Juan Francisco Sahagún Arizaga

Tormenta Street #575, Col. Jardines del Bosque, C.P. 44520, Guadalajara, Jalisco · (33) 13 68 13 65 · Juan.sahagun@sahagunabogados.com

Management and leadingship of civil, commercial, administrative, contentious, fiscal and / or criminal litigation, in addition to the presentation of amparo lawsuits that derive from these; defense and assistance in preliminary investigations, especially for company property crimes; defense of preliminary investigations and criminal proceedings for tax crimes.

Provides conferences since 2012 to enterprises with diverse problematics in legal matters.


Experience

Founding Partner

SAHAGÚN ABOGADOS

Law firm specialized in Business Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Estate Planning and Tax and Criminal Tax Defense.

January 2010 - Present

Headline Professor

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara.

Law and Economics

Civil, Commercial and Family Litigant

Kelley, Ladewig y González Vergara, S.C

Management of civil, commercial, administrative, contentious, fiscal and / or criminal litigation.

September 2001- February 2003

Education

Complutense University of Madrid

Compliance Officer Master
2020

Panamerican Institute of Senior Business Management

AD - 2 Course in Senior Business Management
2016

California Western School of Law

Master in Oral Litigation
2015

American Bar Asociation of the Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara.

Intensive Course in Oral Trial
2014

Austral University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Intensive Course in International Tax Law
2013

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara

Doctorate in Law, Doctoral Research: "Substantive and Procedural Aspects of the Ne Bis In Idem Principle on the Crime of Tax Fraud"
2012

Universitat Abat Oliba of Barcelona, Spain

Master in Humanities and Social Sciences
2011

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara

Master of Business Law (Case Method) with Honorable Mention
2008 - 2009

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara

Specialty in Law of Commercial Companies
2007

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara

Specialty in Law, Obligations and Contracts
2006

Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara

Law degree
1999 - 2004

Colegio Cervantes

Elementary, Middle and High School
1988 - 1999

Skills

Habilities
Management and leadership of civil, commercial, administrative, contentious, fiscal and / or criminal litigation, in addition to the presentation of the amparo lawsuits that derive from these; defense and assistance in preliminary investigations, especially for company property crimes; defense of preliminary investigations and criminal proceedings for tax crimes.
Areas
  • Corporate Law (execution and review of civil and commercial contracts)
  • Employment advice
  • Criminal, Commercial, Administrative Litigation
  • Migratory Practice
  • Industrial Property Law
  • Municipal, State and Federal Administrative Law

Recognitions & Certifications

He studied a Bachelor's Degree in Law at the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus. At the same university, he pursued Specializations in the Law of Obligations and Contracts, and in Corporate Law, as well as a Master's Degree in Business Law with the case method, obtaining Honorable Mention.

He won first place in the National Award for Legal Research ANADE (National Association of Business Lawyers, Bar Association) for the years 2005-2006, with the professional thesis "Disregard of Corporate Legal Personality".

He holds a Master's Degree in Humanities and Social Sciences from the Abat Oliba University, Barcelona, Spain, where he graduated with a thesis on the Crime of Tax Fraud.

He is a Doctorate candidate in Law at the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus, currently developing the doctoral thesis titled "Independence of Fiscal Criminal Jurisdiction in the Crime of Tax Fraud".

He completed a Master's Degree in Law with a Specialization in Oral Litigation at the Western California School of Law, San Diego, California, USA.

He also attended the Senior Business Management Program AD-2 at the Pan-American Institute of Senior Business Management (IPADE), of the Universidad Panamericana.

He is a Master in Compliance Officer from the School of Government of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. He is currently a certified Compliance Officer by the Institute of Compliance Officers in Madrid, Spain. He also serves as the vice president of Compliance at the National Chamber of Commerce, Services, and Tourism of Guadalajara (where he is currently developing the implementation of the Comprehensive Compliance Management System for the Chamber of Commerce itself, as well as for various partners of the same), and as a compliance and Corporate Intelligence advisor at the International Chamber of Commerce, Mexico Chapter. Additionally, he is in charge of promoting and implementing the Pro-Integrity Policy in the civil organization called MIL POR ZAPOPAN, A.C., also promoting the Pro-Integrity certification granted by the Government of the State of Jalisco through the State Comptroller's Office.

He completed the Diploma for Certification in Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing for Compliance Officers and Auditors at the Anáhuac University of the South, Mexico City, and the Diploma in Fiscal Criminal Law from the Mexican Center for Studies in Criminal Tax Law, A.C.

He is a member of the National Association of Business Lawyers and the Mexican Bar Association, Jalisco Chapter, as well as the Bar Association for Legal Innovation of the State of Jalisco.

Currently, he is a candidate and legal advisor and implementer of compliance management systems at Sahagún Lawyers, S.C., where he serves as the founding partner and general director.

  • Founding Partner of Estudio Legal de Empresa, S.C.
  • First Place in the National Award for Legal Research ANADE (National Association of Business Lawyers, Colegio de Abogados A.C.) for the years 2005-2006, with the professional thesis "Dismissal of Legal Personality"
  • Has worked for the private sector, sponsoring and advising various companies and entrepreneurs in administrative, tax and criminal tax litigation.
  • He is a member of the National Association of Business Lawyers and of the Mexican Bar, Lawyer Association.
  • He attended the AD-2 program of the Pan American Institute of Senior Business Management. (IPADE).
  • Master of Business Law, Honorable Mention
  • Doctoral thesis research called "SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF THE NE BIS IN IDEM PRINCIPLE ABOUT THE CRIME OF FISCAL DEFRAUDING".

News

  • JULY 2021

    The Celaya University awarded a teaching certificate for the Tax Compliance module to Lic. Juan Francisco Sahagún Arizaga for the compliance diploma in the automotive industry.


  • JULY 2021

    The Complutense University of Madrid awarded its own master's degree in Compliance Officer to Lic. Juan Francisco Sahagún Arizaga


  • DECEMBER 2020

    The Intitute of Compliance Officers - IOC granted the recognititon proving that Juan Francisco Sahagún Arizaga obtained the internal certificate of the institute of compliance officers and was granted with the title of CICO - INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE OFFICER