Andrés Mosqueira > White & Case S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

‘Experience, up-to-date knowledge, international presence, and prestige in the market’ are the calling cards of the practice group at White & Case S.C., which frequently assists major banks with regulatory matters, as well as advising both lenders and borrowers on a range of financial transactions. In addition to providing counsel on fintech matters, the team is well-versed with respect to syndicated loans, asset-backed financings and securities mandates. Working under the leadership of transactional and regulatory specialist and ‘reference in the market’ Juan Antonio Martín, the ‘high-performance’ team is also home to key partner Maria Teresa Fernández-Labardini, who handles requests for authorisations before the financial and regulatory authorities as well as M&A and compliance. Narciso Campos and Andrés Mosqueira are noted for their focus on financial regulatory matters; Eduardo Flores Herrera takes care of general banking and securities work, as well as fintech mandates. Carlos Mainero (bank and debt finance and financial regulatory matters); Fernando Vázquez-Chelius (financing and M&A); and Rebeca García López (debt and equity financings) are additional names to note. The practice was strengthened by the arrival of banking regulatory and restructuring partner Eugenio Bernal in August 2023.

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.

Praised by clients as a ‘benchmark for the sector’, the compliance practice at White & Case S.C. is equipped to handle the full range of issues in compliance, including anti-corruption and AML mandates, and corporate investigations. The group is routinely engaged by financial services providers, fintech companies, insurers, charities, and companies in the energy, retail, and agribusiness segments. A recent work highlight saw the group assist Invenergy with preparing its anti-corruption policies, as well as carrying out training sessions for Invenergy’s directors and employees. The practice group is co-directed by María Teresa Fernández Labardini, Enrique Espejel, and Narciso Campos. Fernández Labardini is noted for her experience in regulatory, anti-corruption, fintech and corporate matters, as well as for her ‘legal and technical knowledge’. Espejel takes care of government enforcement actions, internal investigations, and civil and commercial litigation; while Campos focuses his practice on regulatory compliance, banking and finance, and M&A. Additional names to note include banking and finance specialists Juan Antonio Martín and Rebeca García López; and Andrés Mosqueira and Carlos Mainero, who major on financial regulatory matters. Eduardo Apáez‘s is the key counsel-level contact.