Andrés Nieto

Ranked in Guides

FinTech 2025

About

Provided by Andrés Nieto

Latin America

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance, Capital Markets & Securities, Financial Services, ESG, Fintech, Blockchain & Crypto, Artificial Intelligence, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity & Venture Capital, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Energy & Natural Resources, Arbitration & Mediation.

Career

Andrés has a multidisciplinary practice focused on banking and finance, capital markets, fintech, corporate law, M&A, private equity, and ADR. He has advised Mexican and foreign companies in major operations across Mexico and Latin America, including a landmark role in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $20.1 billion acquisition of Grupo Modelo, the largest transaction in Mexico and Latin America. His clients include multinational corporations and financial institutions from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. Additionally, Andrés is an experienced commercial arbitration lawyer, serving as arbitrator and counsel in disputes on infrastructure, power, natural gas, mining, telecom, and shareholder conflicts, involving institutions like ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and others.

Professional Memberships

International Chamber of Commerce; American Bar Association (ABA); Centro Mexicano Pro-Bono; and In-house Lawyers National Association (“Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa”; ANADE).

Personal

Andrés graduated from Escuela Libre de Derecho (J.D. equivalent) cum laude, obtained a Master in Laws degree from Columbia University in New York, and has postgraduate studies in Arbitration, Financial Law, Corporate Finance Private Equity and Venture Capital.