JORGE MONTAÑEZ OJEDA
Jorge currently acts as "Of Counsel" to Pisani & Roll PLLC with respect to Mexican customs and international trade matters. He also acts as the managing partner of the law firm Jorge Montanez and Associates (Bufete Jorge Montañez y Asoc. S.C.), in México City. Prior to establishing his own law firm, Jorge served over 18 years in the Mexican government in various positions. In the field of customs, he was the Deputy Director of Mexican Customs between 1989 and 1995, responsible for overseeing customs reforms and enforcement procedures. He also served as Deputy Director of NOMs for Mexico’s Department of Commerce, SECOFI, from September 1995 until December 1996. As part of his government service, he worked on customs reforms regarding the Mexican Customs Law, the Miscellaneous Foreign Trade Rules and the establishment of interpretive criteria and operating standards for Mexico’s Customs Service. He also participated in the drafting of customs procedures necessary for the implementation of NAFTA and Mexico’s free trade agreements with the Colombia and Venezuela.

Jorge is also the primary external customs counsel to the National Maquiladora Association as well as a member of the Mexican Institute of Foreign Trade Executives, the Mexican Tax Law Academy and the Mexican Bar. He is registered as Foreign Legal Consultant at the California Bar and as Special Legal Consultant at the D.C. Bar.