Fernando Del Castillo > Del Castillo y Castro Abogados > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Del Castillo y Castro Abogados‘s team is specialised in the range of bankruptcy and insolvency matters, including restructurings, workouts, and related litigation. The group is well-versed in representing manufacturing, commercial and service companies, in their capacity as debtors, in a wide range of financial operations, including syndicated credits, the financing of assets and the exchange of debt. Additional areas of focus include the representation of domestic and international banks as creditors, and the handling of the transactional aspects of restructuring, such as securities issuances. Leadership of the practice is shared between the firm’s founding partners, Fernando Del Castillo and Alfonso Castro. Del Castillo specialises in insolvency, civil and mercantile litigation, as well as arbitration; while Castro adds corporate, finance and capital markets expertise. Linda García de Alba takes care of general corporate advisory work, banking and finance mandates, and the restructuring of private and public debt. Associate Karla Gabriela Silva left the firm, effective January 2024.

Financial services litigation is the standout specialism for the contentious offering at Del Castillo y Castro Abogados, which is jointly led by Fernando del Castillo and Camilo Vázquez López. The firm is the counsel of choice to a host of banks and financial institutions operating in Mexico. Del Castillo is one of the leading names in bankruptcy litigation and is highly regarded for all contentious matters relating to the recovery of monies. Vázquez López has experience acting for banks in commercial proceedings (both litigious and arbitral), in addition to contentious bankruptcy matters.

Having spun out of the full service Santamarina y Steta some six years ago, Del Castillo y Castro Abogados is today a well-established boutique with a solid track record in civil, commercial, construction and insurance arbitrations, acting for international companies conducting business in Mexico. The team is well versed in representing clients before the ICC, the National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO), the Arbitration Centre of Mexico (ACM), and public institutions that administer arbitration proceedings. Fernando Del Castillo, an expert in bankruptcy and insolvency, as well as dispute resolution more broadly, co-leads the group from Mexico City; while Monterrey-based Camilo Vázquez López also has broad disputes experience, including domestic and international arbitration proceedings.