National legal counsel | Importadora y Exportadora Monterrey

Jhessmy Camacho Zabala
National legal counsel | Importadora y Exportadora Monterrey
Career Biography
Jhessmy Camacho is a Bolivian corporate lawyer and currently serves as national legal counsel of Importadora y Exportadora Monterrey, where she leads the legal management of the organisation and provides strategic advice to the different areas of the business. Her practice is characterised by a comprehensive vision of corporate law and by her ability to turn complex legal matters into practical, timely solutions aligned with business objectives.
In her role, she actively participates in strategic decision-making, accompanying the organisation in matters of contracting, risk management, regulatory compliance, controversies, and corporate matters. Her approach is based on a clear premise: the legal area must be a strategic ally of the business and not just a control function. From this perspective, she seeks to anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and provide alternatives that allow the company to move forward with legal certainty, without losing sight of its commercial and operational needs.
One of the main attributes of her practice is her preventive approach. Camacho works on the early identification of contingencies and on the design of mechanisms that reduce the legal exposure of the organisation. Her experience in contract negotiation and dispute management has allowed her to develop a methodology aimed at protecting the interests of the company, while seeking to maintain sustainable business relationships and reach efficient solutions.
She has also participated in initiatives aimed at strengthening the culture of compliance and protection of strategic information, particularly through the implementation and review of internal confidentiality mechanisms and prevention of risks associated with unfair competition. These initiatives reflect her interest in integrating legal management with the protection of intangible assets and the sustainability of the business.
Camacho also maintains a strong interest in the transformation of legal areas through technology and artificial intelligence, tools that she considers relevant to optimise processes, improve efficiency and allow legal teams to concentrate their efforts on matters of greater strategic impact. Her approach to innovation combines efficiency with responsibility, ensuring that the adoption of technology preserves the standards of confidentiality, security and professional judgement of the legal function.
In parallel, she has a special interest in the tourism and hospitality sector, particularly at the intersection between innovation, technology, business development and legal strategy. This perspective broadens her understanding of the challenges faced by businesses in ever-evolving sectors.
Her professional career is based on ethics, trust, adaptability and continuous learning. For Camacho, the value of a corporate lawyer is not only measured by her ability to solve legal problems, but also by her ability to understand the business, anticipate challenges and contribute in a concrete way to decision-making.
Her vision of legal leadership combines legal criteria, business understanding and results orientation, consolidating a practice focused on generating value, strengthening organisational resilience and positioning legal as a true strategic partner of the business.
General counsel | Importadora y Exportadora Monterrey