The team at Ramírez Ornelas Abogados is well-placed to assist creditors and debtors alike with a range of contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency mandates. Banks and companies in the financial services, telecoms and retail sectors routinely look to the group for support. Practice head Gerardo Ramírez Ornelas specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and commercial bankruptcy matters. He is flanked by Luis Robles, who is well-versed in representing multinational clients in bankruptcy and administrative litigation cases; Gerardo Funtanet, whose practice is centred on financial restructurings and insolvency proceedings; and Fabricio Escalante, who frequently represents clients involved in commercial, civil, agrarian and bankruptcy disputes.
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- 'At Ramírez Ornelas, you'll always find creative litigation solutions that increase the chances of recovering overdue debt—something that's not very common with other law firms. Plus, their fees are generally lower than those of their competitors.'
- 'Luis Robles specializes in securities litigation; Gerardo Ramírez Ornelas specialises in all types of commercial litigation, including bankruptcy proceedings; and Gerardo Funtanet specializes in bankruptcy proceedings and debt collection.'
Key clients
- Banco Mercantil del Norte, Institución de Banca Múltiple Grupo Financiero Banorte
- Grupo Famsa
- Unifin Financiera
- QMC Telecom
- Banco Internacional de Costa Rica
- Axtel
- Vial Assist
- Banco Azteca
- Banco Internacional de Costa Rica
- London Forfaiting Company
- Impulsora Ganadera de México, Consorcio Internacional de Carnes e Ingeniería Cárnica Mexicana
Work highlights
Advised Banco Mercantil del Norte on a bankruptcy agreement.
Advised Grupo Famsa on its bankruptcy process.
Advised the Mexican Note Holders of Unifin Financiera following its bankruptcy proceedings.
Practice head
Gerardo Ramírez Ornelas
Other key lawyers
Luis Robles; Gerardo Funtanet; Fabricio Escalante