“We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit…”
Legem Attorneys at Law is the brain-child of Oscar Conde Medina, an influential leader, seasoned legal professional and inspiring entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. Under the dynamic leadership of Oscar, the foundation of Legem was established in the Mexican state of Nuevo León on 16 November, 2006 to help empower foreign direct investment in Mexico.
Owing to his invaluable life experiences, Oscar Conde has travelled and transitioned from a young law professional to an established successful entrepreneur in the legal services, providing various life-altering solutions at his own firm.
In February 2005 Oscar Conde decided to start his own firm after having worked 6 years in one of the most important law firms in Mexico. He rented a very small co-working office to continue providing legal services by himself to 2 clients that decided to continue using his services because of his professionalism. One year after, I invited 3 litigator attorneys to become part of the firm. On November the 6th, 2006 Legem Attorneys at Law, SC (“Legem”) was incepted.
Further Mr Conde apprised, “We were together from such date through April 2012 and I continued growing my client portfolio. Due to their different thinking-related provision of services, I decided to continue my path on my own again and bought all of the shares of Legem.”
From 2012 as of today, Legem´s client portfolio has increased exponentially, gathering the most professional attorneys in Mexico, being focused on customer service.
Excellent Legal Advisory Services
Legem was born in 2006 to continue supporting foreign direct investment in Mexico with more than 15 years of experience dedicated to attracting, consulting, and assisting the direct foreign investment in Mexico. Since its inception, the firm is focused on providing excellent legal consulting services which is why international consulting firms have selected it to jointly support them in the business structure in Mexico, as well as to protect the legal interests of these consulting firms.
Legem is a law firm comprised of professionals who specialize in a variety of legal disciplines with offices in the north, bajio, and central Mexico, ensuring the highest ethical, professional, and commercial standards are maintained. Their commitment is to help their clients grow by providing them with opportune legal services oriented towards protecting the client’s personal, economic and commercial interests.
The firm’s areas of practice include Litigation in civil, commercial, criminal, family, administrative, Amparo law and tax law; Counseling which includes corporate, banking, immigration, and real estate law, among others; as well as Compliance covering topics such as money laundering prevention, protection of personal data, anti-corruption, evaluation and management of legal and regulatory risks programs, among others.
Legem is a law firm dedicated to supporting the growth of foreign investment in Mexico with years of experience implementing strategies of business expansion in Mexico. There is a provision of opportune excellent legal services and customer service.
It has national and international business alliances with legal and accounting firms that allow it to offer an integral service to clients.
Legem provides services to clients located mainly in North, Central, and South America; Europe, and Asia. They assist national and transnational companies around the world.
Legem has been awarded as the Foreign Direct Investment Law Firm of Mexico by ACQ5, Leaders in Law, and Global Law Experts for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021. Recently the Firm has been awarded as Foreign Direct Investment Law Firm of the year by Lawyers International – Legal 100 – 2020 and 2021 as well as been awarded by Latin American Quality Institute for 2020 and 2021 because of the quality and excellence of the provision of services.
The Infusion of Technology
“COVID-19 pandemic introduced a lot of technology to our firm. We have developed internal policies that allow us to work in our offices; from home or any other place. In the end, all of our attorneys have their own activities, responsibilities, and deadlines, so a lot of technology is used in our office nowadays” Mr Conde proudly shared.
Milestones & Achievements
Together with Legem Oscar Conde has been awarded as Foreign Direct Investment Attorney of Mexico by ACQ5, Leaders in Law and Global Law Experts for the years of 2019, 2020 and 2021. Foreign Direct Investment Attorney of the year in Mexico by Lawyers International – Legal 100 – 2020 and 2021; He has also been awarded by Latin American Quality Institute for 2020 and 2021 as Quality Assistance Manager.
Recently (September 10, 2021) Oscar received the “Forjadores de Mexico Award – National Edition 2021. To the Professional – Legal and Social career. A tribute in life to leaders in their respective category, from all over the country, who with their daily work inspire, add value, and have excelled in their environment, as well as impacting socially, being an example for present and future generations.
Favourite Books
Oscar loves to read the classics in his area (Aristoteles, Platón, Hobbs, Maquiavelo).
Expansion Plans
Legem has 4 offices in Mexico, Monterrey, Leon, Aguascalientes, and Mexico City. The team covered all of the countries with these offices now they are open to expanding their offices.
Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
The most important asset in a company is employees. Helping them to grow is the most important activity when you are a leader.
When you are planning to do a business expansion you make sure to have an excellent attorney and an excellent accountant. You will need them for sure.
Closing quote
“We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit…”