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Galicia Abogados S.C. Offices

Galicia Abogados S.C.
BLVD. MANUEL A. CAMACHO 24
LOMAS DE CHAPULTEPEC
MEXICO, D.F. 11000
Mexico
Visit website 52 55 5540 9200 52 55 5540 9202

José Visoso

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+52 55 5540 9771 [email protected]

Work Department

Corporate M&A and Private Equity

Position

Co-Managing Partner, Co-head of the Corporate M&A and Private Equity practices

Career

José’s practice centers around the belief that the Firm can only be an ally to clients when we truly understand their business needs and strategies.

He co-heads the M&A and Private Equity groups at the Firm. His professional practice focuses on M&A, financings and real estate projects. He has acted as a legal advisor to institutional investors as well as local and international corporations in complex acquisitions. He also advises financial institutions on their lending activities in Mexico.

He is an active officer in the International Bar Association’s Latin American Regional Forum. He is recognized as an expert and leading lawyer by renowned international publications, such as Chambers Latin American Guide and Chambers Global Guide, in the Corporate/M&A practice. He is also in The Legal 500 Latin American Guide’s “Hall of Fame” for the same practice. IFLR1000 and Latin Lawyer recognize him as one of the leading M&A practitioners in Mexico. Leaders League recognizes him as a leader in the Banking and Finance practice.

He has international experience working as a foreign associate at Cleary Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, in the Washington, D.C. and New York offices.

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

Strongly committed to Pro Bono, José serves on the board of various non-profit organizations focused on education and vulnerable communities in Mexico.

José is Co-Managing Partner of the Firm and member of the Executive and Compensation Committees.

Education

José has a Law Degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho (Mexico City) as well as a postgraduate degree in Legal Aspects of Investment. He has a Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.) and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University. He remains academically active as a visiting professor for Universidad Panamericana.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

José Visoso – Galicia Abogados S.C.

Lauded as ‘highly skilled’ and ‘client-oriented’, the corporate group at Galicia Abogados S.C. provides transactional and regulatory advice to entrepreneurs, small family businesses, investment funds, and national and multinational corporations in the infrastructure, energy, financial services, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing and retail segments. Core areas of expertise include domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, buyouts, divestments, spin-offs and public takeovers. A recent work highlight saw the group assist FEMSA with its acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of payment-solutions provider Net Pay. Leadership of the practice is shared between José Visoso and Ignacio Pesqueira. Visoso focuses his practice on M&A, financings and real estate projects and also co-leads the firm’s private equity group; Pesqueira also majors on M&A, along with private equity, real estate and general corporate matters. Christian Lippert specialises in M&A transactions, antitrust and compliance mandates; Héctor Kuri has a particular focus on M&A transactions involving the mining segment; and Ricardo García takes care of TMT, technology and e-commerce transactions. Raised to the partnership in early 2024,  Florent Patoret ‘s corporate and transactional practice has a strong orientation towards the mining sector. Key names to note at associate level include seniors Roxana Schäfer, María Fernanda Luna, Mariana Islas and Florencio Madariaga. Since publication, Schäfer has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2025.

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