Dentons continues to bolster its Global Venture Technology practice with the appointment of Sergio Legorreta in Mexico City as head of Mexico´s Venture Technology Practice and co-chair of Dentons’ Venture Technology Practice in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining Dentons, Legorreta led Baker & McKenzies technology, IP and life sciences practices in Mexico for 15 years and in Latin America for 4 years.
The highly-ranked, multi award-winning technology, innovation, venture and intellectual property lawyer, Legorreta will lead Dentons’ Mexico Venture Technology practice and co-chair its Latin America and Caribbean Venture Technology practice. His expertise, including senior leadership positions at top multi-national and Latin American corporations, spans intellectual property, technology, telecommunications, media, communications, venture and emerging companies and regulatory life sciences. The appointment comes as the firm continues to strengthen its technology capabilities to service local and multi-national clients across Mexico, Latin America and around the world.
Commenting on the appointment, Rogelio Lopez-Velarde, Mexico Managing Partner, said, “As a top-ranked lawyer across the leading legal directories, and one of Latin America’s top 10 lawyers by Latin Trade, our clients will greatly benefit from Sergio’s extensive knowledge and experience across the technology landscape. We continue to strengthen and expand our team to position ourselves as market-leaders best placed to advise our clients on the myriad opportunities that new technologies present.”
Victor H. Boyajian, Dentons Global Chair, Venture Technology Group in San Francisco, said, “The continued growth of our Global Venture Technology group, including the addition of Sergio Legorreta in Mexico City, marks another milestone in building a truly globally interconnected team at the intersection of innovation, finance, strategy and law. On the heels of the recent appointment of James Costos, former US Ambassador to Spain, Sergio’s expertise will strengthen the bridge between the innovation sectors spanning Silicon Valley, Latin America & the Caribbean and the European Union for the benefit of our multi-national and start-up clients alike.”
About Sergio Legorreta
Legorreta is a well-known technologist and advocate to entrepreneurship and innovation and has acted as mentor and board member at Endeavor, MassChallenge, Startup Mexico, Angel Ventures, 500 Startups, MITA Ventures and other accelerators and incubators in Mexico and Latin America.
His practice has been recognized as a preeminent leader in Mexico and is currently ranked as Band 1 in Chambers & Partners, Tier 1 in Legal 500, Tier 1 in Media Law International, IP Star by Managing IP, Band 1 in IFLR Expert Guides and is a LACCA Approved Counsel. Most recently, he was named as one of Latin America’s top 10 lawyers by Latin Trade.
He is a graduate from the Universidad Iberoamericana School of Law in Mexico City, holds a postgraduate degree in telecommunications and technology from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México in Mexico City and completed the Law Firm Management Program at Harvard University’s School of Law.
Source: dentons.lopez-velarde.com
