Adriana Hernandez is a Partner of Bryan, Gonzalez Vargas & Gonzalez Baz, S.C., in charge of the Ciudad Juarez Office. She has over 18 years of experience representing public and private companies with domestic and foreign investment, doing business in Mexico. Her practice is focused on advising and representing clients with maquiladora operations, real estate matters, business development, corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, financing operations and environmental matters, among others, and has advised national, American, Asian and European clients in the establishment and development of its operations in Mexico.
For over 18 years, Ms. Hernandez has comprehensively advised and represented clients in a wide variety of legal matters, including the creation of partnerships and corporate restructures, the establishment and development of industrial and commercial operations, the structure and negotiation of all types of commercial contracts, the acquisition, transfer and leasing of commercial real estate and industrial buildings. She has extensive experience in transactional, regulatory and legal compliance issues applicable to the commercial and industrial sector.
Likewise, Ms. Hernandez has advised national and foreign financial institutions and investors in the structure and restructuring of a wide variety of financing schemes and the creation of guarantees and has represented clients of the maquiladora industry in the obtaining of environmental permits and licenses and regulatory compliance in environmental matters.
+ Practice Areas
Corporate
Mergers and Acquisitions
Real Estate
Regulatory
Banking and Environmental.
+ Education
Bachelor of Laws, 2003 Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
+Admissions
Mexico (2003)
+ Languages
Spanish
English
+ Representative Transactions
She has represented multinational companies in the establishment and development of commercial operations in Mexico, including IMMEX operations.
She has represented public and private companies dedicated to various industries, including manufacturing, real estate development, commerce, aviation and health, among others.
Successfully participated in the legal team advising of a leading company in the manufacture of airbags during the bankruptcy proceedings initiated by its parent company in the United States and Japan, as well as in the reorganization and sale of its assets with a global value of $ 1,500 million of dollars.
Represented an important global company in the electric power industry, in the acquisition of assets in Mexico with a value of $ 1.25 billion dollars.
Represented a major French company in the corporate restructuring of its industrial software division and subsequent merger with an important company of English origin, resulting in a corporate group whose global value amounts to $ 3.9 billion.
She was part of the legal team of a major transnational pharmaceutical research and development company, in the acquisition of a pharmaceutical company of US origin with a global value of 23 billion dollars with commercial reach in 100 countries.
Successfully represented the government of the United States of America in important transactions for the acquisition and sale of real estate in Mexico.
Represented a major corporate group of Japanese origin in the preparation, presentation and management of tender proposals before the National Water Commission.
She has advised a notable company recognized as a world leader in the design and construction of helicopters for commercial and military use in the negotiation of Contracts with various entities of the Mexican Federal Government and State Governments of Mexico.
Represented a prestigious medical device manufacturer in the establishment, expansion and development of its operations in Mexico, helping to consolidate said company as one of the most important sources of employment and investment in the region.
She has represented a variety of national and foreign credit institutions acting as creditors and a wide variety of national and foreign investment corporate groups acting as debtors in the structure and restructuring of syndicated and bilateral financing schemes as well as in the formalization of guarantees, for amounts of up to $ 160 million.
She has represented maquiladora industry’ companies in the management of administrative procedures before the Office of the Attorney for Environmental Protection (Mexican EPA), as well as before state and local authorities in environmental matters.
She has represented a wide variety of multinational companies in the acquisition, sale and lease of industrial and commercial real estate property, as well as in conducting due diligence processes, title researches and obtaining permits and operating licenses, among others.
She has successfully led corporate audits (due diligence) for sale and acquisition of industrial and commercial operations in Mexico.
She has provided guidance and legal advice for the development of important industrial, investment and financing projects in different regions of Mexico for more than 18 years.
She has represented numerous foreign investors for more than 18 years in business ventures of all kinds, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate development projects, corporate restructuring and project financing, among others.
+ Professional Experience
- Bryan, Gonzalez Vargas & Gonzalez Baz, S.C. (since 2003)
- Investigation and Planning Institute of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua (2001 - 2003)
- Notary Public No. 28 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua (1999 - 2001)
+ Affiliations
- Member of the National Association of Corporate Attorneys ANADE
- Member of the WorldLink for Law