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Andres Alvarez-Cordero

Foreign Legal Consultant

Andres Alvarez-Cordero

Foreign Legal Consultant

Andres Alvarez-Cordero is a Foreign Legal Consultant authorized to practice law in Mexico. He assists clients in achieving their business goals on complex corporate and commercial transactions both in Mexico and internationally. Clients look for Andres because of his business-minded advice, his ability to identify and minimize risks, and his hands-on approach.

With substantial in-house experience, Andres understands the drivers for business decisions and how legal work can help further overall business goals. He serves as outside general counsel for some clients and advises frequently in M&A transactions, compliance, corporate governance, supply chain and distribution matters. He also provides continuing assistance in several regulatory matters for investors in Mexico, including international trade and customs, antitrust, labor and employment, government procurement, agricultural, and privacy matters. The companies he represents are typically within the technology, financial, manufacturing, consumer, and hospitality sectors. Andres is a member of the firm鈥檚 Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) and Transaction Practice Groups.

Andres previously served as general counsel and compliance officer at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, an agricultural research organization with operations across the globe. While in this position, he was responsible for the organization鈥檚 appropriate corporate governance and legal compliance. Prior to that role, Andres worked as a contract manager in the legal department of PepsiCo Mexico, where he drafted, reviewed, supervised and/or negotiated the agreements of the organization鈥檚 business units throughout Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Representative Experience

  • Regularly represents companies across multiple industries in M&A transactions and corporate reorganizations
  • Assists manufacturing companies with ethics investigations and compliance training
  • Assists multiple clients across a wide range of industries with their labor and employment daily legal needs, including hiring practices, employer substitution and the implementation of health and safety standards, including COVID-19 health and safety protocols
  • Represents manufacturing and technology companies with their commercial contractual needs
  • Represents clients in connection with government relations, regulatory, compliance, foreign trade, and antitrust matters

Awards and Recognition

  • Stand-out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters (2025-2026)
  • Recognized, The Legal 500 General Counsel聽Power List
    • Mexico (2016)

Affiliations

  • Member, Mexican Bar Association
  • Assistant Secretary and Board Member, Asociacion de Empresarios Mexicanos
  • Member, US-Mexico Bar Association

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English
September 9, 2026 麻豆直播 Viewpoints

Proposed Reform to Mexico鈥檚 Foreign Investment Law: National Security Screening for Investments in Sensitive 麻豆直播

On August 30, 2026, President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted an initiative to the Senate to amend Mexico鈥檚 Foreign Investment Law (Ley de Inversi贸n Extranjera, or 鈥淟IE鈥�). Although the current Article 30 of the LIE authorizes the National Commission of Foreign Investment (Comisi贸n Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras, or 鈥淐NIE鈥�) to block acquisitions by foreign investors on grounds of national security, that authority has not been exercised regularly in practice due to the absence of specific parameters and guidelines.
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December 4, 2024 Tariff & International Trade Resource

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About 鈥� Nearshoring into Mexico: Key Considerations in Weighing the Pros and Cons

Mexico is a key player in both the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Latin American regions.
April 22, 2024 Deals and Wins

麻豆直播 Advises Quanex in Agreement to Acquire Tyman

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP is serving as legal advisor to Quanex Building Products Corporation in its agreement to acquire Tyman in a recommended cash and share offer at an enterprise value of approximately $1.1 billion.
September 21, 2023 Deals and Wins

麻豆直播 Advises Knowles Corporation in Acquisition of Cornell Dubilier

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP served as legal adviser to Knowles Corporation, a leading global supplier of high performance components and solutions, including ceramic capacitors and radio frequency filters, advanced medtech microphones, balanced armature speakers, and audio solutions, in entering a definitive agreement to acquire Cornell Dubilier.
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July 22, 2022 Newsletters

Employment Compliance Trends: New Litigation Ruling Impacts Mexican Companies

In recent precedents (May-June 2022), Mexican federal courts have confirmed that companies are not released from liability vis-a-vis its employees solely by paying their social security contributions for labor hazards or accidents or by paying their severance obligations.
February 23, 2022

Latinos On Boards

Please join 麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP and our friends at Latino Leaders Magazine for a night of networking, and open discussion on February 23, 2022. This event will be held in-person at 麻豆直播鈥檚 Dallas office and virtually.