Jones Day

Following the departure of former practice head Mauricio Llamas in April 2023, Jones Day moved swiftly, hiring Roberto Torres Velasco -formerly at Garrigues Mexico– as counsel and head of the Government Regulations (Mexico) practice the following month. Recognised as a ‘genuine specialist’ by peers (and ‘a thoughtful and confident advisor’ by clients), Torres’ practice nevertheless has breadth – the regulatory, environmental, health, energy and administrative sectors all being areas in which he has considerable experience. He can draw on additional, associate-level support in the form of Andrés Lieja, a tax specialist who has strong administrative litigation experience, including on environmental matters. The team has considerable experience in handling due diligence on the environmental and administrative law aspects of transactional matters (such as public and private acquisitions, and asset and stock purchase operations), the financing of projects and corporate restructurings.