Charles E. Meacham Co-Chair, International; Chair, Project Development and Finance, Partner, Corporate Charlie Meacham, a bilingual and bicultural corporate lawyer born and raised in Caracas, advises clients with cross-border projects throughout the Americas. Charlie opened the Gardere office in Mexico City in 1992, and was the resident U.S. partner in charge until 1996. He regularly advises clients doing business or seeking to do business in Mexico and Latin America on how to structure investments and projects, including: Cross-border joint ventures Public bids for infrastructure projects Acquisitions and divestitures International contracting matters. Charlie also represents Latin American and other foreign investors in the U.S., and advises clients worldwide on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption conventions. Clients rely on Charlie s ability to quickly gain entrée and to navigate the business communities, governments and regulations of nations with emerging economies. Experience Joint Ventures Represented U.S. building product manufacturer in the formation of an equity joint venture in Mexico to manufacture cement backer board products for sale in Mexico, Central America and Colombia Representation of Quanta Services, Inc. in the creation of Redes Andinas de Comunicaciones S.R.L., a Peruvian equity joint venture to undertake construction and operation of fiber optic telecommunication networks in Peru Representation of GEO Dynamics, Inc. in the formation of an equity joint venture to distribute perforating gun systems for the Mexican oil and gas industry Representation of Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc., Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings Inc.,Clear Channel Entertainment, NCI Building Systems Inc., O'Neal Steel Company Inc., SSI-Schaefer Systems International and Tee Jays Manufacturing Inc. in the creation of equity joint ventures to undertake industrial manufacturing operations in various locations throughout Mexico Representation of EQ Environmental in the creation of an equity joint venture with Bufete Industrial and a third partner to operate a hazardous waste landfill and recycling facility in Mexico Representation of a U.S. energy marketer in the formation of a natural gas marketing joint venture in Colombia with a Colombian public utility Representation of Dril-Quip Inc. in formation of an equity joint venture in Brazil to distribute products and services to Petrobas t 713.276.5633 f 713.276.6633 cmeacham@gardere.com Houston 2000 Wells Fargo Plaza 1000 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002 t 713.276.5500 f 713.276.5555 Mexico City Torre Esmeralda II Blvd. Manuel A. Camacho No. 36-1802 Lomas de Chapultepec Ciudad de Mexico, 11000 t 011.52.55.5.284.8540 f 011.52.55.5.284.8569 Industries Energy Energy Services Manufacturing Private Equity Practices Corporate Corporate Governance Cross-Border Transactions Foreign Corrupt Practices Act International International Business Transactions International Trade Mergers and Acquisitions Mexico North American Free Trade Agreement Project Development and Finance Education J.D., The University of Texas School of Law (1988)
Representation of National Gypsum Company in the formation of joint ventures to construct and operate cement backerboard plants in Bogota, Colombia, and Monterrey, Mexico Infrastructure Project Development Representation of Quanta Services, Inc. in a successful public bid resulting in the award of two Financing Contracts for the construction of fiber optic networks for the Cajamarca and Piura- Tumbes regions of Peru Representation of a Mexican construction firm in the negotiation of an EPC contract with Samsung Engineering to modernize and expand a PEMEX petroleum refinery Represented Industrias del Agua, S.A. de C.V. in successful bid to operate a Services Contract for potable water in Mexico City B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, with high honors (1985) Member, Phi Beta Kappa Languages Spanish Portuguese Acquisitions and Divestitures Represented EnPro Industries in the acquisition of air springs manufacturing operations in San Luis Potosi, Mexico Project coordinator for local due diligence for American Airlines in connection with the purchase of Eastern Airline assets in 26 countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean Representation of Omron Corporation in connection with the purchase out of U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Mexican subsidiaries of Sweda Incorporated Representation of NCI Building Systems Inc. and O'Neal Steel Company Inc. in connection with the purchase of equity interests of Mexican partners to unwind separate joint ventures in Monterrey, Mexico Representation of Clear Channel Entertainment, EQ International Inc., and Tee Jays Manufacturing Company Inc. in connection with divestitures of equity holdings in separate Mexican joint ventures Representation of U.S. corporations in connection with due diligence, drafting and negotiating agreements to acquire or dispose of assets or stock of privately and publicly traded target companies in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela Energy Services Representation of Grey Wolf Inc. in connection with land drilling contracts in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico and Venezuela Representation of U.S. energy service companies on public bids with PEMEX, CFE and Petrobras Representation of a U.S. utility in connection with establishment of a natural gas marketing subsidiary in Mexico Representation of Arcadis G&M in connection with a successful bid for an environmental remediation project in Peru for Petroperu Representation of U.S. Silica in the negotiation of a manufacturing agreement to process resin-coated sand in Monterey, Mexico, for use in fracking operations General Corporate Representation of Johnson Matthey Inc., Southwire Corporation,
GTech Corporation, STMicroelectronics, Inc., IDEXX Corporation, Lexicon, Inc., O'Neal Steel Company, EnPro Industries, Inc. SVP Mexico SA, Arcadis G&M, Dril-Quip Inc., Grey Wolf Inc., Teijin Aramid and World Acceptance Corporation in connection with ongoing commercial operations, corporate governance, employment issues and contracting by their Mexican subsidiaries Representation of U.S. manufacturing companies in the creation and regulation of Mexican in-bond (maquiladora) operations Representation of U.S. companies in connection with review and modifications of standard U.S. terms and conditions for application in connection with international sales of goods Advise companies on the application of the FCPA and export control regulations Advise companies in connection with the application of international trade agreements (e.g., NAFTA), conventions and treaties Represent Brazilian, Chilean, Guatemalan, Mexican and Venezuelan investors in connection with personal and corporate investments in the United States Professional & Community Professional Affiliations Member, State Bar of Texas International Law Section Member, American Bar Association International Law Section Mexico Committee Business Law Section Member, Houston Bar Association International Law Section Member, Advisory Board, Center for U.S. and Mexican Law, University of Houston Law Center Member, Board of Directors, U.S. Mexico Bar Association Honors & Awards Recognized, The Legal 500 Latin America Real Estate (2013) Community Involvement Member, Board of Directors, BEAResource for CPS Kids (2010- present) Chair (2014-2015) Vice Chair (2012-2013) Member, Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce (2016) Member, American Chamber of Commerce, Mexico City Member, Advisory Board, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast Chapter
Admissions Texas (1988) Texas State Courts (1988) Speaking Engagements 11.05.15 Cross-Border Anticorruption Efforts: Increase Trends and Enforcement 2015 USMBA Conference Energizing the U.S.-Mexico Region 03.26.15 How to Test What Actually Matters: Third Party Due-Diligence Approaches That Tackles Your Risks with Distributors, Consultants, Agents, Suppliers, Intermediaries and Brokers ACI's 2nd Anti-Corruption Compliance Event 10.13.14 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Roundtable Discussion 2014 Global Congress on Travel Risk Management 09.12.14 Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement Trends 2nd Annual Anti-Bribery Bootcamp 03.26.14 Status Update on High Risk Markets in Central and Latin America: Corruption Risks, New Bribery Laws, Enforcement and How they Affect Your Latin American Operations Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption 11.28.12 Medidas de Anticorrupción: El FCPA y Su Impacto en México Consejo Ejecutivo de Empresas Globales 09.12.12 FCPA e Normativas Locais: Aspectos Jurídicos e de Compliance No Combate à Corrupção Câmara de Comércio Americana 08.23.11 New Changes Affecting Texas/Mexico Cross-Border Trade and Business Transactions CLE Webcast for the State Bar of Texas Alerts 06.24.16 Morning Thoughts Changed From Breakfast to Brexit 12.18.13 Mexican Congress Approves Energy Reform 09.26.13 Mexican Tax Reform Proposal - General Overview 05.22.13 Mexico's Large-Scale Financial Reform: Greater Availability of Credit, Lower Costs and Certainty of Legal Remedies 01.20.11 Tips on Bids: Pemex New Rules
Publications 02.07.14 Mexican Energy Reforms and the U.S. FCPA and 2012 Mexican Anti-Corruption Law LatinBusinessChronicle.com 10.31.02 PEMEX Multiple Service Contract Poses Financing Issues - International Oil & Gas Finance Review 11.30.01 Foreign Law in Transactions Between the United States and Latin America - Texas International Law Journal News 03.01.14 Global Finance Discusses Foreign Trade in Brazil and Mexico with Partner Charlie Meacham 09.13.13 Gardere, Arena y Asociados Recognized in 2014 Chambers Latin America Directory 09.12.13 The Legal 500 Latin America Recognizes Gardere's Mexico City Practice 08.08.13 Gardere Comments on Mexico Financial Reforms 09.26.12 Charlie Meacham Discusses Combating Corruption at FCPA Seminar Seminárío Discute Aspectos Jurídicos No Combate à Corrupção Transnacional 09.10.12 Gardere Represents BP in Sale of Gulf of Mexico Assets to Plains Exploration and Production Company 05.17.12 Center for U.S. and Mexican Law Appoints Partner Charlie Meacham to Advisory Board Resources 08.15.15 Understanding the FCPA Client Testimonials What do clients say about Charlie? Every time I get an inquiry for counsel in Mexico, I recommend Gardere. The Firm has an excellent mix of stateside and Mexican expertise which is very reassuring for us neophytes. Tom Barham, Senior Vice President
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