Comerica Corner: Creating Opportunities for Cross Border Businesses

With over twenty years of experience, Mark Vasquez is an attorney and Managing Partner from Texas at DeForest Abogados, a firm with over 70 attorneys, offices in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puebla, Queretaro, Leon, New York and Texas and diversity of desks. Mark concentrates his practice on corporate, cross-border transactions, corporate finance, international business, M & A, real estate and tax law. His work includes providing legal advice and counseling to a broad based business transactions focusing on complex corporate and tax matters, with an emphasis on cross-border transactions involving a wide range of individuals and businesses doing business in the United States, Mexico and Latin America. As well as assisting foreign families and business investing in the United States.

Mark never really knew what a lawyer was when he was growing up. As a boy raised in the border, his interest over law developed over time when he had left to college. Through his education his interest of the intersection of law and business peaked. He decided to attend law school after his fascination of the interplay between both Mexico and the United States. Mark began his career with clients such as investors and entrepreneurs from small to medium and large companies wanting to do business across the border. He began building his portfolio through different speaking engagements he participated in and doing some outreach. He expresses how relationship management was key in order to getting more referrals and maintaining a high end portfolio.

“Mark has established a long and close relationship with Comerica Bank due to their expertise with International business and handling large transfers.”

Through his success, he went on to open an office in Mexico City. “It gave me the presence I needed to be able to make it easier for not only Mexican clients but also Latin American clients who spoke Spanish.”

Today, Mark continues doing speaking engagements around Mexico and acts as Chair of Commerce. He truly believes the demand for cross border business will continue to grow. Businesses are wanting to expand their operations and not even 2020 stopped them.

Mark has established a long and close relationship with Comerica Bank due to their expertise with international business and handling large transfers. “They are fast and easy to work with,” says Mark.

Mark’s motivation to keep on doing what he really feels passionate about has brought him to his most recent opportunity, merging with DeForest Abogados. He is now in charge of the Texas market, giving him more space to grow and more capability in Mexico. By alliances and relationships, Mark has learned how to grow his business organically while simultaneously offer the same opportunity to other business both in the U.S. and internationally.