Laura Nava is an attorney admitted to practice law in Mexico. Ms. Nava is licensed as a Certified Foreign Legal Consultant by the State Bar of California for advice on Mexican law. Her practice focuses on assisting clients with Mexican trade, financing and investment transactions. She practiced law in Mexico from 1989 to 1996, as in-house corporate counsel for a computer company and in Tijuana, Mexico, as an associate for a corporate law firm, in the areas of corporate law, trademark law, real estate law and labor law.
Recent Work / Representative Matters
Ms. Nava's international work focuses on Mexico, and includes the following:
Representation of Conexant Systems, Inc (NASDAQ), as to Mexican law issues, on the sale of Conexant's semiconductor assembly, module manufacturing and test facility located in Mexicali, for $150 million in cash. This involved issues of Mexico's corporate law, labor law, intellectual property law, customs law, and the law pertaining to maquiladoras.
Representation of Heller Financial (now a part of GE Capital) on two Mexico-related lending transactions totaling $20 million, involving non-recourse loans to a leasing company doing business in Mexico. The loans were secured by leases with Flextronics and Celestica, respectively, including the lease receivables and the equipment in Mexico subject to the leases.
Representation of Sempra Energy (NYSE), the parent company for San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas, with respect to its Mexico projects. For its gas pipeline projects, we were involved in forming the Mexican joint venture companies and drafting the joint venture agreements. Representation of various US investors regarding investment in Mexican companies, including due diligence, structuring and documentation.
Representation of various US companies involved in maquiladora operations in Mexico.
Representation of a US developer of condominiums and a resort hotel in Mexico, including advice on the condominium regime. For another hotel developer, we advised on purchase and development of land, including finance issues. The land in question is ejido land, and we have developed expertise on the disincorporation from the ejido regime.
Representation of Mexican landowners regarding sale or joint development of Mexican real estate, including response to due diligence requests, structuring and documentation.
Memberships
Centro Empresarial de Tijuana, *Coparmex,* (Tijuana Business Center).
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Phi Delta Phi International Fraternity.
Publications / Presentations
Select Linked Articles
05 | 03 | 2011 Legal e-Update
Tell Me, Are You Sure You're Not a Foreign Official?
Presentations
Co-Presenter: "How to Structure Mexican Real Estate Holdings for the U.S. Citizen" - Arizona Estate Planning Council November Meeting - Phoenix, AZ - November 7, 2011.