Galicia Abogados S.C.

Galicia Abogados S.C. has quickly made a name for itself as a relevant player in the local market since its arrival in 2016. The practice routinely advises a roster of Monterrey-based companies, international corporations with operations in Nuevo León, investment funds, and major financial institutions on work spanning banking and finance, corporate and M&A, bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate, international trade, tax and dispute resolution. The key contacts are office co-leads Eugenio Sepúlveda, who also co-heads the firm’s national bankruptcy and restructuring group; and Rosemarie McLaren, who garners client praise for her ‘practical and timely advice’ . Sepúlveda has focused his practice on banking, M&A, project finance, and restructuring mandates, while McLaren specialises in banking and finance work, handling a mix of local and cross border, bilateral and syndicated loans, as well as commercial real estate and general corporate financing mandates. Names to note at associate level include seniors Andrés Caro de la Fuente, who deals with bankruptcy and restructuring matters; tax disputes specialist Alejandro Madero; Mariana Islas (M&A and real estate transactions); and associate Andrés Muñiz Cordova (international trade and customs). The firm’s associate rotation programme also allows lawyers to divide their time between its Mexico City and Monterrey offices. Recent work highlights have seen team members advise a consortium of domestic banks on the granting of a loan to Destino Xcaret to fund the construction of a new hotel on the Riviera Maya; and represent The Nearshore Company in litigation proceedings against the Tax Administration Service.