Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Antitrust and Competition, Investigations and Compliance, Administrative Litigation and Claims

Partner

Mr. Mena advises and represents clients in antitrust/competition and regulation matters. He has been involved in the most important antitrust cases in Mexico and Latin America in recent years including cartel, abuse of dominance and market investigations. He has obtained merger approvals in difficult transactions from authorities in Mexico and frequently leads antitrust compliance efforts for major companies.

After 10 years in various positions at the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE), he currently advises clients regarding all aspects of economic competition in Mexico. Mr. Mena also has experience in coordinating proceedings in different jurisdictions, especially in Latin America.

Mr. Mena worked for more than ten years at the Mexican competition authority, where apart from being the first head of the Investigative Authority, he was Director General for Cartel Investigations and Head of the Planning, Public Relations and International Affairs Unit. He also worked at the United States’ Federal Trade Commission. He also was the representative of Mexico in various international forums, including the OECD, and the International Competition Network.

At COFECE he developed the investigation procedures, including their Dawn Raid procedures, the leniency program, the forensic technology laboratory and the market intelligence unit. He led paradigmatic cases in sectors such as food, medicine, hospital services, transportation and financial services, among others. He was also responsible for negotiating the current Federal Economic Competition Law with congress.

Spanish and English

Mr. Mena is a member of the International Cartel Task Force of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, a columnist for El Financiero and a Non-Governmental Advisor to COFECE.

Mr. Mena obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from ITAM with honors in 2003. He also obtained a master’s degree in business law from the Madrid Bar Association in Spain, with notable mention in 2004, and another master’s Degree in Economic Regulation by the London School of Economics and Political Science of the United Kingdom with the prize for the best performance of his class in 2005.