Santamarina y Steta
The team at Santamarina y Steta advises both debtors and creditors on local and cross-border debt restructurings, and has particular strength representing clients in the aviation, infrastructure and finance sectors. At the helm in Mexico City are Carlos Olvera, an expert in civil and commercial litigation, restructuring, workouts and insolvency; and Ricardo Orea, who has experience in both insolvency and restructuring matters. Civil and commercial litigator Carlos Brehm co-leads the practice from the Monterrey office.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The capacity and knowledge of the subject in the Santamarina and Steta team is excellent. The level of attention and professionalism is first class and the management and flow of information between advisors and client is very good. Excellent training and experience, compared to other offices it is outstanding.’
Key clients
- Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (Hong Kong)
- United States International Development Finance Corporation
- Sociedad Financiera Equípate
- US Department of Justice (US Transportation Security Administration; Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Customs and Border Protection)
- BID Invest (Corporación Interamericana de Inversiones)
- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Grupo Aeroméxico
Work highlights
- Represented Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery in an insolvency proceeding involving Tecnologias Relacionadas con Energia y Servicios Especializados, in order to obtain a $5m debt payment.
- Advised the United States International Development Finance Corporation regarding the insolvency proceedings of Crédito Real.
- Assisted the official committee of unsecured creditors of Grupo Aeroméxico (and its affiliated debtors), with the airline's Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carlos Olvera F, Carlos Brehm T., Ricardo Orea