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Competition/Antitrust | Latin America
Mexico
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MEXICO: An introduction
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After GDP growth of 3.9% in 2022 and 3.1% in 2023, the Mexican economy has slowed down in 2024. Thi...
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Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Christian Lippert H Galicia Abogados, S.C.16 Years Ranked
Fernando Carreño Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC11 Years Ranked
Lucía Ojeda SAI Law & Economics16 Years Ranked
Luis Gerardo García Santos Coy Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.16 Years Ranked
Rafael Valdés Abascal Valdés Abascal Abogados SC16 Years Ranked
Band 2
Amilcar Peredo Basham, Ringe y Correa S.C.16 Years Ranked
Francisco Fuentes Ostos Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.16 Years Ranked
Luis Alberto Aziz Checa Aziz & Kaye Abogados, S.C.16 Years Ranked
Miguel Flores Bernés Greenberg Traurig, S.C.6 Years Ranked
Ricardo Arturo Pons Mestre Hogan Lovells16 Years Ranked
Band 3
Carlos Chavez Galicia Abogados, S.C.7 Years Ranked
Carlos Mena Labarthe Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.2 Years Ranked
Cristina Massa Sánchez Sainz Abogados7 Years Ranked
Ismael Henestrosa Comp+Law3 Years Ranked
José Ángel Santiago Ábrego SAI Law & Economics9 Years Ranked
Luis Manuel Rodríguez Rivero Ledesma & Rodríguez Rivero15 Years Ranked
Mauricio Serralde Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.13 Years Ranked
Band 4
Alejandro Mendiola Nader Hayaux & Goebel1 Years Ranked
Antonio Cárdenas DLA Piper Mexico, S.C.8 Years Ranked
Carlos Orcí Berea Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.7 Years Ranked- Claudia De los Ríos Ledesma & Rodríguez Rivero11 Years Ranked
David Hurtado Badiola Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C.16 Years Ranked
Gerardo Rodríguez Galicia Abogados, S.C.4 Years Ranked
James E Ritch Jr Ritch Mueller1 Years Ranked
Jesús Gabriel Altamirano Jones Day7 Years Ranked
Jorge Benejam DLA Piper Mexico, S.C.1 Years Ranked
Jorge Kargl Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.6 Years Ranked
Juan Carlos Burgos Galicia Abogados, S.C.8 Years Ranked- Patricio Martínez Pérez-Llorca6 Years Ranked
Rodrigo Buj García Malpica, Iturbe, Buj & Paredes8 Years Ranked
Sara Gutiérrez Ruíz de Chavez Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.8 Years Ranked
Víctor Manuel Frías Greenberg Traurig, S.C.14 Years Ranked- Juan Pablo Estrada MichelLópez Melih y Estrada, S.C.
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
- Agustín Aguilar López Aziz & Kaye Abogados, S.C.1 Years Ranked
Aleine Obregón Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.1 Years Ranked
Daniella I. Ramírez A. Galicia Abogados, S.C.1 Years Ranked
Ernesto Álvarez SAI Law & Economics1 Years Ranked
Felipe García Cuevas SAI Law & Economics1 Years Ranked- León Jiménez Domínguez Basham, Ringe y Correa S.C.1 Years Ranked
Maite Celorio Galicia Abogados, S.C.1 Years Ranked
Marta Loubet Ritch Mueller1 Years Ranked
Martín Michaus Fernández Hogan Lovells1 Years Ranked
Patricio Rivas San Román Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.1 Years Ranked
Valery Dayne García Zavala Greenberg Traurig, S.C.1 Years Ranked
Virginia Campás Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.1 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.Competition/Antitrust2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedCreel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez houses a prestigious full-service practice that offers expertise in the full gamut of competition matters. The law firm boasts an outstanding bench of practitioners who are skilled in representing Mexican and international clients in high-value merger control filings, and frequently support the firm's leading M&A department. The legal team is also active in complex investigations concerning abuse of dominant position and cartel activity, and offers additional prowess in contentious cases. Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez's client roster comprises key players from the technology, sports, and food and beverages sectors.
1 Galicia Abogados, S.C.Competition/Antitrust2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedGalicia Abogados is an outstanding full-service Mexican law firm with a wealth of experience in the competition law arena. The department maintains a stellar reputation for acting on strategic merger filings before the COFECE in respect of high-value sales and acquisitions, and offers additional expertise in investigations concerning monopolistic practices. Galicia Abogados is frequently retained by notable Mexican and foreign companies from the banking and finance, energy and retail sectors, and it often also acts as a first port of call for foreign law firms seeking assistance with local matters. Hoteles City Express is a new client win for the firm.
1 SAI Law & EconomicsCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedSAI Law & Economics fields a heavyweight competition practice at the forefront of the Mexican market that showcases significant expertise in both law and economics. The law firm boasts strong expertise across the spectrum of competition law issues. It is well equipped to handle investigations carried out by the regulator, as well as winning mandates to advise on merger control analysis and regulatory compliance issues. SAI Law & Economics possesses additional capabilities in handling antitrust litigation. The department's client roster features notable players hailing from a vast array of sectors, including technology, energy and retail. Tenaris is a new client for the law firm.
1 Von Wobeser y Sierra, SCCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedVon Wobeser y Sierra has a highly regarded practice group with a longstanding reputation in the Mexican antitrust arena. The outfit benefits from its extensive experience representing clients in investigations concerning both relative and absolute monopolistic practices. Additionally, the Mexico City-based team is adept at acting for national and international businesses in order to obtain clearance from the regulator for transactions. The department's clientele hails from the food and beverage, automotive and financial industries. Von Wobeser y Sierra's new client wins include Brookfield Asset Management, Macquarie Groupand Rhône Capital.
Band 2
2 Aziz & Kaye Abogados, S.C.Competition/Antitrust2025 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedWell-regarded competition practice Aziz & Kaye Abogados benefits from a solid bench of skilled practitioners. The Mexico City-based legal team regularly assists clients with merger control filings and cartel investigations. The law firm offers additional expertise in antitrust litigation mandates. Aziz & Kaye Abogados' client roster comprises a number of Mexican and international players from sectors such as banking and finance, transport and technology. Carso Energy, Mercado Libre and Sears are some of the law firm's new client additions.
2 Greenberg Traurig, S.C.Competition/Antitrust2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig is an established practice that boasts a robust team that is experienced in a wide range of competition matters. The Mexico City-based legal division offers particular strength in advising clients on monopolistic practices investigations. The law firm possesses additional expertise in handling merger control filings for Mexican and international businesses, as well as demonstrable capabilities in contentious competition mandates.
2 Hogan LovellsCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedHogan Lovells is a distinguished international firm that offers expertise across contentious and non-contentious competition matters in Mexico. The team possesses broad capabilities in obtaining competition clearance for transactions, and it also routinely wins mandates to represent clients in investigations concerning abuses of dominant position and cartel activity. It receives further endorsement for its experience in handling competition law disputes. The law firm's client roster comprises a number of Mexican and international players from sectors such as retail, energy, and food and beverages. Talanx Group and Wintershall Dea are Hogan Lovells' new client wins.
2 Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.Competition/Antitrust2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedMijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes is an experienced law firm with proven capabilities for representing clients across a range of investigations into anti-competitive behaviour. The legal team frequently supports the firm's leading M&A practice in handling significant merger control filings before the Mexican competition authorities. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes offers additional expertise in litigation matters related to competition law issues. It enjoys particular strength representing notable names from the energy, pharmaceutical, and banking and finance sectors. Tenneco is Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes' new client addition.
2 Valdés Abascal Abogados SCCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedValdés Abascal Abogados is an acclaimed boutique law firm that is particularly noted for its prowess in the competition sphere in Mexico. The legal team enjoys a wealth of experience in anti-competitive investigations, including those concerning abuses of dominant position and absolute monopolistic practices. Valdés Abascal Abogados also benefits from an established track record handling merger filings and litigation matters. The law firm's client roster features notable players from the banking and finance, food and beverages, and pharmaceutical sectors. Elektrisola is one of Valdés Abascal Abogados' new client wins.
Band 3
3 Basham, Ringe y Correa S.C.Competition/Antitrust2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedBasham, Ringe y Correa is an established Mexican full-service law firm with a recognised competition law practice that works on a range of matters in the antitrust field. The legal team is renowned for its work on antitrust litigation, providing additional expertise in advising on investigations into collusion and pre-merger notifications. The firm's client roster spans sectors including life sciences, automotive and financial services. Grupo Carsois one of Basham, Ringe y Correa's new client wins.
3 DLA Piper Mexico, S.C.Competition/Antitrust2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedDLA Piper Mexico houses a well-equipped competition legal team that is active in the Mexican antitrust sphere. The department boasts expertise in both contentious and non-contentious competition mandates, and often advises clients on concentration procedures, investigations and sector-related administrative litigation. The team is normally found assisting clients from the beauty, telecommunications and retail industries.
3 White & Case SCCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedWhite & Case is a renowned player in the Mexican antitrust domain and advises a number of domestic and international businesses. The legal team regularly handles merger control proceedings for cross-border transactions. White & Case is also active counselling clients on investigations relating to cartel practices. The department's client roster is drawn from a range of sectors including transportation, finance and energy.
Band 4
4 Ledesma & Rodríguez RiveroCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedLedesma & Rodríguez Rivero is a key boutique firm that boasts an established team within the Mexican competition arena. The law firm possesses extensive expertise in handling litigation matters as well as providing comprehensive antitrust advice. Ledesma & Rodríguez Rivero is notably active in the pharmaceutical and natural resources sectors.4 Nader Hayaux & GoebelCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedNader Hayaux & Goebel houses a notable competition practice which is based in Mexico City. The department routinely assists national and international clients alike with a diverse range of mandates including cartel investigations and merger control clearances. The legal division's client roster includes names from the banking and finance, technology and aviation spaces, and benefits from the law firm's elite standing in the M&A market.
4 Ritch MuellerCompetition/Antitrust2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedRitch Mueller is a well-known multidisciplinary firm with a noted competition department in Mexico. The practice group is routinely called upon by local and multinational organisations to handle an array of mandates such as merger controls, competition investigations and sector-related compliance matters. The legal division's raft of clients is constituted by players from the real estate, energy and natural resources, and private equity spheres.