john lechuga, Associate
Email: Jlechuga@meza.law
John focuses his practice on federal litigation related to commercial proceedings and also on commercial arbitration. John has handled complex civil litigation in federal and state courts and also has experience advising businesses on regulatory matters.
Prior to joining the firm, John worked with some of the world’s largest law firms in Miami where he focused on investment arbitration involving Latin American sovereigns and investors.
John is fluent in English and Spanish and spent time working for an American law firm in Mexico City representing the interests of Fortune-500 American companies abroad and advising Mexican companies on American law.
EDUCATION:
Augustana College BA, Double Major in Business Finance & Political Science, 2016
Marquette University Law School, JD 2019
University of Miami Law School, LL.M., 2020
ADMISSIONS:
Admitted to the Wisconsin Bar 2019
Admitted to the Illinois Bar 2020
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Involved with coaching mock-trial and mentoring students at the National Hispanic Institute leadership academies.
Member of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
Mentors Law Students
HONORS, AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS:
Published: The Road from Commisa: Implications for Public Private Arbitration in Mexico in the University of Miami Law School’s Inter-American Law Review
Co-authored: 2019 The Cartels and Leniency Review: Mexico in the UK Publication The Law Reviews.