Jorge León-Orantes

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 4

Corporate/M&A

Mexico

16 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Latin America 2025

About

Provided by Jorge León-Orantes

Global

Practice Areas

Mergers and acquisitions, TMT, corporate advisory and financing.

Career

With 30 years of professional experience providing corporate transactional advice to national and international companies in the automotive, financial, educational, technological and entertainment sectors, among others. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory and financing.

He is the Chairman of Santamarina + Steta.

Publications

He has written numerous articles which have been included in publications of The New York State Bar Association, The World Law Group, Law Business Research, European Mergers and Acquisitions Review, CNN, The Financier, El Financiero, El Sol de México, Chambers & Partners and Milenio Noticias, among others. Furthermore, he participates frequently in radio and television programs such as Imagen, Milenio Noticias and 690 AM Radio Station.

Personal

He has served as panelist and moderator of conferences in Mexico and abroad:

Minority and Majority Investments in the New York Private Equity Latin America Forum (Latin Markets).

Contrasting Transnational Investments in Mexico at the Hispanic National Bar Association meeting in Atlanta.

The Challenges of economic nationalism for German trade and investment in the US, Canada and Mexico, Stuttgart.

Cross Border Transactions, Changsha China, CCPIT International Commercial and Legal Cooperation Forum.

Impact of Blockchain in Mergers and Acquisitions, ABA, Mexico City.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Global

Corporate/M&A - Mexico

Band 4

Based in Mexico City, experienced practitioner Jorge León-Orantes benefits from a solid track record assisting clients from the technology, media and chemical industries with their M&A deals in Mexico.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Jorge León-Orantes has great experience and knowledge of cross-border M&A. His command of the law, his expertise, and his fluency in English are key factors why we work with him."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

"Jorge León-Orantes has great experience and knowledge of cross-border M&A. His command of the law, his expertise, and his fluency in English are key factors why we work with him."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global