(openPR) - Gardere, Arena y Asociados, S.C. welcomes Associate Miguel Lecumberri to its office in Mexico City. Mr. Lecumberri will practice in both the Corporate and Trial sections of Gardere Arena.

He will focus on competition / antitrust, customs and foreign trade. Chambers Latin America ranked Gardere Arena’s Competition / Antitrust practice, among others, one of the best in the region.

“We are excited that Miguel is joining our team and we know that his foreign trade and other expertise will add value to our practice,” says Roberto Arena, Managing Partner of the Mexico City office. “Gardere Arena uses a unique, multidisciplinary approach to provide legal services and our clients will benefit greatly from the addition of Miguel.”

Prior to joining Gardere Arena, Mr. Lecumberri practiced with a large Mexican firm where he represented both Mexican and foreign clients. He handled importation and exportation issues, shelter agreements and formation of fiscal precincts as well as federal antitrust filings before the Federal Competition Commission of Mexico. Mr. Lecumberri also spent time working in Aeromexico’s legal department on various finance and corporate matters.

In 2009, Mr. Lecumberri completed a Master’s Degree in Sociology and Economy at Spain’s Universidad de Oviedo. He received his J.D. in 2004 from Universidad La Salle in Mexico City.

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, an AmLaw 200 firm founded in 1909 and one of the Southwest's largest full-service law firms, has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston and Mexico City. Gardere provides legal services to private and public companies and individuals in areas of corporate, energy, environmental, financial services, government affairs, hospitality, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and tax.

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