Described as an ‘ambitious self-starter’, Adrian Estrada is known in the industry for his flexible approach to managing legal processes, as well as his high susceptibility to change. These attributes...

Wholly owned by Jones Lang LaSalle, JLL México has been providing specialised services to the Mexican real estate industry since 1991. Describing the company’s current chief legal counsel, Agustín Ballina...

A corporate lawyer of repute, Ahiram Sarai Barbosa Celis has a track record of providing excellent legal and business advice in a number of roles. She currently ‘reviews all contracts...

Founded in 1890, major Mexican brewery Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma exists today as a subsidiary of HEINEKEN International after the Dutch brewer acquired the company in 2010 from FEMSA. Alberto Paez had been...

Alberto Sepúlveda was a partner with White & Case prior to working with Walmart de México y Centroamérica, which is emblematic of both of his immense technical legal skill and...

Alberto Sepúlveda was a partner with White & Case prior to working with Walmart de México y Centroamérica, which is emblematic of both of his immense technical legal skill and...

Now approaching two decades of experience with América Móvil, Alejandro Cantú Jiménez continues to diligently and successfully support the operations of one of Mexico’s largest and most important businesses. Since...

In Latin America, Bank of America Merrill Lynch offers a full range of financial products and services to corporations, institutions and governments. Since 2011, Alejandro E. Athié has been the...

Oro Negro was founded in 2012 and is a leading Mexican company that provides integrated and diversified oilfield services. Assisting with the company’s drilling services, Alonso del Val Echeverría oversees...

In June 2017 Álvaro Gómez Godoy took the reins of the general counsel role at Grupo Rotoplas, and in doing so assumed responsibility of dispensing comprehensive legal advice to Latin...

Part of the global investment management businesses of US Fortune Global 500 company Prudential Financial, PGIM Real Estate has been redefining the real estate investing landscape since 1970. The company...

Having spent over 24 years at one of the most important real estate companies in Mexico, Grupo FRISA, Armando Ascencio Pérez has an almost unrivalled understanding of the company’s operations...

A long standing in-house legal professional within Mexico’s financial services sector, Blanca Verónica Casillas Placencia has worked for Banco del Bajío since November 1995. Being recognised for her talent and...

Over her long career in the legal profession Carla Revilla has accumulated substantial experience under diverse legislation, resulting in an almost unrivalled knowledge of Latin-American deals and their legal requirements....

Carlos A. Facha Lara joined Grupo Financiero Inbursa as a legal manager in 1996. After a spin–off of Inbursa in 2005, IDEAL was incorporated and Facha assumed the general counsel...

Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B de C.V, (FEMSA) is the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world by volume and also operates the largest convenience store chain in Mexico....

Carlos Hassey Artigas is an integral member of the Grupo Aeroméxico in-house legal team in his position of senior vice president legal and deputy general counsel, and lays out the...

Carlos Ortiz Mena joined Mexican-based precious metals mining business Fresnillo as a legal manager in 2001, when the company was still a wholly owned operating division of Industrias Peñoles. Since...

SAP is the world’s largest business software company and has been operating in Mexico since 1994, and in 2014 the Mexican branch of the company appointed Christian Paredes to the...

With more than 17 years of experience as general counsel for real estate companies, Claudia Rosso Rizo is a respected and admired in-house legal expert. Her years as a real...

Recognised for his non-linear way of thinking and strong analytical and negotiation skills, Daniel Perez-Cirera Santacruz has been at the heart of the launch and implementation of Samsung Electronics’ new...

David Gustavo Lamoyi’s career prior to joining Grupo Aeroméxico was one of public service, first with the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), and later the Ministry of Finance and Public...

Denise Guillén Lara has practiced at a varied set of companies and firms over the course of a 24-year legal career, prior to joining Nielsen, Guillén directed and collaborated in...

Since being featured in the GC Powerlist: Mexico in 2016, Edgar Martinez has continued to impress at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) México. His recent focus has mainly been on the...

‘The need for involvement in all aspects of the company has allowed me to get a broader and better understanding of the industry, the company and the needs of both...

Upon starting his in-house legal career as a litigation counsel at Siemens México, Eduardo Ramos Valdivia was presented with the challenging task of participating in the transformation of the legal...

Eduardo Rojas Crespo is highly capable, with over 25 years of experience as an in-house lawyer, 24 of which have been as general counsel. From 1994 to 2004 he was...

One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer has been operating in Mexico for over 65 years. With over 1,500 employees in the country, Pfizer México helps its parent company...

Distinguished by her negotiation and analytical skills, as well as her ‘out of the box’ thinking, Fernando Ramo boasts 20 years of leading growth initiatives across highly regulated and competitive...

Founded in 1947, TELMEX (Teléfonos de México) is a leading communications company in Mexico with a long history of delivering products and services to the country. Having served the company...

US-headquartered multinational food and beverage corporation PepsiCo has had a presence in Mexico dating back to 1907. Francisco Merino’s association with the organisation began in 2004 and he now serves...

As a leading specialised financial and commercial services company in Latin America and the largest provider of short-term non-banking loans in the US, Grupo Elektra is one Mexico’s most successful...

Gabriela Hernández Morgan joined Consubanco in 2007, a retail bank that was just starting up at the time, to lead the in-house legal team, and oversee all legal aspects of...

AT&T has invested US$3bn in Mexico to deploy its high-speed mobile network service that will provide coverage, by the end of 2018, to 100 million people in Mexico. Employing 19,000...

Gerardo Sepulveda is described by nominators as a ‘unique’ type of lawyer who is ‘innovative and always finding a way to get the job done’. Currently serving as the leading...

Industrias Peñoles, the world leader in silver production, is also the second largest Mexican mining company and the first Mexican producer of gold, zinc and lead. Industrias Peñoles currently has...

Since entering the Mexican market in 1948, P&G has come a long way establishing a leadership position in the country by acquiring and opening a number of plants and a...

One of the most formidably capable real estate and project finance legal professionals in Mexico, Hans Hutterer has been at the head of FINSA Real Estate Group’s legal function for...

Considering GFNorte’s status as one of Mexico’s largest banks and the largest financial group controlled by Mexican investors, Héctor Martín Ávila Flores holds a prominent position in the country’s in-house...

With approximately two decades of experience in the financial services sector, including at such well-regarded global financial powerhouses as Deutsche Bank, ING and GE Capital, Isabel Ocaña Ruiz de Velasco...

WeWork is an American company which provides shared workspaces, technology start-up subculture communities and various services for entrepreneurs and start-up businesses and enterprises. Serving as Mexico’s WeWork’s regional general counsel,...

Volaris, also known as Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, is a Mexican low-cost airline based in Mexico City. It is the country’s second largest airline and serves domestic and international...

Amongst the top 10 largest domestic companies operating in the Mexican economy, Arca Continental is a beverage manufacturing and distribution company under licence from the Coca-Cola Company and currently stands...

Formerly general counsel of Grupo Kaluz, Javier García García is a highly experienced and knowledgeable legal counsel and a well-regarded motivator of the business people around him. During his time...

An in-house lawyer with over 10 years of experience, Jessica Guerra Cruces is a corporate and intellectual property counsel with a track record of delivering at a number of international...

Mexican multimedia company Grupo Televisa is one of the largest media conglomerates in the Spanish-speaking world. In Mexico it also an important cable operator and an operator of a leading...

Jorge Dueñas Zapata joined Boehringer Ingelheim Mexico in 2000, and in 2009 he assumed the role of director of legal ethics and compliance. He is now the member of the...

A versatile in-house legal professional, Jorge Goñi Camarillo’s time as an external counsel has involved supporting the operations of many group companies, showcasing his immense work ethic, attention to detail...

Pemex is the largest company in Mexico and operates through the whole chain of value of the oil industry, from exploration and production to industrial transformation, logistics and marketing. Explaining...

One of the leading food, juice and beverage companies in Mexico, Jugos del Valle-Santa Clara produces and distributes some of the country’s most popular soft drinks. As part of Industria...

Jose Lechuga’s 15-plus years of experience working at prestigious multinational firms places him among the top in-house lawyers in his sector. Formerly with such blue-chip businesses as Carrier Mexico, Industrias...

José Luis Soberanes Torres assumed his current position as vice president legal in March 2017 and has since refined his legal corporate experience in the retail sector to bolster his...

Senior counsel for Mexico at the world’s third largest premium spirits company Beam Suntory Juan Alberto Rivera Bueno has consistently impressed with his work on important cases. Most recently he...

Juan Luis Rodríguez Rivero has an almost unparalleled knowledge of the IT market in Latin America and Accenture’s method of business, having been engaged as an in-house lawyer with them...

Juan P. Visoso encompasses over 17 years of experience in private equity, finance and corporate law, primarily in M&As, banking and securities. Visoso joined Nexxus Capital in 2008 as general...

Described by a nominating source as an individual with ‘a deep knowledge of transactional work’ who ‘has an unparalleled understanding of the business side’ of legal work, Juan Pablo Martínez...

Grupo Pisa manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products and medical and health devices to private and public sectors in Mexico, Latin America and internationally. Juan Pablo Patiño Riosferrer leads the legal...

Formerly an extremely successful and highly-respected external counsel for Creel, García-Cuellar, Aiza y Enríquez and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Juan Salvador Nito Irigoyen took on his first general...

Grupo Idesa is one of the largest business groups in Mexico and produces, distributes, markets, and sells various petrochemical and chemical products in the country through four segments: petrochemicals, dstribution,...

Mexican conglomerate Grupo BAL operates agricultural and livestock, commercial operations, industrial operations and financial services businesses through its portfolio of subsidiary companies. It is one of the biggest and most...

When Lourdes Maldonado assumed her current position of senior managing counsel for compliance in the Latin American and Caribbean businesses of Mastercard International, she successfully implemented a region-wide compliance programme...

Libbey Glass is a leading manufacturer in retail glassware with a number of different brands in its portfolio, and its operations in the Latin America region rely on the skills...

Headquartered in Spain, Banco Sabadell opened its first representative office in Mexico in 1991. The bank continues to develop its business in Mexico, with the launch of its retail banking...

A heavily team-oriented legal professional, Alejandro Fraga Land makes it clear that his career successes were part of a collaborative effort that could not have been possible without the support...

Recognised for his outstanding support to the German multinational tyre company, Luis Enríquez De Rivera Morales is the current general counsel for Mexico and Latin America for Continental, encompassing a...

Grupo Bimbo was founded in Mexico in 1943 and since then it has established itself as a world leader in the baking industry with a presence in 32 countries and...

Daimler México’s general counsel and secretary Marcela Barreiro Castellanos boasts a varied in-house and private practice legal experience gained across a number of sectors, and takes on a wide set...

An outstanding senior in-house professional with an intricate knowledge of all applicable legal, corporate and regulatory affairs affecting Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma – the major Mexican brewery that is a subsidiary of HEINEKEN...

A veteran of Daimler companies since 2002, Marcos Czacki is a highly respected in-house professional who has amassed a huge amount of experience in the areas of automotive, finance and...

Mariana Páez Robles Martínez assumed her current position as general counsel in Eutelsat Americas, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, in 2014. Throughout her career she has flourished in...

Marianna Elena Del Río Díaz joined Linio, the largest e-commerce platform in Latin America, in 2014 as the legal director for Mexico and regional compliance director. Under her management, Linio’s...

‘He is a real estate expert, has great common sense for business, and knows how to make outside counsel go the extra-mile’: such is the verdict of a nominating source...

Founded in 1990, Gentera (listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange) and its nine subsidiaries (Banco Compartamos, being one of them) represent the largest microfinance service provider in Latin America, leader...

Since April 2015 Mario Barreiro Castellanos has been employed as legal director for Latin America at the largest wind turbine company in the world, Vestas. Now ultimately responsible for corporate,...

Earning over US$8bn in 2016, Grupo México is Mexico’s fourth largest company and its largest mining corporation. Corporate legal director Mauricio Ibañez joined the company in 2012 to head the...

Supporting the development of the world’s largest home improvement speciality retailer, director and associate general counsel Mónica Bichara joined The Home Depot in 2002, shortly after it entered the Mexican...

Known throughout the country, Liverpool is a retailer which operates the largest chain of department stores in Mexico. As chief legal officer for this distinguished brand, Norberto Aranzábal has been...

Octavio Borunda serves as legal consulting director at Bonobras, a state owned development bank in Mexico with core business activities in municipal and state governments and project finance. Boasting 17...

A multifaceted legal professional who is qualified in both Mexico and the US, Pablo Jimenez Zorrilla occupies a senior legal position that is concerned with the Middle Americas region for...

Providing legal support on all areas of law to Medtronic’s entities in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, legal director Patricio Márquez Macias significantly contributes in an executive position to...

Since its foundation in 1994, Banco del Bajío has transitioned from being a niche bank to one with national coverage offering a full range of banking products and services. Having...

Prior to his current role, Rafael Rodríguez Sánchez was an in-house lawyer for Iusacell, where he operated for almost a decade; he finished in the position of legal advisor for...

One of the most prominent and successful Mexican companies, Cemex relies upon a formidably qualified, experienced and knowledgeable executive management team to safeguard the fortunes of this multi-billion dollar cement...

One of the most prominent and successful Mexican companies, Cemex relies upon a formidably qualified, experienced and knowledgeable executive management team to safeguard the fortunes of this multi-billion dollar cement...

Boasting advanced skills in compliance, antitrust, litigation and regulatory activities acquired over a 14-year period, Raúl Escalante currently serves as a legal corporate director at Brazilian-Belgian global beverage and brewing...

ENGIE’s presence in Mexico goes back almost 30 years and today, through its subsidiary ENGIE MaxiGas, has a vast portfolio for providing energy and gas services to the country. Among...

With approximately two decades of experience in the financial services sector, including at such well-regarded global financial powerhouses as Deutsche Bank, ING and GE Capital, Isabel Ocaña Ruiz de Velasco...

Mexico City was the location of the first foreign store of US retail giant Walmart. Since 1991, the multibillion hypermarkets chain operator has added over 2,300 further retail units in...

Occupying a position that encompasses both legal and commercial counsel within the upper echelons of the business at IEnova, a Mexican energy infrastructure company, René Buentello Carbonell is an experienced...

Ricardo Garduño has been employed at Citi since 1999 and currently serves as managing director and legal head for the bank’s Consumer Business division in Mexico. As a member of...

An experienced legal professional in the public sector Roberto Martinez Espinoza oversees the legal function at Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), a Mexican government company that generates, transmits, distributes and...

Rodrigo Peña Duran has been described by a nominator as ‘one of the most experienced and knowledgeable lawyers in the spirits industry’, high and well-deserved praise given his record of...

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions is one of the world’s leading companies in the field of engineering, construction and service of all industrial plants and systems. In Mexico, with over 40 year’s...

MIRA is the world’s largest infrastructure asset manager with growing portfolios in real estate, agriculture and energy. Only a year after joining MIRA’s Mexico office in 2015, US-trained lawyer Roman...

Founded in 1949, Gruma has developed into a food company with a leading position in the global market as a producer of corn flour and tortillas as well as other...

During his five-year tenure at Elementia, the Mexican building materials conglomerate, Santiago Bernard Covelo has impressed with his work on a number of high profile corporate transactions, such as acquisitions...

Canadian company Magna International is a leading global automotive supplier with operations in 28 countries. In Mexico, the company has 31 manufacturing plants, one product development, engineering and sales centre...

Elementia is a Mexican manufacturer of construction materials with an international presence. As Elementia’s legal manager, Selene Jasso González has 65 people under her responsibility across the American continent stretching...

A lawyer with more than 15 years of experience, Sergio Romero has vast expertise in civil, commercial, financial and labour litigation, as well as unrivalled skills in structuring business and...

Described by colleagues as a ‘fantastic lawyer and professional’ Valeria Chapa has overseen the legal function of the international conglomerate Honeywell across the Latin American region for the last decade....

Viviana Alvarado Balderas has over a decade’s experience with Sura Mexico (formerly ING México), being made legal and compliance director in late 2009, prior to which she was senior legal...

General counsel and compliance officer at Nestlé Mexico, Wendy Alcala, provides full legal support to the company’s business lines in the country which include the manufacturing of dry, condensed, and...