About

Mónica Andapia has had a highly successful career with a distinct focus on financial services, managing the legal processes of some of the largest international banks in Mexico. Her first role was with the Mexican law firm Ritch Mueller, where she was introduced to the world of transactional law, working on the full spectrum of deals from mergers of financial entities to due diligence and structured finance deals. A secondment at Bank of America, between 2003 and 2004, as well as a masters qualification in banking, corporate finance and securities law attained in 2005, propelled Andapia’s interest in financial services. She joined Bank of America on a permanent basis as a legal director in 2006 and became an integral element for several transactions in cross-border loans, syndicated loans, trust, corporate governance and derivatives. Andapia’s involvement in compliance issues has been particularly noteworthy and she has made an impression with her analysis of the impact of new laws and regulations to the products of the entities in Mexico. Andapia’s more recent roles include a two year tenure as deputy general counsel at HSBC and her current role of general counsel at Barclays in Mexico City. Apart from being in charge of Barclay’s Mexican legal department, she also serves as secretary of the board of directors and provides ongoing support to the investment banking and equities teams. During her time in the role, Andapia has been integral to their comprehensive dispute resolution strategy; successfully overseeing legal functions in the bank, broker dealer, financial group and financial services within the Barclays Group in Mexico.