International legal advice
Héctor Castro Montesinos, French-Mexican lawyer in Paris
French-Mexican lawyer based in Paris. Legal adviser to the Mexican Consulate in Paris.
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Héctor Castro Montesinos
Are you developing a business activity between France and Mexico, or dealing with a personal legal matter involving both countries? Hector Castro Montesinos assists businesses, investors and individuals with their legal matters and cross-border projects.
He provides legal assistance in French, Spanish and English.
Recognition
Avocat-Conseil (legal counsel) to the Consulate of Mexico in Paris.
A legal career spanning France and Mexico
His career in Mexico includes experience in KPMG’s Tax and Legal department, followed by more than five years as a legal adviser to the Mexican Congress. Based in France since 2009, he has also worked for major companies, including Société Générale.
In 2011, he founded France Mexico Consulting to facilitate exchanges between the two countries. His experience of the French and Mexican legal environments enables him to assist with matters involving multiple stakeholders and legal frameworks.
He also serves as legal adviser to the Mexican Consulate in Paris.
A member of the Paris Bar, Hector Castro Montesinos can act before courts within the jurisdiction of the Paris Court of Appeal and the Hauts-de-Seine Judicial Court (92).
Legal assistance for individuals
Family and inheritance matters involving France and Mexico can raise specific legal questions. Hector Castro Montesinos advises on family law, paying particular attention to the international context of each case.
- Family law: certificates of foreign law (certificats de coutume) and divorce involving French-Mexican couples
- Wills, inheritance and estate disputes
- Property investments
- Contract review
- Insurance claims and procedures following a death
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (exequatur)
Business law and investment projects in Mexico
Are you planning to invest, establish a company or prepare a commercial transaction between France and Mexico? Hector Castro Montesinos assists with the following matters:
- Legal assistance for international investors
- Advice on Mexican Official Standards (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas, or NOMs) applicable to products imported into Mexico
- Company formation, corporate administration, mergers and acquisitions
- Contract drafting and review
- Administration of employment-related contracts
- Joint ventures
- Intellectual property
- Litigation
Education and professional training
- Law degree (five-year higher education programme), Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico City (2001)
- LL.M. in French, European and International Law, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2011)
- Master’s degree in Business Law, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (2012)
- École de Formation du Barreau de Paris (EFB), Paris Bar training school (2012)
The office in Paris’s 17th arrondissement
Would you like to discuss your project or review your situation? Contact Hector Castro Montesinos’s office to arrange a telephone consultation or an in-person appointment in Paris. 17 rue Alfred Roll, 75017 Paris, France. hector.castro@francemexicoconsulting.com
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30 min
Telephone consultation
For an initial assessment of your project or circumstances.
Written
Written legal advice
To receive a personalised, detailed response to a specific legal question.
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17 rue Alfred Roll · 75017 Paris
hector.castro@francemexicoconsulting.com
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