Baker McKenzie, Corporate/M&A | Chambers Global Profile

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Our Corporate/M&A department has been recognized by our clients for our extensive focus on their business. Our team in Mexico combines exceptional depth and breadth of experience in local and international corporate and transactional law with the Firm's other market-leading global practices, enabling us to provide small, medium and large clients with expert legal solutions. Leveraging our experience in the areas of public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, global restructurings and strategic alliances, we help our clients achieve strategic advantage, navigate complex legal and business issues, and realize their long-term business objectives.

Industry leaders see us as a reliable one-stop shop to carry out complex transactions with excellent fluency. We advise on an impressive list of both foreign and Mexican companies, including those mentioned in the report below. We often tap into Baker McKenzie's network of over 75 global offices to assist international companies doing business in Mexico. Our superior local knowledge, coupled with our cross-border, cross-practice capabilities, enables these corporations to focus on business goals by taking care of all the legal details of their transactions.

Our local expertise across the Firm's five Mexican offices, however, allows us to also provide advice on entirely domestic deals between parties located in Mexico, as we remain the Firm with the biggest footprint in the country.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Mexico

Band 2

What the team is known for

Baker McKenzie is a well-known global firm that is acknowledged for its activity in the corporate arena in Mexico. The corporate practice group is adept at assisting international clients with cross-border operations, encompassing big-ticket M&A and corporate reorganisations. Baker McKenzie is also well versed in dealing with corporate governance mandates. The law firm is particularly active in the technology, food and beverages, and manufacturing sectors.

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Strengths

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"The team at Baker McKenzie is customer-oriented as well as responsive to urgent needs, and it deals with very complex issues involving significant counterparties. They listen and adapt to the client's interests."

Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Lorenzo Ruiz de Velasco

Band 5

Partner Lorenzo Ruiz de Velasco enters the rankings this year following market commendation for his corporate and M&A practice in Mexico. He is particularly active in the Mexican agribusiness and manufacturing sector.

"Lorenzo Ruiz de Velasco is a very important lawyer in the team. He is always available, has deep knowledge and gives good advice."

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