Carlos Chavez
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Carlos Chavez
Practice Areas
Competition / Antitrust
Compliance
TMT
Career
Carlos is a pioneer competition and antitrust law in Mexico, where he was one of the first lawyers to specialize in regulated industries. He co-heads the practice at the firm. He brings enormous technical expertise and over 15 years of professional experience to the table.
His advice benefits clients as he is able to tap his invaluable experience obtained from participating in some of the most complex transactions and proceedings before Mexican regulators and competition agencies.
Carlos frequently represents railway operators and telecommunications carriers in regulatory and antitrust proceedings. He also represents financial institutions in proceedings before banking and securities regulators and competition agencies. In addition, he advises various big pharma players in strategic transactions and represents them in securing antitrust clearance. Carlos also works closely with our Energy team on matters involving competition issues in the electricity and hydrocarbons markets.
Carlos is a professor at the Law Department of CIDE and worked as an international attorney at Milbank’s New York office in 2006 and 2007.
He is recognized as expert in The 2023 Chambers Latin American Guide in the Competition/Antitrust practice. Likewise, he has been ranked as an expert lawyer in The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 Rankings in the Competition/Antitrust, Compliance and TMT practices. The French publication Leaders League and Latin Lawyer recognizes him as leading expert in Competition/Antitrust. Carlos co-leads the team recognized as “Elite” by the specialized publication Global Competition Review.
He graduated from the Escuela Libre de Derecho and holds a Master of Law from New York University. He also has a graduate degree in Law and Business from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Carlos is member of the Galicia’s Innovation and Technology, and New Collaboration Model Committees.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Carlos Chávez is co-head of the department and is highlighted for his capabilities in the Mexican antitrust domain.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carlos Chávez is highly knowledgeable, as well as analytical and practical. He gets into the details, and uses his experience to predict what is likely to occur next with our issue."
"Carlos Chávez is highly knowledgeable, as well as analytical and practical. He gets into the details, and uses his experience to predict what is likely to occur next with our issue."