What are the most significant cases, projects, or transactions in which you and your legal team have recently been involved?

With more than 13 years of experience in the sports industry, handling matters relating to sports law for clubs, players, stadiums, sponsors, agents and federations, leading the legal department for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in Mexico has undoubtedly been the most significant personal and professional challenge of my entire career.

Over the past three years, we have achieved significant legal results, including various amendments to and reforms of federal and local laws relating to ticket sales for sporting events, volunteer programmes, access to sports venues, piracy, the regulation of ambush marketing, ticket resale and security at sports venues, among other matters.

Furthermore, we successfully managed all legal and financial contingencies before, during and after the event, preventing lawsuits and complaints from being filed with various national and international authorities. We also maintained strict oversight of labour, commercial and civil contracts, a measure that will provide legal certainty to all parties that had a legal relationship with FIFA in Mexico.

How do you approach the management of legal matters during periods of instability or crisis to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

It is always important to have a solid legal structure in place so that, during periods of instability or crisis, it serves as a foundation for preventing and mitigating legal contingencies that could translate into financial risks for companies.

This legal structure is underpinned by various strategies. Among the most important are, without doubt, having excellent legal documentation to protect the organisation’s operations and negotiations, as well as having lawyers who are well trained and up to date with new legal trends and reforms. This ensures that they have the necessary tools to resolve any type of conflict or problem that may arise during difficult periods.

Have you had any experiences during your career as a lawyer that stand out as particularly unique or interesting?

For me, promoting the field of sports law in Mexico has been a major challenge and learning experience throughout my professional career, as this area has not been widely explored in our country and needs to be further professionalised.

Given the growth of the sports industry in Mexico, we need professionals in this field who can provide the specialised legal advice required by the various national and international sports organisations currently operating in our country, such as FIFA, the NFL, the NBA, Formula 1 and WWE, among others.

What do you think are the most important qualities a modern in-house legal counsel should possess?

Without doubt, staying continually up to date is the key to making a difference in the market. Given the intense competition, it is extremely important to keep abreast of new trends and technological tools that enable us to better understand our clients and the industry in general.

This ensures that our services are tailored to each client’s needs, providing effective legal advice that is appropriate to the times and suited to the requirements of each specific case.