| Mexico
Gabriel Franco Fernández has a law degree from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). He also has a master’s degree from the University of Toronto focused on corporate and constitutional law.
He specializes in research, including regulation of financial entities, electronic means, protection of personal data, administrative law and financial operations. Gabriel has worked with various financial groups and financial technology entities in local and cross-border consulting. Within the firm, he has provided advice to union groups such as the Association of Banks of Mexico and the Business Coordinating Council.
In regulatory matters, he has participated in the incorporation of financial entities and groups and provided advice on corporate governance, internal control, communication with authorities, regulatory compliance, prevention of money laundering and contracts and operations with clients. As part of the support to trade associations, he has carried out research and studies related to the issuance of regulations in different matters, including electoral law, antitrust law and corporate law.
In transactional matters, he has structured various financing operations by financial entities and he has participated in public financing operations.