Paola Morales > Santamarina y Steta > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Santamarina y Steta Offices
CAMPOS ELISEOS 345, FLOORS 2, 3 AND 11
COL. CHAPULTEPEC POLANCO
11560 MEXICO, D.F.
Mexico
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Paola Morales
Work Department
TMT, e-commerce, Privacy & Data Protection and Cybersecurity
Position
Partner
Career
With more than 24 years of professional experience, Paola focuses on TMT (telecommunications, media and technology), e-commerce, privacy & data protection and Cybersecurity.
Her interest in innovative matters, led her to pursue these practice areas. She has participated in advising several international and local clients as well as the government, in the implementation of their businesses in Mexico. She has also carried out analyses to implement, from a transactional and regulatory point of view, various investments in these sectors.
With respect to e–commerce and privacy & data protection, she has reviewed, negotiated and prepared terms and conditions for electronic commerce operations in Mexico for a number of national and international clients, including their e-commerce platforms and privacy notices.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
International Technology Law Association (Itech Law)
Abogadas MX
Education
JD, with honors
2000, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.
LL.M International Legal Studies (Fulbright Student)
2004, Georgetown University Law Center, EE.UU.
Diploma in North American Law
2001, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico, jointly with Georgetown University Law Center, USA.
Diploma in Telecommunications Law
2001, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.
Certification on Data Privacy and Technology
2021, Harvard Business School Online
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > TMT
(Next Generation Partners)Local and international clients in the TMT space, as well as related government entities, look to Paola Morales and her team at Santamarina y Steta for advice on navigating the regulatory landscape in Mexico. The practice is well-known for its strength in assisting foreign investors with their entries into Mexico’s telecoms, IT and broadcasting markets, and the firm regularly wins new clients in this respect. Morales, one of the leading figures in this area, is supported by experienced Monterrey-based partner César Cruz, and corporate and M&A lawyer (and firm chairman), Jorge León Orantes. Marcela Flores in Monterrey is the associate level contact to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Real estate
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Intellectual property
- TMT
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Environment
- International trade and customs
- Life sciences
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax
- Energy and natural resources
- Compliance