Diego Alejandro López Ramírez

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Founding Partner

CEO

Specialist in Corporate, International Tax, Financial Law, and Private Equity

Diego López is a Founding Partner at Dayston and a recognized authority in tax and financial law. He has supported numerous foreign companies in their expansion and integration processes within the Mexican market, providing strategic legal counsel to ensure a successful soft landing. He has also guided national companies through institutionalization, expansion, and structural transformation, fostering their sustainable growth in an increasingly competitive and regulated environment.

His expertise includes comprehensive advisory on private equity structures, corporate governance, tax and financial regularization, as well as the structuring of strategic transactions between related parties, both domestic and international. He has led the implementation of investment vehicles, joint ventures, trusts, mergers, and acquisitions, aligning commercial and legal interests with a practical and long-term approach.

Thanks to his deep understanding of the regulatory and business landscape, Diego delivers innovative and effective legal solutions to investors, funds, and business groups seeking to operate, invest, or expand in Mexico within a solid, transparent framework aligned with international standards.

Diego holds a Law Degree with honors from Universidad Panamericana, one of Mexico’s most prestigious law schools. He also earned a Master’s Degree in Tax Law and a second Master’s in Financial Law Institutions from the same institution.

His strong academic foundation is further complemented by specializations in mediation and negotiation techniques (UP – ABA Roli), international financing and payment methods (International Chamber of Commerce), public-private partnerships (Inter-American Development Bank), and international tax law and transfer pricing (Leiden University – MOOC).

Diego Alejandro Lopez Ramirez is a well—rounded lawyer who combines legal knowledge with business insight to provide comprenhensive support and advice."

Academic Background

  • Universidad Panamericana – Law Degree (Graduated with Honors)
  • Universidad Panamericana – Master’s in Tax Law
  • Universidad Panamericana – Master´s in Banking and Financial Law
  • Universidad Panamericana – ABA Roli México – Mediation and Negotiation Techniques Workshop
  • ICC – Universidad Panamericana – Diploma in International Financing and Payment Methods

Certifications

ISO 37301 and ISO 37001 – Lead Auditor in Compliance and Anti-Bribery Management Systems

Publications

  • "Techniques for Effective Negotiation: A Lawyer’s Critical Tool" – Perspectiva Jurídica UP, Legal Review, Issue No. 06 (2016)
  • "A New Approach to International Tax Law" – Perspectiva Jurídica UP, Legal Review, Issue No. 09 (2017)
  • "Addressing Virtual Currencies in Mexico" – Year in Review, American Bar Association (2017)
  • "Taxing the Digital Economy" – Perspectiva Jurídica UP, Legal Review, Issue No. 15 (2021)