Mexico, Central and South America

ManattJones Global Strategies
700 12th Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington DC 20005

(202) 624-3300 (phone)
(202) 624-3340 (fax)

Campos Eliseos 345, Piso 5
Col. Chapultepec - Polanco
Mexico, D.F., Mexico 11560

525.55.281.8297 (phone)
525.55.281.8298 (fax)

Rua Tabapuã, 1123 - 22º Andar, Sala 224
04533-014, São Paulo, SP, BRAZIL

(55-11) 370-92-699 (phone)
(55-11) 307-97-595 (fax)

Mario Marconini, mmarconini@mjmglobal.com.br
Ambassador James R. Jones, jjones@manattjones.com
Ambassador Charles T. Manatt, cmanatt@manatt.com
John Bruton, jbruton@manattjones.com
Juan Casillas, jcasillas@manattjones.com
Francisco Acuña, facuna@manattjones.com
Susan Schmidt, sschmidt@manattjones.com
Jonathan Charry, jcharry@manattjones.com

Firm Profile

ManattJones Global Strategies is an international business consultancy that provides strategic advice and advocacy to help clients identify new opportunities, resolve challenges and optimize business outcomes in the international marketplace. From its offices in Washington D.C., New York, California, Mexico City, Mexico, and Sao Paolo, Brazil, its professionals work with clients to design and implement coherent, multi-dimensional strategies for:

* International market assessment, entry and expansion
* Addressing international business obstacles
* Government relations and international advocacy
* Public affairs
* Transactional due diligence
* Political and economic risk assessments

ManattJones is co-chaired by former Ambassador to Mexico James R. Jones and former Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Charles T. Manatt. Its Mexico City office is led by John Bruton, the past Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico. Its Sao Paolo office, Manatt Jones Marconini Global Strategies, is led Mario Marconini, former Trade Secretary of the Ministry of Development, and Deputy Secretary for International Affairs of the Ministry of Finance.

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SUSAN SCHMIDT focuses on international business, advocacy and government relations. She works primarily in Latin America and with Latin American businesses. She also is a partner at the law firm of Manatt Phelps & Phillips, where she works with companies in diverse international areas such as export controls and compliance, trade policy and advocacy, WTO and NAFTA issues, and immigration.

Before joining Manatt, Ms. Schmidt was a member of the U.S. Diplomatic Service. She served in Colombia and Mexico, as well as in Washington where she participated in multilateral and bilateral negotiations, managed IPR issues for Latin America and developed IPR enforcement initiatives. She is involved with various professional and charitable organizations, and currently serves on the Board of Women in International Trade.