Mr Humberto Padilla Gonzalez > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Offices
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HOUSTON, TX 77002-5006
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Mr Humberto Padilla Gonzalez
Work Department
Latin America Team; Corporate and Business Transactions
Position
Humberto represents clients in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He assists clients with complex financial, cross-border and US domestic M&A transactions, private equity fund investments, and internal compliance investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), as well as data privacy issues and simple operational matters throughout Latin America. Part of a cross-practice Global Workforce team providing integrated cross-border advice, counseling, and strategic planning, Humberto also advises clients on labor, employment, benefits, and immigration issues in Latin America.
Career
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Humberto was part of the US-based foreign practice group of another international law firm in New York, representing US and European clients with interests in Latin America. Previously, he worked at one of the leading law firms in Mexico City. A native Spanish speaker, he is fluent in English.
Languages
Spanish
Education
University of Texas School of Law, LL.M.; Universidad Panamericana, Law Degree
Lawyer Rankings
Latin America: International firms > Corporate and M&A
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has an established Latin America team with its M&A expertise primarily located in Houston. It is noted for its energy expertise in Mexico, Brazil and other nations in the region. The core Latin America group has a number of senior practitioners that are licensed to practice in the US and a Latin America jurisdiction. It has links to large Latin American corporates, multinationals and private equity houses. Having historically focused on outbound transactions from North America into Latin America, it is now increasingly active on inbound work; a case in point was its advice to Grupo Lala US (a subsidiary of the Mexico-based dairy products manufacturing business), on regulatory and corporate matters relating to its operations in the US. More broadly, the group remains recognised for oil and gas, LNG, technology and telecoms transactions in the region. Co-chair of the Latin America group and Bolivian native John Crespo is a senior figure with a fine reputation in oil and gas transactions. Admitted to practice in Mexico, New York and Texas, Humberto Padilla Gonzalez is an experienced figure in strategic M&A and private equity in Mexico and across Latin America. Brazil educated, Felipe Alice is also noted for oil and gas transactions and has a growing profile in technology deals. Washington DC partner and native Spanish speaker Ulises Pin is a TMT specialist, particularly in relation to telecoms and fibre optics transactions. Named individuals are based in Houston unless stated otherwise.
Latin America: International firms > Projects and energy
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP’s Latin America team is largely based in Houston, where the group has an impressive record in energy projects and transactions, particularly in Mexico and Brazil, along with other jurisdictions including Argentina, Bolivia and Dominican Republic. It continues to represent a range of project sponsors, financial institutions, governments and private equity investors. With a background primarily in oil and gas, the Latin America team has gradually -and successfully- broadened its mix of engagements to include power and renewables, and telecoms-infrastructure matters. Co-chair of the Latin America group John Crespo, a native Spanish speaker, has a fine reputation for oil and gas transactions. Brazilian Felipe Alice is also rated for hydrocarbons work, and Humberto Padilla Gonzalez is an experienced figure in Mexico energy transactions. Washington DC’s Ulises Pin specialises in communications infrastructure, including satellite and subsea cable projects. All partners are based in Houston unless stated otherwise.
Latin America: International firms > City Focus - Houston
With one of the largest Latin America-focused teams in Houston, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is noted for its energy expertise in Mexico, Brazil and numerous jurisdictions throughout the region. It represents a substantial list of large Latin American corporates along with a range of multinationals and private equity investors with interests in the area. The team is also active in multiple industries, and has a mix of inbound and outbound transactional work; it advised Grupo Lala US, a subsidiary of the Mexico-based dairy-products manufacturing business, on regulatory and corporate matters related to its operations in the US. The group also continues to work on significant oil-and-gas transactions and technology deals in the region. Co-chair of the Latin America group and Bolivian native John Crespo has an outstanding record in big-ticket transactions, including oil and gas deals. Admitted to practice in Mexico, New York and Texas, Humberto Padilla Gonzalez has a well rounded practice with experience from corporate transactions to internal investigations. Educated in Brazil, Felipe Alice is also noted for oil and gas transactions and technology deals.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Finance > Project finance
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Government > State attorneys general
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Industry focus > Sport
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense