Galicia Abogados S.C.

Galicia is Mexico's leading law firm with more than 28 years of experience. Front runner in the legal Mexican and LatAm markets while prioritizing the development of a truly collaborative culture. Renowned for its specialized knowledge in strategic sectors: financial, energy and infrastructure, private equity, regulated industries, real estate and hospitality and life sciences.

Galicia’s main differentiator in the Mexican legal market as a leading firm is the ability to provide a unique legal service offer that includes strong transactional and regulatory expertise coupled with strategic capabilities in litigation and ESG.

Sustainability is at the top of the firm’s agenda when it comes to advising clients. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is part of Galicia’s core values. The firm's DEI-driven culture has positioned +21 women in partner, counsel, executive and management positions.

Sustainable and socially responsible business: Galicia´s environmental and sustainability model is one-of-its-kind in the Mexican and LatAm legal markets being an ever-evolving program that assures equal growth in all aspects to achieve institutional goals, it is focus on talent, community, integrity and environment. Recognized as 2020 and 2021 Pro Bono Leading Light by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice.

Galicia is signatory of the UN Global Compact, the UN Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs), the Green Pledge and other international organizations that promote sustainable and climate change initiatives. In March 2021, the firm formalized its ESG practice and became the only Mexican leading firm with an integral offer in ESG advice with Band 1/Tier 1 experts.

Ranked as elite leading firm by The Legal 500 with more than 59 lawyers ranked and/or recognized.

Practice areas

• Banking and finance
• Bankruptcy and restructuring
• Capital markets
• Competition
• Compliance and investigations
• Corporate M&A
• Customs and international trade
• Dispute resolution: arbitration
• Dispute resolutions: civil and commercial litigation
• Dispute resolutions: public law
• Energy (oil and gas, renewables and power)
• Environment
• Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
• Fintech
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual property and data privacy
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Labour and employment (consulting and litigation)
• Life sciences
• Mining
• Projects
• Real estate
• Tax (non-contentious, controversy and litigation)
• Technology (E-commerce), media and telecommunications
• Private wealth law

Our team
Co-managing partners: José Visoso and Christian Lippert
Partners

1. Manuel Galicia - M&A, B&F, private equity, ESG - (chairman)
2. Carlos de Maria y Campos - Energy, projects, alternative energy
3. Jose Visoso - M&A, Private Equity, B&F
4. Ignacio Pesqueira - Corporate, M&A, private equity
5. Arturo Perdomo - M&A, B&F, fintech
6. Christian Lippert - M&A, antitrust, compliance, wealth management
7. Humberto Pérez Rocha - M&A, B&F, insurance and projects
8. Francisco Fernández Cueto - Energy, projects
9. Alejandro de la Borbolla - M&A, infrastructure
10. Bernardo Martínez-Negrete - Life sciences, infrastructure, projects
11. Héctor Kuri - M&A, mining
12. Antonio Borja - Energy, projects, ESG
13. Daniel Amézquita - Public law
14. Maurice Berkman - Capital markets, ESG
15. Carlos Chávez - TMT, antitrust, compliance
16. Mariana Herrero - Environmental, ESG
17. Eugenio Sepúlveda - M&A, insolvency, projects - (Monterrey office)
18. Guillermo Pérez Santiago - Banking and finance, capital markets, ESG
19. Eduardo García-Travesi - Energy, projects
20. Ricardo García - M&A, technology, E-Commerce
21. Gabriela Pellón - Tax consultancy, wealth management
22. Rodrigo Zamora - Civil and commercial litigation, arbitration
23. Rodrigo Rivera - Banking and finance, real estate, ESG
24. Ramiro Sandoval - M&A, real estate
25. Cecilia Azar - Arbitration and most in demand arbitrators
26. Federico Scheffler - Tax consultancy, technology
27. Edson Uribe - Tax controversy
28. Ernesto Partida - Energy, projects
29. Mario Valencia - Customs and international trade
30. Denise Lester - Tax litigation
31. Carlos Escoto - Environmental, ESG
32. Rosemarie Mc Laren- Banking and finance (Monterrey office)
33. Juan Carlos Burgos – Antitrust, compliance, TMT
34. Octavio Cantón - Labor and employment (litigation)
35. Eduardo Michán - Tax non-contentious
36. Carlos Obregón - M&A, capital markets

Counsel

1. Juan Pablo Cervantes - M&A, international chambers liaison
2. Nadia Gonzalez - Labor and employment, ESG - (Monterrey office)
3. Cecilia Rojas - Banking and finance
4. Lisandro Herrera - Life sciences, IP, technology
5. Gerardo Rodríguez – Antitrust, compliance, TMT

Offices
Mexico City office
Torre del Bosque
Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho No. 24, 7th floor
Lomas de Chapultepec
11000, Mexico City
T +52 (55) 55409200

Monterrey office
Torre Sofía
Av. Ricardo Margaín No. 440, 9th Floor – 901. Valle de Campestre
66265, San Pedro Garza García, NL
T +52 (81) 9689 9030