We are pleased to announce the following lawyers as new

partners of our firm:

HÉCTOR CÁRDENAS ORTEGA

Héctor joined the firm in 2010. He has vast experience in mergers and

acquisitions, advising buyers (both financial and strategic), sellers and

financial advisors in sale processes of businesses and assets in a

variety of sectors (food and beverage, educational services, technology,

and automotive, entertainment and financial services, among others),

including acquisitions through tender offers, leveraged acquisitions and

reorganizations, with special emphasis on advising private equity funds

in their structuring, as well as in acquisitions and divestments of

businesses and assets.

As to his real estate experience, Héctor is particularly active in

transactions involving the structuring of private equity real estate funds,

as well as in the acquisition and sale of real estate properties and

developments, working for both investors and developers.

Héctor worked as a Foreign Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in

New York, NY (2015-2016).

SANTIAGO CARRILLO CATTORI

Santiago joined the firm in 2011. He actively participates in complex

transactions involving financings, acquisitions and developments

across all real estate asset classes, including industrial and hotel

assets, representing domestic and foreign financial institutions, private

equity firms and developers. He also advises domestic and international

lenders in structuring credit facilities for Mexican public and private

companies, particularly in structured lending transactions.

Santiago worked as a Foreign Associate in the Banking & Finance

practice area at Mayer Brown, in Chicago, IL.

ADRIANA PADILLA RIVAS

Adriana joined the firm in 2015. She has more than 14 years of experience

and has participated in several commercial and investment arbitrations,

both as counsel and arbitrator, under the rules of several institutions

such as ICC, LCIA, AAA-ICDR, ICSID, CANACO, CAM and others.

She has extensive experience in dispute resolution in many fields such

as M&A, infrastructure, energy, port, construction, retail and corporate,

subject either to Mexican, international or foreign law. She also has

extensive experience in litigation related to arbitration, including judicial

proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of awards and interim

measures in arbitration.

In addition, she has participated in multiple financial restructurings and

insolvency proceedings, advising both companies and creditors, and also

acted as counsel to the receiver.

Adriana worked as a Foreign Associate in Cleary Gottlieb, in New York, NY

(2014-2015).

JUAN JOSÉ PAULLADA EGUIRAO

Juan José joined the firm in 2017. He has more than 14 years of experience

advising multinationals from the energy, real estate, private equity, banking

and financial sectors in tax controversy and tax advisory matters.

He specializes in representing clients throughout controversy processes

before tax and other governmental authorities, regulators and the

Taxpayers’ Defense office, to reduce or eliminate contingencies derived

from tax audits and other administrative inspections. He has particular

experience in advising multinationals on cross-border transactions,

confronting complex international tax issues in the application of double

taxation treaties.

Juan José was a member of Ernst & Young’s international Tax Advisory

practice in New York (2014-2016) and Houston (2016-2017).