A distinguished crowd was on hand as Thompson & Knight partner Jorge G. De Presno-Arizpe was inaugurated as President of the Inter-American Bar Association during a

ceremony in Lima, Peru, last month. Mr. De Presno, a partner in the firm's Mexico City offices, is only the fourth Mexican lawyer to lead the Washington D.C.-based organization, which represents lawyers and jurists from 17 nations across the Western Hemisphere. His swearing-in took place before a crowd that included Peru's vice president, the Mexican ambassador to Peru, several members of the Peruvian judiciary, and more than 500 lawyers from countries throughout North, Central, and South America; the Caribbean; and Spain.

Mr. De Presno focuses his practice on advising corporations on labor, employment, and Social Security law, including privatization procedures for public corporations. He also has broad experience in collective bargaining negotiations and strike procedures, labor litigation, and counseling at both the state and federal levels.