Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Competition and Antitrust and Mergers and Acquisitions

Counsel

James E. Ritch joined the firm in 1992 and was named counsel since 2016. He  has more than 30 years of experience advising Mexican and international clients in their business in Mexico. Throughout his long career at the Firm, his practice has evolved in line with the increasing sophistication of the financial, M&A (including in the energy field) and private equity practices in the Mexican market.  He has been active in the area of competition and antitrust since 1992, particularly in merger control and in the last decade in investigations. He has also been very active advising investment funds in their investments in Mexico and has been an active participant in the evolution of the private equity industry in Mexico. James is part of the Firm’s Pro Bono Committee, where he is very active as well as in the areas of solidarity economy and non-profits.  In 1991, he worked as a Foreign Associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.

Spanish, English

Member of the International Bar Association

Diploma in Economic Competition - Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (2017), Mexico City, Mexico.

Systemic Design and Thinking - Capra Institute (2016), Berkeley, USA. 

Center for Documentary ArtsStudies in Documentary Arts - Duke University (2013), Durham, USA.

Visiting scholar - Duke University School of Law, Durham, USA.

Studies of Philosophy - Universidad Autónoma de México (1996), Mexico City, Mexico.

Master of Laws (LL.M) - Duke University (1990), Durham, USA. 

Orientation in the US Legal System - Georgetown Law Center (1990), Washington D.C., USA.

Lawyer - Escuela Libre de Derecho (1988), Mexico City, Mexico.