Salvador Gallo Korkowski has rejoined Jones Day as of counsel in the firm’s Corporate practice in Mexico City, Líder Legal reported.
Gallo Korkowski holds dual professional qualifications in New York and Mexico and brings over 15 years of cross-border legal experience to the role. He previously served as general counsel of Merama Inc., where he directed approximately 30 transactions and managed legal aspects for capital and debt financings across multiple jurisdictions.
“Salvador is a great addition to our Corporate practice,” Randi Lesnick, co-leader of Jones Day’s Corporate practice, told Líder Legal. “He combines years of experience executing cross-border transactions at Jones Day with the perspective of a general counsel who has directed an active acquisitions program and has been in the board room when the decisions of whether to go forward or not are made.”
During his prior tenure at Jones Day, Gallo Korkowski represented private equity funds, government entities, and corporations in infrastructure projects, M&A, and cross-border transactions in sectors including education, energy, and heavy industry. He coordinated Mexican law aspects of cross-border operations alongside teams in the United States and Europe.
Gallo Korkowski will integrate into Jones Day’s global Corporate team, which includes nearly 400 M&A lawyers across 16 countries. Over the past five years, this practice has advised on more than 5,200 transactions representing an aggregate volume exceeding $2.1 trillion.
| Metric | Data Point |
|---|---|
| Experience | Over 15 years |
| Prior Transactions (Merama) | Approx. 30 operations |
| Global M&A Team | Nearly 400 lawyers in 16 countries |
| Five-Year Track Record | 5,200+ operations exceeding $2.1 trillion |
“Estamos encantados de dar de nuevo la bienvenida a Salvador en Ciudad de México,” Rodrigo Gómez Ballina, managing partner of Jones Day’s Mexico City office, told Líder Legal.
“México sigue siendo una puerta de entrada clave para la inversión que fluye entre Estados Unidos, Europa y América Latina, y la doble habilitación de Salvador en Nueva York y México, junto con sus sólidas relaciones en la comunidad empresarial regional, lo posicionan para ayudar a los clientes a transitar ese corredor sin fricciones.”
Gallo Korkowski earned an LL.M. from Cornell Law School and a Law Degree with a postgraduate degree in Constitutional Law with honors from the Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara. He previously worked as an adjunct professor of Economic Analysis of Law at the same institution.
“Regresar a Jones Day es como volver a casa,” Gallo Korkowski told Líder Legal.
“He visto de primera mano cómo la firma funciona como una verdadera sociedad, en la que abogados de distintas oficinas y prácticas trabajan como un solo equipo. Tras haber colaborado estrechamente con colegas de Jones Day en Estados Unidos y Europa en operaciones transfronterizas, y más tarde como general counsel que dependía de asesores externos, conozco el valor de una colaboración fluida.”
