Galicia Abogados S.C.'s broad litigation offering encompasses administrative, civil and commercial matters, with the 18-strong team valued by clients for providing ‘a combination of lawyers with extensive experience supported by young lawyers but who have received specific training related to litigation’. The practice is a key branch of the firm’s counsel in various sectors and practice areas, and is regarded as a strong choice across administrative, regulatory and constitutional litigation. These have been particularly active areas during the López Obrador administration with clients coming up against the government’s reticence as regards the private sector. The practice group's offering on civil and commercial mandates has also proved robust and has notable experience across the financial, banking, class action, oil and gas sectors, along with federal and state appellate cases. The departmnet is co-led by Rodrigo Zamora, ’a benchmark in the field due to his great capacity and knowledge’, and Cecilla Azar, who has extensive experience in major cross-border contentious matters. Daniel Amézquita is the main contact on the administrative litigation side and has overseen the substantial recent client growth in that area. Senior associates Iván Valdespino and Gilda Velázquez provide key support to Amézquita, while José Antonio Casas and Diego Manzano are more involved on the commercial litigation side.

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Testimonials

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‘Each individual lawyer at Galicia produces results and this generates advantages and benefits across the range of practices, specialisations and negotiation capabilities. The best description of the results is that I systematically call them for everything and they always resolve the issue well.’
‘They combine competence with honesty, which is rare. Special mention to Cecila Azar and Iván Valdespino.’
‘The litigation teams must have experts on the issues that are the subject of controversy, this will allow the strategy and the correct use of the laws to result in a positive outcome. Additionally, their way of operating and follow-up helps to achieve favourable results in any contest.’
‘Rodrigo Zamora stands out at this office.’
‘The team is diverse, having a combination of lawyers with extensive experience supported by young lawyers but who have received specific training related to litigation and arbitration at the most important universities in the world. Exceptional facilities with meeting rooms ready to even hold arbitration hearings, with adequate technology to carry out their activities.’
‘Rodrigo Zamora is a benchmark in the field due to his great capacity and knowledge, he establishes clear strategies that permeate the rest of the team, including his clients, a born questioner and exceptional communication and strategy skills.'
'Santiago Oñate is a young lawyer with a transcendental academic training, but who also implements it relentlessly in the defence of his clients, his argumentation is vertical and clear. His work is highly reliable and outstanding, in addition to being an exceptional interrogator.’
‘They get into the matter a lot, they get involved with the experts for expert evidence, they always have everything super fresh.’

Key clients

KfW| IPEX-Bank
Organización Soriana
Cementos Apasco
Grupo Iberdrola
Grupo México
Wal-Mart de México
Siemens México
Dowell Schlumberger de México
Operaciones| Planigrupo
Aeromexico
Afore Invercap
Cargill México
Banco de Sabadell
Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Peñafiel
Palacio de Hierro
Grupo Financiero Citibanamex
JCDecaux Mexico
Banco Santander
Televisa
Scotiabank Inverlat
CIBanco
Banobras
Truper
Schneider Electric
Consorcio Industrial
Sunpower Corporation Systems
Wintershall Dea
Grupo KUO
Cámara Nacional de la Industria de la Cerveza y de la Malta
Ternium México
Grupo Vasconia
HSBC México
Banco Inbursa
BanRegio
BBVA Bancomer
Roadis
M&G Polímeros México
Ferrocarril Mexicano
PGIM Real Estate México
Casas Procsa
Mercedes-Benz México
Grupo Minsa
Vector Casa de Bolsa
Gas Natural del Noroeste

Work highlights

Advised Puerto Pacific Vallarta on a dispute over a fine issued to it by the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS).
Acted for a power company that owns photovoltaic plants in obtaining an injunction against State power company, CFE.
Assisted Desarrollo Turístico del Golfo with a constitutional amparo lawsuit challenging a maritime delimitation from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.