Financial services litigation is the standout specialism for the contentious offering at Del Castillo y Castro Abogados, which is jointly led by Fernando del Castillo and Camilo Vázquez López. The firm is the counsel of choice to a host of banks and financial institutions operating in Mexico. Del Castillo is one of the leading names in bankruptcy litigation and is highly regarded for all contentious matters relating to the recovery of monies. Vázquez López has experience acting for banks in commercial proceedings (both litigious and arbitral), in addition to contentious bankruptcy matters.
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Key clients
- Altán Redes
- Alphacredit Capital
- SOFOM
- Alpha Holding
- Banco Invex
- Invex Grupo Financiero
- Banco Mercantil del Norte
- Grupo Financiero Banorte
- Grupo Lamosa
- Promoción y Operación
- Tangerine Pomelo Group
- Seguros Banorte
- Grupo Financiero Banorte
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Work highlights
- Assisting Altán Redes with oral proceedings initiated against it by Operbes.
- Advising Alphacredit Capital, SOFOM, Alpha Holding and others on an oral mercantile lawsuit filed by Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
- Advising Banco Mercantil del Norte on enforcement proceedings related to the payment of financial returns of MX$1bn.
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Practice head
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Fernando del Castillo, Camilo Vázquez López