Carlos González

Associate, Mexico City

Biography

Overview

Carlos González's practice concentrates on financial regulatory matters, banking law, Fintech, debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets.

From 2012 to 2015, Carlos served as the legal advisor to the Deputy Minister of Finance at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. During this time, Carlos participated in several matters in connection with the Mexican financial system and international financial institutions. Carlos was part of the team who drafted the Mexican Financial Reform and led the team who drafted the constitutional amendment which ended the practice of using the minimum wage as a reference unit and implemented the Unidad de Medida y Actualización as a new measurement unit.

During 2016 and 2017, Carlos worked as an international lawyer at the New York office of a prestigious law firm after obtaining an LL.M. degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law where Carlos graduated with honors. During his stay at this prestigious law firm, Carlos was involved primarily in capital markets transactions involving Latin American issuers.

Carlos served as a Global Ambassador of Northwestern University to Mexico City from May 2017 to April 2019.

Bars and Courts
Authorized to practice law in Mexico
Education
LLM
Master of Laws
Northwestern University
Pritzker School of Law
Attorney at Law (Abogado)
Universidad Panamericana
Languages
Spanish
English

Experience