We are a boutique group of business and law professionals – consultants, entrepreneurs, attorneys, and professors – based in Latin America and working worldwide. We assemble tailored teams from our roster for each mandate, so you work only with people whose experience genuinely fits your matter. We love this work, we are highly selective in what we take on, and we aim to collaborate smoothly with your existing advisors.
For each matter, we assemble a small, tailored team from our network instead of forcing a one-size-fits-all model. That means you work only with professionals who are a genuine fit for your industry, jurisdiction, and problem, and you are not paying for layers you do not need.
We are used to collaborating with your existing counsel, accountants, and advisors. We can act as a sounding board, a specialist resource on offshore, contracts, or dispute resolution, or as a coordinating point across disciplines and jurisdictions when that is helpful.
We are careful about what we take on and clear about scope, timing, and fees from the start. Whenever possible, we agree on fixed or staged fees instead of open-ended hourly billing, and we will tell you if we are not the right team for a particular mandate.
Michael Sweig is an international lawyer and private lender based in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Cuernavaca, Mexico. He is licensed to practice law in Mexico (Cedula Profesional No. 14200727), a permanent legal resident of both Mexico and Uruguay, and a U.S. citizen. As a lender, he funds exporters, real estate, and business borrowers for family offices and high-net-worth clients. As a lawyer, he advises clients on commercial disputes and collections, complex contracts, capital flow, currency regulations, cross-border transactions, free trade agreements, international law and taxation, international estate planning, offshore structures, and tax treaties.
Mr. Sweig’s 40‑year career began in Chicago as a business litigator, business law professor, and lobbyist. His Latin American practice started in 2015, when he served as principal negotiator for U.S. health-care investors in Guadalajara. Throughout his career, his focus has been contract negotiations and drafting, dispute resolution, and complex cross‑border commercial work.
Since 2019, he has served as Party Representative in thirteen international arbitrations and many mediations. He frequently serves as a Board Member or Senior Advisor and collaborates with American, Mexican, and Uruguayan lawyers, accountants, bankers, estate planners, wealth managers, and other professionals worldwide.
Mr. Sweig has lectured at Harvard Law School, the University of Chicago Law School, DePaul University College of Law, the Law School at UAEM (Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Mexico), Northwestern University, the University of San Francisco (Urban & Public Affairs Program), and the University of Colorado Denver (School of Public Affairs).
Mr. Sweig has lectured at Harvard Law School, the University of Chicago Law School, DePaul University College of Law, the Law School at UAEM (Autonomous University of the St
United States
LL.M., focus on International Taxation, Summa Cum Laude, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2018
J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1986 – Managing Editor of Lead Articles, DePaul Law Review, 1985–86
B.A., Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1980
Mexico (by Revalidation)
Licenciatura en Derecho, 2023
Licenciatura en Economía & Finanzas, 2018
Professional affiliations and publications
International Bar Association
American Bar Association
Academy of Legal Studies in Business – Reviewer, American Business Law Journal, 2009–2024
Publications and papers: https://tjsl.academia.edu/MichaelSweigJD
With over twenty years of legal practice, Manuel Prieto has broad experience ranging from Mexican federal administration to civil, labor, and administrative litigation. He is experienced in public and private contracting and has served as an Assessor for the Morelos Representative Chamber Commission of National Defense. In international law and business, his work includes logistics and transportation, and he is also an entrepreneur.
Public policy and legislative work
Manuel has been active in public policy and legislative advocacy before both the federal and state legislatures in Morelos. Under Legislature 52, he served as Technical Secretary for the Tourism Commission, where he developed law proposals for economic and tourism development for the State of Morelos. He is not licensed in the United States.
Academic roles
He currently teaches Administrative Law, Professional Rhetoric Ethics, and Legal Argumentation at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos.
Education
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, B.A. in Law, 1999
Jon is an attorney and CPA, and a former FBI Special Agent. During his twenty‑four‑year FBI career, he handled complex white‑collar crime matters and served as a violent crime task force officer assigned to the Chicago Police Department. After retiring from the FBI in 2019, Jon worked as a public advocate and Administrative Law Judge for the State of Arizona before returning to Chicago to run his own private detective agency.
William B. (“Bill”) Clarke has worked with Michael Sweig and Resolve Global for many years. He is a trusted, seasoned private investigator and research professional, familiar with KYC, AML, and related international protocols. Earlier in his career, he served as an undercover narcotics detective with the Ontario, Canada police department.
Professional experience
2021 – Litigation assistant in criminal, family, civil, and labor matters with Manuel Prieto Arellano, Attorney
2020–2021 – Court of Administrative Justice of the State of Morelos (TJA), assistant to the Judicial Officers of the Fourth Specialist Chamber in Administrative Responsibilities
2018–2019 – PIÙ CAPITAL Financial Services, assistant in the Legal Advice Department
2017 – Public Notary Number Two of Cuernavaca, Morelos, protocol area
Education
Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM), Law degree studies
Escuela Libre de Derecho, Attorney degree studies (first year)
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), Bilingual High School Program, Campus Hidalgo and Campus Cuernavaca
Languages
Spanish (native) and English (professionally fluent).