Guerra, Hidalgo y Mendoza (GHM)
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Lauded as ‘experts in dispute resolution and asset recovery in insolvency scenarios’, the ’well-oiled machine’ that is bankruptcy and dispute resolution-focused boutique Guerra, Hidalgo y Mendoza (GHM) is a strong choice for the gamut of restructuring and insolvency mandates. The team is frequently called upon by creditors and debtors alike and draws on extensive experience handling voluntary, involuntary and pre-packaged insolvency proceedings, debt restructurings and fund recovery mandates. Leadership is shared between ‘benchmark in the industry’ Jesús Ángel Guerra Méndez, ’excellent lawyer’ Elías Mendoza Murguía and Patricio Hidalgo Estrada, who is praised for his ‘remarkable communication skills before judicial authorities’. All three maintain practices focused squarely on insolvency and associated commercial, administrative and constitutional litigation. Following the July 2024 departure of former senior Patricia Cervantes, the key names to note at associate level are ’well-rounded lawyer’ Adrián Villamil; ‘expert associates’ Sandra Trejo and Anayely Galindo; and Regina Tinoco Ariza González (civil, administrative and commercial litigation, arbitration and restructuring).
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Guerra, Hidalgo & Mendoza team has a strong and well-established bankruptcy and restructuring practice. Its attorneys possess extensive experience, judgment, and skills. GHM is one of the best in Mexico in the bankruptcy and restructuring area. GHM is a young and talented team that serves its clients' needs appropriately and successfully.'
- ‘The firm's greatest asset is its team of attorneys, who combine elite legal expertise, strategic thinking, and experience in high-profile litigation. Each attorney has specialised training in commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and restructuring, ensuring expert handling of each case. They are highly effective negotiators and litigators, capable of designing aggressive yet intelligent strategies to defend their clients' interests.'
Key clients
- Murry Tawil and Isaac Tawil (private investors)
- Grupo Vasconia
Work highlights
Represented Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro in their over $2.2bn restructuring, which involves multijurisdictional proceedings and several issues of first impression in Mexico.