Guerra, Hidalgo y Mendoza (GHM)

Firm overview: Our firm is known for its dispute resolution practice, specializing in complex and high-stake civil, commercial, insurance, insolvency, and restructuring procedures. The team has extensive experience in national and international litigation, arbitration and cross-border restructuring. Its partners have almost three decades of counseling individuals, companies, national and international institutions, financial institutions and government in their high-profile disputes. GHM comprises lawyers with degrees from the best schools in Mexico and post-graduate studies in the United States of America and Europe. They employ the most appropriate tools and strategies for each stage of the process and each unique situation. GHM has participated in some of Mexico's most complex and relevant commercial disputes and insolvency proceedings, earning its position as a leading law firm in the sector. The firm has represented an array of high-profile companies from various industries, allowing it to provide client-focused, multidisciplinary services and be recognized by leading national and international law firm directories.

Bankruptcy:  Our team specializes in insolvency and restructuring proceedings both in and out of court. We have represented secured and unsecured creditors (including debtors in possession) and debtors from an array of sectors, successfully safeguarding their interests. GHM has advised and represented DIP Lenders in several cases and have also represented debtors in complex circumstances and in pre-pack proceedings.  Our associates have extensive experience assisting bankruptcy specialists appointed by the Federal Institute of Bankruptcy Specialists (IFECOM). GHM has extensive experience in complex and high-profile bankruptcy litigation. Our team has served as law experts before US courts concerning Mexican bankruptcy law in Chapter 15 proceedings under the US Bankruptcy Code. We have also participated in multiple cross-border proceedings.

Dispute resolution: The team is known for its excellent reputation, representing in local and federal courts an array of high-profile clients from various industries in civil, commercial and administrative proceedings, including complex shareholder disputes, class actions, ESG litigation, damages (including moral damages), and Amparo proceedings. GHM has extensive experience participating in highly complex domestic and international commercial and investment arbitrations under the rules of the ICC and the CAM, among others. The team is also known for its expertise in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). GHM specializes in providing personalized attention to safeguard its clients' interests.

Insurance: GHM has extensive experience in insurance and reinsurance litigation, mediation, and arbitration in all operations and branches of insurance, reinsurance, and bonds. Among the services we provide are the analysis of coverage, advice on claims before the competent administrative authorities, and representation both for insurers, reinsurers, and insured. Most notably, GHM has successfully defended on behalf of an insurer the terrorism exclusion clause in a property and casualty insurance policy, the nullity of the revocation of a foreign reinsurer's permits to operate in Mexico, as well as obtaining indemnities in directors and officers insurance; among many others.