Jose Luis Trevino Alanis, who goes by Jose, is an experienced corporate attorney with a unique international legal and business background that allows him to provide clients with sophisticated, practical, and cross-border legal guidance. Originally from Monterrey, Mexico—an industrial and economic hub often compared to Houston—Jose brings a multinational perspective to business transactions, corporate operations, and strategic legal planning.
Jose focuses his practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, construction, finance, transportation, and business immigration matters. He regularly advises clients on entity formation, corporate governance, restructurings, securities-related transactions, and event-driven transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, and spin-offs. His practice is particularly well suited for clients operating in diversified industrial sectors, including manufacturing, transportation, construction, and oilfield services.
Jose joined Quadros, Migl & Kilmer from Murrah & Killough, PLLC, where he provided comprehensive “end-to-end” corporate legal services with a strong emphasis on comparative law, particularly matters involving Mexican law and cross-border business operations. His legal background in both civil law and common law systems allows him to analyze legal issues from multiple perspectives and deliver comprehensive, strategic advice tailored to each client’s objectives.
Jose earned his law degree in Mexico, where the legal system is based on civil law principles derived from Roman law. Unlike the United States common law system, civil law relies heavily on statutes and codified legal frameworks rather than precedent and judicial interpretation. This dual-system legal understanding allows Jose to identify key distinctions between legal systems and provide nuanced legal guidance for domestic and international matters alike.
In addition to his legal career, Jose has worked in banking and as a financial advisor, experiences that help him better understand the operational and financial realities clients face. Because of this background, clients appreciate his ability to provide practical advice that is not only legally sound but also aligned with their business goals and personal circumstances.
As a native Spanish speaker who learned English as a second language, Jose also can fluently interpret written French, Italian, and Portuguese, enhancing his ability to work in multilingual and international business environments.
Jose’s representative experience includes advising in mergers and acquisitions transactions involving the sale and acquisition of companies in the landscape services, floral, and power generation industries. He has also advised a residential real estate developer on implementing a waterfall profit-sharing structure, represented clients in immigration proceedings under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), assisted businesses with obtaining IRS 637 fuel excise tax permits, and represented estate beneficiaries in the recovery of real estate assets located in Mexico.
Jose is known for his analytical approach, international perspective, business acumen, and ability to help clients navigate complex legal and business matters with clarity and confidence.
Practice Areas
- Business Governance and Operations
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Real Estate
- Construction
- Finance
- Transportation
- Immigration
Representative Matters
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Advisor in the sale of the stock of a landscape services company
- Advisor in the acquisition of the stock of a florist company
- Advisor in the sale of all assets of a power generator wholesale company
Other Relevant Transactions
- Advised a residential real estate developer on the implementation of a waterfall profit-sharing structure
- Represented petitioner in a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) immigration matter to avoid removal proceedings
- Advised numerous clients regarding IRS 637 fuel excise tax permits
- Represented estate beneficiaries in the recovery of real estate assets in Mexico
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
- Mexico Bar Association
Education
- Texas Southern University — L.L.M. in Immigration Law, 2024
- Rice University — MBA in Entrepreneurship, 2010
- Pepperdine University — Master of Public Policy in Economics, 2003
- Tecnológico de Monterrey — L.L.B. in Law, 1999
