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Attorneys - Marco Muñoz
Marco Muñoz
mmunoz@bickerstaff.com
Licensed In Mexico
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Austin Office
Phone: 512.472.8021 Toll Free: 800.749.6646 Fax: 512.320.5638 |
Experience
Marco focuses his practice on business transactions involving international law. He assists clients in the development of complex U.S. and binational infrastructure projects involving public and private entities. He also counsels Texas and Mexican clients with business and tax matters. Marco is a native of Mexico and is able to negotiate and draft documents in English and Spanish. The following experiences illustrate his broad exposure to international legal and business practice:
Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Austin, Texas. 1992 to present. Of Counsel. Attorney at Law (Licensed in Mexico Only). Advise and assist clients in Mexican business transactions. Identify and evaluate developing trends in U.S./ Mexico relations. Facilitate strategic planning for Mexican and American interests in developing business opportunities. Provide legal counsel to the General Consul of Mexico in San Antonio, Texas.
University of Texas at Austin. 2006 to present. Assistant Director, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. Work with research and teaching units at UT, both within and outside the College of Liberal Arts, to develop collaborative and academic exchange programs with institutions of higher education, NGOs, governmental agencies, and the private sector in Mexico and other Latin American countries. School of Law. Spring 2008 to present. Adjunct Professor.
University of Veracruz (Universidad Veracruzana), Veracruz, Mexico. 2005 to present: Special Counsel Advisor to the Preseident of the University in all matters relating to development and implementation of international and strategic projects, including contracts, technology exchange, and international cooperative educational projects.
Agriculture Trade Commission of the State of Veracruz, Mexico. 2001 to 2004. Commissioner. Drafted regulations for the creation of the Commission. Advised agriculture producers from Veracruz and buyers from all over the world to fulfill trade operations. Author and speaker of diverse economic development and regulatory projects in multinational forums including the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, the International Coffee Organization in London and the Common Fund of Commodities in Amsterdam.
Secretary of Economic Development. Government of the State of Veracruz, Mexico. Veracruz, Mexico. 1999 to 2001. Drafted regulations for the creation of the Undersecretary for Foreign Investments. Developed strategies to bring foreign investors to Veracruz. Assisted international investors in developing business in Mexico and assist Mexican investors in developing business in the Unted States and other countries. Advised and assisted international investors in matters related to foreign investment laws and regulations. Responsible for developing strategic projects to consolidate business sectors such as coffee, vanilla, and honey (e.g. organizing producers, developing local, national and international market strategies, and identifying financial resources). Represented the interests of private and public organizations in international forums such as the International Coffee Organization in London, England, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France.
National Sports Commission of Mexico, Mexico City. January 1995 to January 1996: Technical Director. Responsible for creation of the Mexican National Sport Fund. Raised funds from private and public sources to fund development of sports infrastructure in Mexico. Represented President of the Commission in various international cooperative projects in North America and Europe.
Banamex, Veracruz. August 1988 to December 1990: Accounts and Business Development Executive, responsible for advising Córdoba trade office; consulted on investments and loans for industry, imports / exports, agriculture, and transportation. Personal Advisor to Regional Director, responsible for advising on international trade and federal government loans.
Attorney at Law, Veracruz and Mexico City. January 1985 to August 1988: Private practice of law included assignments as Representative to the Federal Industrial Promotional Fund Office of the Bank of Mexico (FONEI); collection litigation for Banca ConfiÃ, Xalapa and CÃrdoba; Professor of Criminal Law at Cristobal CÃlon University.
Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, Austin, Texas. 1992 to present. Of Counsel. Attorney at Law (Licensed in Mexico Only). Advise and assist clients in Mexican business transactions. Identify and evaluate developing trends in U.S./ Mexico relations. Facilitate strategic planning for Mexican and American interests in developing business opportunities. Provide legal counsel to the General Consul of Mexico in San Antonio, Texas.
University of Texas at Austin. 2006 to present. Assistant Director, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. Work with research and teaching units at UT, both within and outside the College of Liberal Arts, to develop collaborative and academic exchange programs with institutions of higher education, NGOs, governmental agencies, and the private sector in Mexico and other Latin American countries. School of Law. Spring 2008 to present. Adjunct Professor.
University of Veracruz (Universidad Veracruzana), Veracruz, Mexico. 2005 to present: Special Counsel Advisor to the Preseident of the University in all matters relating to development and implementation of international and strategic projects, including contracts, technology exchange, and international cooperative educational projects.
Agriculture Trade Commission of the State of Veracruz, Mexico. 2001 to 2004. Commissioner. Drafted regulations for the creation of the Commission. Advised agriculture producers from Veracruz and buyers from all over the world to fulfill trade operations. Author and speaker of diverse economic development and regulatory projects in multinational forums including the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, the International Coffee Organization in London and the Common Fund of Commodities in Amsterdam.
Secretary of Economic Development. Government of the State of Veracruz, Mexico. Veracruz, Mexico. 1999 to 2001. Drafted regulations for the creation of the Undersecretary for Foreign Investments. Developed strategies to bring foreign investors to Veracruz. Assisted international investors in developing business in Mexico and assist Mexican investors in developing business in the Unted States and other countries. Advised and assisted international investors in matters related to foreign investment laws and regulations. Responsible for developing strategic projects to consolidate business sectors such as coffee, vanilla, and honey (e.g. organizing producers, developing local, national and international market strategies, and identifying financial resources). Represented the interests of private and public organizations in international forums such as the International Coffee Organization in London, England, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France.
National Sports Commission of Mexico, Mexico City. January 1995 to January 1996: Technical Director. Responsible for creation of the Mexican National Sport Fund. Raised funds from private and public sources to fund development of sports infrastructure in Mexico. Represented President of the Commission in various international cooperative projects in North America and Europe.
Banamex, Veracruz. August 1988 to December 1990: Accounts and Business Development Executive, responsible for advising Córdoba trade office; consulted on investments and loans for industry, imports / exports, agriculture, and transportation. Personal Advisor to Regional Director, responsible for advising on international trade and federal government loans.
Attorney at Law, Veracruz and Mexico City. January 1985 to August 1988: Private practice of law included assignments as Representative to the Federal Industrial Promotional Fund Office of the Bank of Mexico (FONEI); collection litigation for Banca ConfiÃ, Xalapa and CÃrdoba; Professor of Criminal Law at Cristobal CÃlon University.
Education
University of California at Berkeley, The Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy and the Institute of Governmental Studies, Mexico City, Mexico & Paris, France. November 1999 to March 2000. Completed the Executive Program in Strategic Management of Public Organizations. (This program included a module at the OECD in France).
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas. Master of Comparitive Jurisprudence, (M.C.J.), May, 1992: Sponsored by State of Veracruz as a Governor's Fellow for two year program of U.S. graduate study. Staff Member, Texas International Law Journal.
Univerisdad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (U.N.A.M.), Mexico City. School of Law, 1984: Licensed as Honors Graduate upon completion of thesis in 1986.
Programs of Special Study include, Management Program for Lawyers, Yale University, School of Management (2004); "Future Leaders" program of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris, France, August 1995 to December 1995, an exchange of knowledge and ideas among individuals and officials in the private and public sectors of Mexico, France and member nations of the European Union; Multi-Cultural Awareness Management Development Seminar, a project of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Miami, Florida, June 1992.
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas. Master of Comparitive Jurisprudence, (M.C.J.), May, 1992: Sponsored by State of Veracruz as a Governor's Fellow for two year program of U.S. graduate study. Staff Member, Texas International Law Journal.
Univerisdad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (U.N.A.M.), Mexico City. School of Law, 1984: Licensed as Honors Graduate upon completion of thesis in 1986.
Programs of Special Study include, Management Program for Lawyers, Yale University, School of Management (2004); "Future Leaders" program of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris, France, August 1995 to December 1995, an exchange of knowledge and ideas among individuals and officials in the private and public sectors of Mexico, France and member nations of the European Union; Multi-Cultural Awareness Management Development Seminar, a project of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Miami, Florida, June 1992.
Professional and Public Service
President of the Board of the Center for Sustainable Development and Productivity. The CFSDP is a Texas non-profit orginization created to assist subsistence wage producers of agricultural products in emerging economies to become self sustained and self sufficient. 2005 present.
President of the Executive Committee on the Gulf of Mexico States Accord. The Accord members are the State of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo. August 2000 to January 2002.
Member, Academic Board of the Universidad Mexicana (UNIMEX). 1999 to Present.
Member, Advisory Council of the University of Texas' Mexican Center. 1996 to Present.
Member, Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of East Austin. 1997 to 1998
Academic Coordinator on a series of seminars introducing the United States Legal System to the Mexican judiciary. This is a project of the International Office of the University of Texas at Austin in cooperation with the Agency for International Development and the National Center of States Courts. Mexico City, Guadalajara and Veracruz, Mexico 1997 to 1999.
Academic Coordinator and Speaker on Relevant Issues of United States Law for Latin America, a seminar for Latin American lawyers at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, July, 1996, 1997.
Protocol Volunteer, Inauguration of George W. Bush, Governor of Texas. January 1995: responsible for assistance to Governor of Veracruz and other Mexican officials.
Speaker and Panel Participant on Infrastructure needs in Mexico at State Bar of Texas Minority Counsel Program Conference, Houston, Texas, December 1994. Speaker and Panel Participant on currency problems, deal financing, letters of credit, insurance and U.S. / Mexican tax issues for Business in Mexico: Formulating Strategies seminar, Austin, Texas, August 1994.
Program Coordinator and Speaker on Relevant Issues of United States Law for Mexico, a seminar for Mexican lawyers and law students at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, July, 1994.
Speaker and Panel Participant on Mexico's viewpoint of the NADBANK at the Cuatro Caminos Conference, Austin, Texas, May, 1994. Speaker on Mexican telecommunications regulations at the Texas Association of Long Distance Telephone Company Quarterly Meeting, Austin, Texas, February, 1994.
Speaker on "Unilateral measures taken by Mexico prior to NAFTA to improve its relations with U.S." at Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley, L.L.P.'s Sixth Annual Local Government Seminar, Austin, Texas, April 1993.
Assistant to the President of the First Commission of Foreign Relations in the Senate of the Mexican Republic, 1987.
Assistant to the Secretary of International Relations of the Revolutionary Institutional Party, (P.R.I.), 1986.
President of the Executive Committee on the Gulf of Mexico States Accord. The Accord members are the State of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo. August 2000 to January 2002.
Member, Academic Board of the Universidad Mexicana (UNIMEX). 1999 to Present.
Member, Advisory Council of the University of Texas' Mexican Center. 1996 to Present.
Member, Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of East Austin. 1997 to 1998
Academic Coordinator on a series of seminars introducing the United States Legal System to the Mexican judiciary. This is a project of the International Office of the University of Texas at Austin in cooperation with the Agency for International Development and the National Center of States Courts. Mexico City, Guadalajara and Veracruz, Mexico 1997 to 1999.
Academic Coordinator and Speaker on Relevant Issues of United States Law for Latin America, a seminar for Latin American lawyers at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, July, 1996, 1997.
Protocol Volunteer, Inauguration of George W. Bush, Governor of Texas. January 1995: responsible for assistance to Governor of Veracruz and other Mexican officials.
Speaker and Panel Participant on Infrastructure needs in Mexico at State Bar of Texas Minority Counsel Program Conference, Houston, Texas, December 1994. Speaker and Panel Participant on currency problems, deal financing, letters of credit, insurance and U.S. / Mexican tax issues for Business in Mexico: Formulating Strategies seminar, Austin, Texas, August 1994.
Program Coordinator and Speaker on Relevant Issues of United States Law for Mexico, a seminar for Mexican lawyers and law students at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, July, 1994.
Speaker and Panel Participant on Mexico's viewpoint of the NADBANK at the Cuatro Caminos Conference, Austin, Texas, May, 1994. Speaker on Mexican telecommunications regulations at the Texas Association of Long Distance Telephone Company Quarterly Meeting, Austin, Texas, February, 1994.
Speaker on "Unilateral measures taken by Mexico prior to NAFTA to improve its relations with U.S." at Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley, L.L.P.'s Sixth Annual Local Government Seminar, Austin, Texas, April 1993.
Assistant to the President of the First Commission of Foreign Relations in the Senate of the Mexican Republic, 1987.
Assistant to the Secretary of International Relations of the Revolutionary Institutional Party, (P.R.I.), 1986.