Rene Hinojosa, US-Mexico cross-border corporate attorney at Hiro Law

Rene Hinojosa

Biography

Rene Hinojosa is the Principal of Hiro Law. He has spent more than fifteen years advising on corporate transactions across the US-Mexico corridor, with a practice centered on cross-border M&A, investments and joint ventures, nearshoring expansions, corporate governance, and special situations. He represents buyers and sellers, investors and operators, and management teams where deal certainty, cross-border coordination, and stakeholder alignment drive the outcome.

Rene's practice spans the full lifecycle of cross-border transactions, from entity structuring and foreign investment compliance through negotiation, execution, and post-closing integration. He regularly advises Mexican founders, family offices, and fund sponsors on acquisitions and divestitures of US companies, joint ventures with US partners, and IMMEX and nearshoring structures for companies establishing or expanding manufacturing operations in Mexico. On the US side, he counsels companies with Mexican subsidiaries on governance frameworks, authority matrices, and transaction execution across jurisdictions. His work frequently involves coordinating multi-jurisdiction tax workstreams, managing FCPA and regulatory risk, and structuring deal protections for compressed timelines and complex stakeholder dynamics.

Rene received his law degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, a Certificate in Management from the Kellogg School of Management, and his law degree from Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM). He is licensed to practice in Mexico, Texas, and California. He is fluent in English and Spanish and advises across both legal systems.

Selected Experience

  • Advised a Mexico-based fund on the acquisition of a company in Austin, coordinating acquisition financing across jurisdictions, managing stakeholder friction, and driving deal protections and buyer risk mitigation as transaction quarterback.
  • Advised a Mexico-based family office on the divestiture of a Delaware corporation following the passing of the principal, coordinating approvals and multi-jurisdiction tax workstreams and negotiating a closing aligned to a fixed timeline.
  • Advised on the divestiture of key manufacturing assets of a New York public company in Mexico, addressing FCPA risk, mapping approvals and authority, and structuring closing deliverables to cut off liability post-closing.
  • Advised a U.S. company establishing a new operating footprint in Mexico, building the execution timeline across advisors, clarifying operational responsibilities, and delivering an operating model through export readiness and U.S. market rollout.
  • Advised a Mexico-based company serving U.S. customers on obtaining IMMEX certification, coordinating foreign investment and tax workstreams and restructuring supplier and logistics terms to mitigate tariff-driven cash flow pressure.