Lawyers

Octavio Olivo Villa

Octavio Olivo Villa

Work Department

Aviation, Banking and Finance, Competition and Antitrust, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, Mergers and Acquisitions.

Position

Partner

Career

Octavio Olivo joined the firm in 1992 and was named partner in 1998. He has more than 30 years of experience representing Mexican airlines and other providers of air transportation services, in virtually all aspects of aviation finance including restructurings, insolvency and default situations. He has represented manufacturers, financiers and lessors in connection with the sale, financing and leasing of commercial and corporate aircraft and helicopters.

Octavio also has vast experience in energy projects representing clients in connection with the financing of power plants, pipelines, oil rigs, offshore support vessels and other items of equipment.

Octavio’s competition and antitrust practice specializes on merger control and competition law enforcement. He advises clients on the full spectrum of antitrust issues in Mexico, providing guidance across various industries and achieving a strong record of success in merger reviews. He worked as a foreign associate at Clearly Gottlieb in New York.

Languages

Spanish, English.

Memberships

Member of the International Bar Association

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M) - London School of Economics and Political Science (1992), London, UK.

Law Degree - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1991), Mexico City, Mexico.

Mentions

Mexico

Competition and antitrust

Leading partner