyer who motivates his team to deliver high-quality deliverables."
"Diego Sierra is involved in a lot of complex restructuring matters in Mexico, and he has a good strategic understanding of what needs to be accomplished."
"Diego Sierrais able to translate legal terms to help me understand the complexity of the situation. He goes beyond his professional responsibilities, adapting to the sensitivity of our matter."