Salvador Gallo Korkowski has rejoined Jones Day as Of Counsel in the firm’s Corporate practice, based in Mexico City. Dually licensed in New York and Mexico, Gallo Korkowski has experience advising boards of directors, executives, private equity funds, and corporations on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital-backed transactions, and financings in Latin America and the United States.
Gallo Korkowski brings over 15 years of cross-border legal experience. Most recently, as general counsel of Merama Inc., he managed approximately 30 transactions and led the legal aspects of equity and debt financings across multiple jurisdictions. He also advised the board of directors and senior management on transaction feasibility, risk allocation, corporate governance, and regulatory exposure, and served as counsel and corporate secretary. During his previous tenure at Jones Day, he represented private equity funds, government entities, and corporations in infrastructure, M&A, project finance, and cross-border transactions in sectors such as education, energy, and heavy industry, and led the Mexican law aspects of cross-border transactions in coordination with the firm’s teams in the United States and Europe.
“Salvador is a great addition to our Corporate practice,” said Randi Lesnick, co-leader of Jones Day’s Corporate practice. “He combines years of experience executing cross-border transactions at Jones Day with the perspective of a general counsel who has led an active acquisitions program and has been in the boardroom when go-it-or-go decisions are made.”
Gallo Korkowski will join Jones Day’s global Corporate team, made up of nearly 400 M&A lawyers in 16 countries, which in the last five years has advised on more than 5,200 transactions for a volume exceeding $2.1 trillion.
“We are delighted to welcome Salvador back to Mexico City,” said Rodrigo Gómez Ballina, managing partner of Jones Day’s Mexico City office. “Mexico remains a key gateway for investment flowing between the United States, Europe, and Latin America, and Salvador’s dual licensing in New York and Mexico, along with his strong relationships within the regional business community, positions him to help clients navigate this corridor seamlessly. His return reinforces our commitment to serving clients throughout Latin America, connecting them with the full strength of Jones Day’s global offices.”
Gallo Korkowski earned an LL.M. from Cornell Law School and a Bachelor of Laws degree, with postgraduate studies in Constitutional Law (with honors), from the Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara. He is licensed to practice law in New York and holds a federal professional license to practice in Mexico. He previously served as an adjunct professor of Economic Analysis of Law at the Universidad Panamericana.
“Returning to Jones Day feels like coming home,” said Gallo Korkowski. “I’ve seen firsthand how the firm operates as a true partnership, where lawyers from different offices and practices work as a single team. Having collaborated closely with Jones Day colleagues in the United States and Europe on cross-border transactions, and later as general counsel reporting to external advisors, I know the value of seamless collaboration. I look forward to bringing a client perspective to our team and working alongside colleagues across the firm’s global platform to deliver integrated, business-oriented solutions to clients in Mexico, Latin America, and around the world.”
