Fielding key partners from three of its four Mexico offices, Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.'s litigation team is a crucial component of the firm’s wider global contentious offering. The department is often engaged in multi-jurisdictional cases and has built a strong reputation in the energy, automotive, alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceutical and tourism sectors. Insolvency litigation and cases for debt recovery have also been areas of frequent activity, recently. Alfonso Cortez-Fernández is the chair of the litigation group in Mexico and maintains his broad contentious practice from the firm’s office Monterrey. In the capital, Alfonso Curiel-Valtierra is the lead litigation contact, with David Márquez-Lechuga the name to note in Guadalajara. Javier Jaime-González (civil commercial and agrarian litigation; constitutional amparos) and younger partner Javier Navarro-Treviño (complex litigation) are additional figures of note, located in the Monterrey office, both come with client recommendation.
Testimonials
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‘I have found the lawyers at Baker & McKenzie exceptional in their field and working with them has been an excellent experience. The team, at all levels, including very senior partners, are very responsive and work in a very collaborative manner in all matters, and especially in the very complex legal circumstances we had to manage in Mexico. All parties have been open to input from us as the client.’
‘I have found the firm to be very responsive to all requests. I know they make extra effort on many occasions to respond when there are needs. The partners I have worked with include Benjamin Torres and Alfonso Cortez, who have both been excellent. Others I have worked with include Javier Jaime Gonzalez, and Javier Navarro Trevino, and I very much respect the work they do in support of our needs.’
‘It is a dynamic team that is constantly innovating in the way of supporting its clients to meet their needs.’
‘They are business lawyers, a bridge between law and business allows you to define actions to follow.’
‘The Baker McKenzie team has been successful in obtaining judgment in our client's favor, while discussing strategy and proposed steps along the way in a manner that was comprehensive, strategic and clear. Theirs skills make it easy to feel that they are in control and know completely what they are doing.’
‘The main partners we worked with are Alfonso Cortez-Fernandez and Juan Francisco Vázquez Lavista. They are seasoned litigators that have a great handle on visions, options, strategy, legal process, delays, etc.'
Key clients
- BP Exploration Mexico
- Eli Lilly and Company
- British American Tobacco Mexico
- SKF de Mexico
- Yazaki North America
- Air Liquide Mexico
- TMS International de México
- Aimbridge Latam
- Emerson Process Management
- WS Packaging Mexico
- Worldpay (UK)
Work highlights
- Representing Expedia in Interjet's insolvency proceeding in Mexico.
- Representing CHU de Québec–Université Laval, a Canadian government hospital, in a dispute against a Mexican company that sold medical supplies, but failed to deliver the products or return the amounts paid.
- Acting for Worldpay (UK) as a creditor in Interjet's insolvency proceeding in Mexico.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alfonso Cortez-Fernández, Alfonso Curiel-Valtierra, David Márquez-Lechuga