Yuriria Galicia > White & Case S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Clients of the White & Case S.C.‘s litigation department regard its practitioners as ‘experts on the subject‘ and appreciate their ‘clear and concise‘ advice. Administrative litigation is a particular are of strength for the practice, although in this respect, the loss of former partner Ismael Reyes Retana in January 2024 was a blow. More broadly, the practice is a destination for litigious matters in some of the country’s most heavily regulated sectors, including tech, energy, communications, mining and financial services. The Mexico City offering also has a robust commercial litigation capability and is regularly active in key market matters. ‘Technically great‘ litigator Enrique Espejel leads the team and is primarily noted for civil and commercial disputes. Raised to the global partnership in January 2024, Fernando García Gómez, heads-up the administrative litigation sub group. Diego Mora-Jensen is valued by clients for his ‘exceptional service‘, and handles a mix of bankruptcy disputes, insurance claims, tort and strict liability matters, amparo cases, long with white-collar cases and contentious energy sector work. Appointed local partner in January 2024, Yuriria Galicia is a further key name on the constitutional and administrative litigation side, with experience in Mexico’s key sectors therein. At associate level, Joaquín Pacheco (commercial, white collar, compliance, technology, and privacy & data protection disputes), and Fernanda Méndez (commercial litigation), are both noted. Since publication, Pacheco has been promoted to local partner – effective as of November 2024.

White & Case S.C. acts for a variety of multinational companies across the telecom, media and technology segments, and demonstrates particular strengths in telecom-related dispute resolution and in fintech regulatory issues. The firm’s corporate and M&A lawyers are also frequently engaged in TMT sector transactions. Andrés Mosqueira has a particular focus on fintech regulatory, general tech sector matters and data privacy issues. He co-leads the TMT group with Enrique Espejel, a litigator of vast experience who frequent acts as counsel to clients in this space; and Eduardo Flores, whose banking and capital markets expertise are brought to bear in fintech and payments matters in Mexico. Fernando García Gómez is a younger partner who assists with administrative and constitutional disputes for TMT clients; while Yuriria Galicia, promoted to the partnership in January 2024, bolsters the regulatory side of the offering. At associate level, senior Wilbert Luna Arellanes (whose broad practice takes in cybersecurity, data privacy, fintech and technology), and intermediate Joaquín Pacheco, a litigator, are the names to note.