Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Author at Harris Bricken

Adrián Cisneros Aguilar

Adrián oversees Harris Bricken’s Mexico practice, where he helps companies on US-Mexico cross border legal matters, including cannabis law matters, Latin American and European companies on China and International Law issues, and local companies with international and domestic business transactions. Adrian is also an integral part of our Latin America desk and a regular contributor to the award-winning China Law and Canna Law blogs. In addition to his work at Harris Bricken, Adrián also teaches law and business at Universidad Anáhuac, one of Mexico’s most prestigious universities and heads up an international consultancy for SMEs and governments looking to set up and operate effectively in Mexico or Asia.

Adrián studied Law at Panamericana University in Mexico City and later earned a Master’s degree in International and Chinese Law at Wuhan University, where he graduated with “Excellence”, and a Doctor of Laws degree with specialization courses in Chinese Law at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where he received an “Excellent International Postgraduate Student Award.” He then became the first Mexican attorney to earn a Doctor’s degree in Law in China.

Before joining Harris Bricken, Adrián was a house-lawyer for a leading European hotel and real estate development company.

In his spare time, Adrián enjoys spending time with his family, teaching, visiting museums and historical sites, working on his languages, and enjoying the natural beauty of the Riviera Maya.

So You Want to Take Your Business Global?

We were prompted to write this post by talk that Mexico should consider joining the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership). But how many Mexican companies can really take advantage of the opportunities these sorts of trade agreements bring? How many Mexican companies are in a position to penetrate other markets? There’s nothing wrong with internationalism, but as

Mexico-China Economic Relations, Part 2

In part one of this series, Mexico-China Economic Relations, I discussed how Mexico’s new federal administration does not seem to have a sophisticated strategy for dealing with China. In this post, I will discuss the implications of what appears to be the Federal Government’s China policy, based in large part on the actions it has

Mexico-China Economic Relations

The China Daily recently interviewed Felipe Garcia, Commercial Counselor of the Mexican Embassy in Beijing regarding Mexico-China relations. The gist of the interview was that Mexico-China relations would improve under Mexico’s new federal administration because both countries want closer relations and because China knows just what is needed for such closer relations. In the China

Improving Mexico and China Business Relations: Make it the Law

State dinners are nice, but…. A Spanish language translation is directly below the English version. Over the past decade, I have come to the reluctant conclusion that most Mexican companies are unwilling to spend the time or the money to get timely, experienced, and appropriate help when doing business with China. I cannot tell you

Is Mexico Really Better Without China?

Jorge Guajardo, Mexico’s former Ambassador to China, recently published an opinion piece titled “Dejemos a China por la Paz” [“Let’s Leave China for Good”], which was quickly and enthusiastically retweeted by Jorge Castañeda, former Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of the leading shapers of Mexican foreign policy. When I read the article, I

China and Mexico: The Two Amigos? Part 4

In my first post, I discussed China’s efforts to build stronger economic ties with Mexico – and why Mexico should be clear-eyed about China’s motives. In my second post, I examined the current economic relationship between Mexico and China. In my third post, I explained why the economic relationship between China and Mexico has made

China and Mexico: The Two Amigos? Part 3

In my first post, I discussed China’s efforts to build stronger economic ties with Mexico and why Mexico should be clear-eyed about China’s motives. In my second post, I examined the current economic relationship between Mexico and China. In this post, I will discuss why the economic relationship between China and Mexico has made so

China and Mexico: The Two Amigos? Part 2

In my last post, I discussed China’s efforts to build stronger economic ties with Mexico – and why Mexico should be clear-eyed about China’s motives. In this post, I will take a closer look at the current economic relationship between Mexico and China. This entire post is in Spanish below. If you look at the

China and Mexico: The Two Amigos?

Mexico and China have never had particularly close economic ties. But recent comments by Qiu Xiaoqi, China’s Ambassador to Mexico, suggest things may be about to change. After referencing President Trump’s threat to reject the TPP and renegotiate NAFTA, Ambassador Qiu stated that China would be Mexico’s “ally in Asia” and was “willing to redouble