Federico De Noriega Olea > Hogan Lovells > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

The banking and finance practice group at Hogan Lovells advises clients from offices in Mexico City and Monterrey, and has a track record representing both lender and borrower clients, among them major international banks Banco Santander and BNP Paribas. In addition, its regular clients include fintechs and alternative lenders such as funds and SOFOMs. Close cooperation with the firm’s bankruptcy, restructuring and litigation teams, as well as with its many international offices, facilitates its effective handling of complex cross-border cases. Recent work highlight include advising IDB Invest on a $300m financing for the expansion of Peru’s largest wind farm, and advising Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo Verde y Económico de Monterrey on promoting ESG commitments for the city. The practice is co-led by financial transactions and M&A specialist Federico de Noriega Olea, in Mexico City; and René Arce in Monterrey, who advises on structured and project financing operations. Additional expertise is provided by of counsel Aldonza Sakar, who has particular strength in cross-border and project financing, as well as additional expertise regarding asset-backed loans; and Ana Catalina Decanini, who joined the team as counsel in July 2022.

Hogan Lovells’s practice offers both bankruptcy and restructuring expertise and has a good balance of financial and litigation practitioners. The team represents international funds and banks in Mexican insolvency proceedings and is particularly experienced at representing lenders in restructuring transactions; it also represents clients drawn from a broad range of industry sectors – including banking, automobile, food, insurance and technology. A recent standout matter saw the team represent Alloy Merchant Finance as lessor of power equipment to Grupo Famsa in the latter’s insolvency proceedings. Five partners lead the practice: Omar Guerrero Rodríguez handles commercial litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings; Federico de Noriega Olea specialises in out-of-court restructurings; Jorge Valdés King is known for commercial litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings; with finance specialist René Arce Lozano and litigator Luis Ernesto Peón Barriga completing the senior team.

Acting for clients from a range of sectors – including manufacturing, construction, healthcare and energy – the compliance practice at Hogan Lovells advises on corporate compliance policies (and ensuring their alignment with Mexico’s National Anticorruption System regulations), conducts internal investigations, and provides compliance-regulations training sessions. Key contacts include Carlos Miranda, who undertakes anti-corruption compliance due diligence and is experienced in corporate, M&A, insurance, infrastructure and energy law; and corporate and finance expert Juan Francisco Torres Landa, who has advised national and multinational companies on matters of compliance, white-collar crime and investigations. Veteran disputes and anti-corruption practitioner Luis Enrique Graham and corporate law-focused Federico de Noriega Olea provide additional depth to the bench’s skillset.