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Alain Mac Farland Tirado

Legal and compliance director (general counsel, secretary of the board and compliance officer) | Holcim México Operaciones

Materials and mining

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Alberto Paez

General counsel | Heineken México

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Alejandro Fraga Land

Vice president legal and compliance North Latam | Linde

Materials and mining

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Amanda González 

Vice president, corporate counsel | PGIM Real Estate

Industrials and real estate

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Anabell González Nava

In-house counsel North Latin America division | Arcos Dorados

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Angélica Santiago Cela

Spanish South America regional counsel | IBM

Information technology

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Armando Ascencio Perez

Corporate CEO and general counsel | Grupo FRISA

Industrials and real estate

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Arturo Ishbak Gonzalez

Senior corporate counsel | The LEGO Group

Consumer products

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Carlos Facha

General counsel | Impulsora del Desarrollo y El Empleo en América Latina

Materials and mining

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Carmen Da Costa Yovera

Director jurídico | Empresas Aries

Commercial and professional services

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Christian Paredes G.

Field compliance officer | SAP México

Information technology

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Diana González Flores

Legal and compliance director | Ainda, Energía & Infraestructura

Financials

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Diego Gómez -Palacio Borboa

Legal and business development director | Bupa México

Healthcare

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Eduardo Elizondo Santos

General counsel | Fibra Mty

Financials

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Elisa Cornejo Mirabal

General legal counsel | Iké Grupo Empresarial

Commercial and professional services

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Enrique Águilar Gálvez

General counsel | Grupo IGS

Commercial and professional services

Enrique Aguilar Gálvez is the general counsel of Grupo IGS, a leading real estate fund manager in Mexico. Enrique obtained his law degree from Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City, where...

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Erika Díaz Ulloa

General counsel LATAM | L’Óreal Mexico

Consumer products

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Eva I.Frías

Corporate and financial legal managing director | Grupo Coppel

Financials

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Federico Santos Cernuda

Legal director for Mexico and Hispanic Latam | PayPal

Financials

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Fernanda Ramo

Legal director | Amazon Mexico

Information technology

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Fernando Macedo Delgado 

Legal director of corporate affairs | Alsea

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Francisco José Fuentes Sosa

General counsel and compliance officer | Grupo Rotoplas

Materials and mining

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Francisco José Vázquez Vázquez

Legal and regulatory corporate director | Financiera Independencia

Financials

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Francisco Pinilla

General counsel | Clip

Financials

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Gonzalo Sainz Gout

Legal director Mexico | Irongate (Costas Palmas)

Industrials and real estate

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Gregorio Garza Higuera

Legal and regulatory affairs director | FEMSA Proximity

Consumer products

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Hector Izzo

General counsel | Grupo GP

Industrials and real estate

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Hernán Garza

Chief legal and compliance officer | Klar

Financials

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Javier Oroz Coppel

CRO and general secretary | AXA México

Insurance

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Javier Vázquez Suárez

General counsel | Deacero

Materials and mining

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Jorge Andrés Casillas Soto

Head of legal | Gaya Sinergia Constructiva

Industrials and real estate

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Jorge Luis Ramos Bacco

General counsel, director of legal affairs | Grupo Lamosa 

Materials and mining

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José Eduardo Salgado Villegas

General counsel, ethics and compliance and data protection officer North Latin America | Capgemini

Information technology

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Jose Lechuga

General counsel for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean | General Motors (Mexico)

Consumer products

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Juan Alberto Rivera Bueno

Director legal LATAM and public affairs | Beam Suntory

Food

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Juan F Valles

Managing director | Macquarie Asset Management

Financials

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Juan Manuel González Hernández

General counsel | El Palacio de Hierro

Consumer products

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Juan Pablo Patiño Riosferrer

General counsel | Laboratorios PiSA & Electrolit

Financials

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Juan Salvador Nito

Head of legal | Vanguard

Financials

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Juan Salvador Nito Irigoyen

Head of legal and compliance Latam | Vanguard

Financials

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Julio Planas Vidal

Vice president legal and compliance, assistant general counsel | Element Fleet Management Corporation Mexico

Commercial and professional services

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Karen Vianey González Vargas

Counsel, senior manager | Mondelēz Snacking México  

Food

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Karina Hernandez Partida

General counsel Mexico | Compass Group Mexico

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Karina Ojeda Valle

General counsel | Capital Indigo

Financials

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Karla Acosta González

Head of legal advisory, corporate matters and contracts | AXA Seguros

Insurance

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Karla Ivonne González Valdez 

Gerente legal fiscal contencioso y regulatorio | FEMSA

Consumer products

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Luis Alberto Cárdenas Díaz

Head legal and compliance | Banco Sabadell

Financials

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Luis Enríquez De Rivera Morales

Vice president for legal, government affairs and compliance Mexico and Northern Latin America | Continental Group Mexico

Consumer products

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Maria Teresa Cabrera Guzmán

Directora de jurídico, cumplimiento y enlaces normativos | Grupo Coppel

Consumer products

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Mariana Páez Robles Martinez

Senior legal director | American tower Mexico

Industrials and real estate

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Mariel Cabanas Suárez

Agency and trust director | Citibanamex

Financials

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Maurin Perez de Leon Aguilar

General counsel nutrition Latam, Mexico and CARICAM | Unilever de Mexico

Materials and mining

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Moises Grinberg Davidson 

Lawyer and legal counsel | Artha Capital and Frontier Industrial & Logistics Real Estate

Industrials and real estate

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Odeth Zepeda Ramos

General counsel México | Sizzling Platter de México

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Pablo Raul Tarasco Michel

Director corporativo and consultivo | Grupo Nacional Provincial 

Insurance

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Paola Alejandra Illescas Pineda

General counsel | L’Óreal Mexico

Consumer products

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Paola Frettlohr Gutiérrez

Head of legal advisory, corporate matters and contracts | Flat.mx

Industrials and real estate

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Paola Patricia Valencia Hidalgo

Legal director | SOMA

Industrials and real estate

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Patricio Marquez

Legal director, Northern Latam | Medtronic

Healthcare

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Rafael Octavio Romo Aguiñaga

Director jurídico de negocios | Banco del Bajío

Financials

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Raúl Escalante Martínez

Vice president legal and corporate affairs | Grupo Modelo

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Reinaldo Ameri

Legal vice president | Metlife México

Insurance

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Rodrigo Jiménez Urquiza

Legal Mexico and financing Latam | OLX Autos

Information technology

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Rodrigo Méndez Solís

Senior legal manager | Mercado Libre

Consumer products

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Sandra Monroy Suárez

Legal director | Uber

Information technology

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Talía Ineke Flores Martínez

Legal responsible LATAM | H&M Hennes & Mauritz

Consumer products

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Teresa Elizabeth Villareal Torres

General counsel | Xignux

Commercial and professional services

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Uriel Pérez Enríquez

Senior legal director | Colgate-Palmolive

Consumer products

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Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez Cubría

Generl counsel petcare and Royal Canin México | Mars Petcare

Consumer products

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Viviana Alvarado Balderas

Head of legal and compliance | Sura Asset Management México

Financials

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Adriana Díaz Galindo

Legal director | OMA

Industrials and real estate

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Alejandro Athie

Associate general counsel | Bank of America

Financials

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Alejandro Chico 

Legal vice president | Fibra Uno 

Industrials and real estate

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Alejandro De Iturbide

Chief legal officer | Volaris

Transport and infrastructure

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AlejandroGil Ortiz

General counsel | FEMSA

Materials and mining

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Álvaro Gómez-Godoy

Corporate legal director | AGP Group

Materials and mining

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Álvaro Gutiérrez

Regional legal director, Mexico and Latam | Reckitt Benckiser

Consumer products

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Amor Ramírez Olvera

Legal director | Circle K México

Consumer products

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Carla Revilla

Legal director | Grupo AXO

Consumer products

Carlos Alberto Flores Ruiz

General counsel | Farmacéuticos Maypo

Healthcare

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Carolina Machado

Associate general counsel | Uber

Information technology

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CeciliaRojas Mata

General counsel | Altán Redes

Telecommunication services

Claudia Luna

Chief legal officer and secretary of the board of directors | Grupo Herdez

Food, beverages and tobacco

Since 2014, Claudia has been the chief legal officer of Grupo Herdez, a leading company in the food sector with a broad commercial presence in Mexico and the United States....

Edgardo Mendoza

General counsel | Kavak

Information technology

Edgardo Mendoza is the general counsel of Kavak, before joining Kavak, Edgardo served as general counsel of AlphaCredit, and prior to joining AlphaCredit, he worked as head of corporate and...

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Eduardo Menchaca

Chief counsel, ethics and compliance leader | Tecnológico de Monterrey

Education

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Efrain Tapia Cordova

General counsel | Genomma Lab

Healthcare

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Fernando Rodolfo Ibarra Posada

Director jurídico | Grupo Nacional Provincial (GNP)

Insurance

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Francisco Garza

General counsel Latam | Mitsubishi Power Americas

Energy and utilities

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Gabriel Contreras Saldívar

General counsel, vice president regulatory and external affairs | AT&T Mexico

Telecommunication services

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Gisela Loewe

Director jurídico e de compliance | Principal Financial Group

Insurance

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Hans J. Hutterer Arellano

Vicepresident and general counsel | Finsa

Industrials and real estate

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Héctor Ávila Flores

General counsel, secretary of the board and managing director – legal affairs | Grupo Financiero Banorte

Financials

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Hernán Trevino

General counsel and operations – legal, collections, HR, market intelligence, internal control, ESG | Acosta Verde

Industrials and real estate

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Iker Fernandez

General counsel | Interprotección

Insurance

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Jorge Eduardo Rodríguez Arellano

Legal director | Banco JP Morgan

Financials

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Karla Baez Elizondo

Legal director | Grupo IDESA

Materials and mining

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Luis Miguel Briola

General counsel, company secretary and chief compliance officer | Grupo Bimbo

Food, beverages and tobacco

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María del Pilar Orozco

General counsel | Abilia

Healthcare

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Mariano Riva Palacio Leal

Vice president corporate counsel Mexico | Fibra Prologis 

Industrials and real estate

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Michelle Quintero

General counsel | BlackRock

Financials

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Miguel Ángel Bustamante Minila

Legal manager and regional general counsel | Solistica

Transport and infrastructure

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Natalia Aguirre Gomez

General counsel | Citibanamex

Financials

Natalia Aguirre was appointed general legal director of Grupo Financiero Citibanamex, effective July 1, 2021. In her role, Natalia is responsible for the appropriate strategy, management and supervision of all...

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Natalia Saldate

Chief legal and compliance officer | GBM (Grupo Bursatil Mexicano)

Financials

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Pabel Estudillo Herrera

Legal director | Banco Actinver

Financials

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Pablo Aguilar Albo

General counsel | Cinépolis

Hotels

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Pedro Morera

Vice president legal | Grupo MRP

Industrials and real estate

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Raul Fernando Lopez Blanquet

Gerente de servicios juridicos | Sigma

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Raúlde la Paz Parga

General counsel | Grupo Bafar

Food

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Rodrigo Peña

Legal director Latin America and Caribbean | Bacardi y Cia

Food

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Rogelio Eduardo Martínez

General counsel | Engen Capital

Financials

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Roger Saldana

General counsel | CEMEX

Materials and mining

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Thomas E. Heather 

Senior vice president | Macquarie Asset Management

Financials

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Wendy Alacala

Vice president legal and compliance, corporate affairs | Nestlé

Food, beverages and tobacco

Researching this year’s edition of The Legal 500: GC Powerlist Mexico has been an honour and a privilege. It has been incredible to converse and gain insights into the world of work of the exceptionally talented and impressive in-house counsel featured in this list. Within the pages of this publication, we embark on an extensive exploration, delving deeply into the complex dynamics of legal innovation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and emerging trends and opportunities within the Mexican legal landscape. Together, these components shape the evolving roles and responsibilities of in-house legal practitioners in Mexico.

 

Given the constantly evolving legal environment and the increasing array of challenges encountered by in-house lawyers in Mexico, we have taken the initiative to ask insightful questions and invite shortlisted lawyers to offer their distinctive insights and expertise. In doing so, we aim to shed light on their key challenges, strengths, and promising prospects.

 

Mexico-based in-house lawyers with whom I have had the privilege of engaging have invariably played pivotal roles in navigating significant transactions, negotiations, and legal endeavours that have profoundly impacted Mexico’s growth and propelled their organisations onto the global stage. Their distinguishing attributes extend beyond mere legal prowess and extraordinary talent, encompassing qualities such as collaborative teamwork, pioneering innovation, business acumen, adept risk management, and a profound sense of empathy.

 

A recurring theme that has surfaced in our research is the proactive stance taken by Mexico’s in-house counsel. They are actively sowing the seeds for a brighter tomorrow, one anchored in the core tenets of sustainability, ESG considerations, diversity and inclusion, and the integration of technological advancements to bolster operational efficiency. Jose Lechuga, general counsel Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean at General Motors Mexico, said: ‘I firmly believe in the importance of recognising that diversity of thoughts and perspectives. It enriches us as human beings, strengthens our work environment and favours the success of the company. In this sense, and as part of our culture, in each staff meeting, a member of the legal team shares a moment of inclusion (it can be a video, article or anecdote) to increase the awareness of diversity and inclusion in each of the team members’. Jose’s words echoed Paola Patricia Valencia Hidalgo, legal director at Fibra Soma: ‘In the team, there is no distinction of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic capacity or any other, which may result in a disparity outside their professional capacity and skills. Each team member, from their knowledge and acquired experience, teaches the others, and every opinion is equally valuable; everyone complements each other’. 

 

Within the contents of this publication, the wise advice of in-house lawyers shines brightly, illuminating the path for their peers. Their perspectives underscore the fundamental value of possessing strong foundational legal competencies and an intimate grasp of industry-specific intricacies.

 

In conclusion, I extend my deepest gratitude to each and every in-house lawyer who has contributed to the making of the GC Powerlist: Mexico 2023. I take immense pride in presenting this list, which showcases Mexico’s most innovative, dedicated, and brilliant in-house counsel.

 

Sara Maggi| Deputy Editor The Legal 500 GC Powerlist Series

Green Forum: Singapore 2025

Legal 500 hosted the Green Forum Singapore 2025 at Allen & Gledhill’s offices on the 30th level of One Marina Boulevard, offering panoramic views across the Singapore Strait. The event brought together leading general counsel, sustainability experts, and legal practitioners from across Southeast Asia for an afternoon of insight and discussion on the fast-evolving ESG landscape.

As sustainability remains a defining challenge for global business, the Green Forum served as an essential platform for exploring how corporate legal teams can navigate emerging environmental, social, and governance risks while helping shape long-term responsible growth.

Opening remarks were delivered by Joe Boswell, Global Editor of The Legal 500’s GC Powerlist series, who highlighted the increasingly strategic role of in-house counsel in guiding organisations through the sustainability transition. He was followed by Jerry Koh, Managing Partner at Allen & Gledhill, who reflected on Singapore’s leadership in driving ESG progress across Southeast Asia and the importance of collaboration between the legal profession and industry in delivering meaningful change. He also spoke about the firm’s long-term commitment to sustainability. This extends to personal exertions by himself and the other staff at A&G, who recently engaged in rubbish-cleaning efforts in Singapore’s waterways.

The first panel, The Impact of Technology and AI on ESG: Considerations and Challenges, examined how rapid technological advancements are reshaping sustainability priorities. Moderated by Tham Kok Leong, Head of Technology & Corporate Intellectual Property Practice at Allen & Gledhill, the session featured Sophie Lim, Co-Head of ESG & Public Policy Practice at Allen & Gledhill; Doris Chen, Head of Legal, APAC at dsm-firmenich; and Richard Koh, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Asia, Enterprise Partner Solutions. Together they discussed the ethical and regulatory implications of AI adoption, the importance of governance and transparency, and how legal teams can leverage technology to drive sustainable value creation.

The second session, Sustainable Finance and Green Capital Markets: The Legal Counsel’s Role, turned to the evolving role of lawyers in guiding businesses through sustainability-related financial frameworks. Moderated by Elsa Chen, Co-Head of ESG & Public Policy Practice and Regional Co-Head of Competition & Foreign Investment Review Practice at Allen & Gledhill, panellists Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director and Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association; Ong Kangxin, Partner at Allen & Gledhill; and Bridget Burns, Capital Markets Counsel at Wells Fargo explored Singapore’s pioneering Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (SAT) and its implications for disclosure, risk management, and investor confidence.

The event closed with remarks from Elsa Chen, followed by networking drinks and canapés overlooking the Singapore Strait. It was the perfect way to end a successful and engaging afternoon that reaffirmed the legal community’s pivotal role in shaping a more sustainable and transparent business landscape.