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Jose Luis Carbonell
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Chair - Business Section

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T: (915) 546-8249
F: (915) 546-8333

1100 Chase Tower
201 East Main
El Paso, TX  79901


jcar@ScottHulse.com

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 Jose Luis Carbonell is the Chair of the Firm's Business Section and practices in the areas of international and cross-border business, mergers and acquisitions, immigration and customs, export control, corporate securities, aerospace, defense and government services, manufacturing, and real estate.  His fluency in both English and Spanish is a key asset in working with businesses and other law firms in both the U.S. and Mexico.

In international and cross-border business, Mr. Carbonell has represented a variety of companies in U.S.-Mexico cross-border matters related to maquiladora operations, contract manufacturing, shelter agreements, and international mergers and acquisitions.  His international experience includes assisting U.S. companies in doing business in countries around the world, including, without limitation, Mexico, Europe and China.  In particular, he has assisted U.S. companies in the formation of entities in Mexico, as well as in establishing maquiladoras, contract manufacturing and shelter operations in Mexico.  Mr. Carbonell also represents foreign companies of all sizes in establishing and operating a business in the U.S.

Mr. Carbonell's mergers and acquisitions experience includes special expertise in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (stock or asset purchase) involving businesses from the U.S., Mexico and other countries.

Regarding immigration matters, Mr. Carbonell has assisted companies from the U.S. and individuals from other countries in obtaining business and family immigration visas. In international trade and customs, he has assisted companies in developing international trade and customs strategies under NAFTA and other international and domestic laws.  Additionally, he is experienced in obtaining export licenses and import licenses under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, and other U.S. export control laws, including, without limitation, obtaining approvals from the U.S. Department of State of Technical Assistance Agreements and Manufacturing License Agreements

Mr. Carbonell's corporate and securities experience includes the formation of various business entities, such as corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships for companies both in the U.S. and Mexico.  He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts which involve both domestic and international transactions, such as an international sale of goods contract.

Mr. Carbonell is active in international distribution agreements and the cross-border maquiladora industry across the Texas/Mexico Border and the interior of Mexico. Mr. Carbonell has participated in seminars and conferences throughout the U.S. and Mexico, in which he has addressed issues related to cross-border transactions and international law.

ORGANIZATIONS
  • El Paso Housing Finance Corporation, Board of Directors, 2008- Present
  • World Trade Center of El Paso/Juarez, Board of Directors, 2002 - 2007
  • The Paso Del Norte Group
  • U.S. Mexico Border Export District Council
  • State Bar of Texas
  • American Bar Association
  • San Antonio Free Trade Alliance
  • TransPecos/El Paso R.C.I.C., Advisory Council

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
International and Cross-Border Transactions
  • Counsel to U.S. subsidiary of one of the largest electronics company in the world in the establishment of logistics operations in Texas and Mexico
  • Counsel to a U.S. company in the formation of a company in Mexico for the sale of oil lubricants to businesses throughout Mexico
  • Counsel to a U.S. company in the formation of a company in Mexico for the sale of medical devices in Mexico
  • Counsel to a U.S. company in the establishment of maquiladora (manufacturing) operations in Texas and Mexico
  • Counsel to many U.S. companies in shelter agreements and contract manufacturing agreements to allow the U.S. company to do business in Mexico without establishing direct operations (permanent establishment) in Mexico
  • Counsel to restaurant franchisor from Mexico in establishing and selling restaurants franchises throughout the United States
  • Counsel to large packaging/pallet business from Mexico in the formation of a company in and the establishment of operations in Texas
  • Counsel to many U.S. individuals in the acquisition of real estate (condominiums and vacation homes) throughout important vacation spots in Mexico through the appropriate Mexican trusts (fideicomisos) and contracts with purchase prices that have ranged from $500,000 to $2 million
  • Counsel to a U.S. company in the acquisition of manufacturing plants in Mexico with financing obtained from U.S. lenders.
Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Counsel to Buyer in the acquisition of pecan business with operations in the U.S. and Mexico.
  • Counsel to Buyer in the acquisition of several multimillion-dollar manufacturing, packaging and logistics businesses with operations in the U.S. and Mexico (maquiladora operations).
  • Counsel to Seller in a $71.1 million sale of its business with operations in the U.S. and maquiladora operations in Mexico.
  • Counsel to Seller in a $16 million dollar the sale of its packaging business with operations in the U.S. and maquiladora operations in Mexico.
Immigration
  • Counsel to U.S. packaging/pallet company in obtaining an L-1 intracompany work visa for purposes of transferring an officer from the Mexican parent company to the U.S. subsidiary.
  • Counsel to several U.S. companies in obtaining the appropriate H-1B or TN (NAFTA) visas for foreign individuals hired by the company as engineers and/or managers
International Trade and Customs
  • Counsel to a U.S. subsidiary of one of the largest aerospace companies in Germany in obtaining the appropriate export licenses, import licenses Technical Assistance Agreements and Manufacturing License Agreements under ITAR and other U.S. export control laws for purposes of selling its products in the U.S. defense industry
  • Developed Export Control Program and Export Control Manuals for U.S. companies.
  • Counsel to U.S. subsidiary of one of the largest electronics company in the world and assist in the development of international trade and customs strategies, particularly under NAFTA, to allow for the temporary import of raw materials from Asia to Mexico, produce the final product in Mexico and eventually export the finished product for sale in the United States and Canada
  
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
International and Cross-Border Business
- Immigration
- International Trade & Customs
Corporate & Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions
Manufacturing
Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
Lending & Financial Institutions
Real Estate
 
EDUCATION
St. Mary's University - 1998
  B.B.A. - International Business
St. Mary's University - 2001
  M.B.A. - Distinguished Graduated
St. Mary's University - 2002
  Juris Doctor
 
ADMISSIONS & QUALIFICATIONS
State Bar of Texas - 2002
 



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