Winners 2026 – Events

Winners 2026

Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year

Carlos Jiménez , Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year

Pedro Velasco , Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Banking and Finance Firm of the Year

Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Bankruptcy and Restructuring

Bankruptcy and Restructuring Next Generation Partner of the Year

Zulima González , Pérez Correa González

Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer of the Year

Jesús Ángel Guerra Mendez, Guerra, Hidalgo y Mendoza (GHM)

Bankruptcy and Restructuring Firm of the Year

Del Castillo y Castro Abogados

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year

Bernardo Reyes Retana K. , Pérez-Llorca

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year

Guillermo Pérez Santiago, Galicia Abogados S.C.

Capital Markets Firm of the Year

Galicia Abogados S.C.

Competition and Antitrust

Competition and Antitrust Next Generation Partner of the Year

Román González , White & Case S.C.

Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year

Cristina Massa, Sainz Abogados

Competition and Antitrust Firm of the Year

Greenberg Traurig, S.C.

Compliance

Compliance Next Generation Partner of the Year

Brian Minutti, Legal Disruption

Compliance Lawyer of the Year

Leonel Pereznieto, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Compliance Firm of the Year

Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Next Generation Partner of the Year

Rodrigo Gardner, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Lawyer of the Year

Carlos Velazquez De León, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.

Corporate and M&A: Mid-market Firm of the Year

DLA Piper Mexico

Corporate and M&A: High-end

Corporate and M&A: High-end Next Generation Partner of the Year

Diego Barrera, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Corporate and M&A: High-end Lawyer of the Year

Henri Capin Gally, White & Case S.C.

Corporate and M&A: High-end Firm of the Year

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Next Generation Partner of the Year

Daniel García-Barragán, García Barragán Abogados

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year

Elsa Ortega , Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Firm of the Year

Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Next Generation Partner of the Year

Héctor Anaya Mondragón, Gritwood Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the Year

Carlos Malpica, Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C.

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Firm of the Year

Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C.

Energy and Natural Resources

Energy and Natural Resources Next Generation Partner of the Year

Jorge Cabeza, MCM Abogados

Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year

César Fernández, Norton Rose Fulbright

Energy and Natural Resources Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.

Environment

Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year

Carlos Escoto, Galicia Abogados S.C.

Environment Lawyer of the Year

Adrián del Paso, DLA Piper Mexico

Environment Firm of the Year

Pontones & Ledesma

Insurance

Insurance Lawyer of the Year

Jose Luis Colin Vega, Colin Vega Fletes Abogados

Insurance Firm of the Year

Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year

José Antonio Arochi, Arochi & Lindner, SC

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year

Laura Collada, Dumont

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year

Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.

International Trade and Customs

International Trade and Customs Next Generation Partner of the Year

Carlos Véjar, White & Case S.C.

International Trade and Customs Lawyer of the Year

Adrián Vázquez, Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda

International Trade and Customs Firm of the Year

EC Rubio

Labour and Employment

Labour and Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year

Mary Carmen Fuertes, Hogan Lovells

Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year

Juan Carlos de la Vega, Santamarina y Steta

Labour and Employment Firm of the Year

Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo, S.C. (MGGL)

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Next Generation Partner of the Year

Cecilia Stahlhut, Hogan Lovells

Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year

Christian Lopez-Silva, SaúdeLaw

Life Sciences Firm of the Year

Hogan Lovells

Projects and Infrastructure

Projects and Infrastructure Next Generation Partner of the Year

Marcia Santomé Sánchez, CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow

Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year

Alejandro Rojas, Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC

Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the Year

Galicia Abogados S.C.

Real Estate

Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year

Diego Gómez-Haro Katznelson, Garrigues

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Alejandro Trujillo, TA Trujillo Abogados

Real Estate Firm of the Year

Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Tax

Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year

Ángel Escalante, Escalante & Asociados

Tax Lawyer of the Year

Nora Morales Rodríguez, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

Tax Firm of the Year

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

TMT

TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year

Carlos Vela-Treviño, Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.

TMT Lawyer of the Year

Andrés Acedo, Acedo, Santamarina, S.C

TMT Firm of the Year

Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi y García, S.C.


Marketing Team of the Year

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza & Enríquez

DE&I Law Firm of the Year

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

ESG In-House Team of the Year

ENGIE México

In-House Rising Star of the Year

Monserrat Villegas Vallejo, MacQuarie

Banking and Finance Deal of the Year

$2.5bn financing granted by a syndicate of 13 financial institutions to Energía Mayakan for the expansion to the existing Mayakan pipeline system. 
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel
Milbank LLP
Baker Mckenzie Abogados, S.C.
Covington & Burling

M&A Deal of the Year

Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA)’s MXN $437m sale of two of its business lines to Mill Point Capital LLC. 
Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Tozzini Freire
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Schulte Roth Zabel, LLP
Beccar Varela
PBP Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
Aguilar Castillo Love
Mattos Filho
D’Empaire Reyna Abogados
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Ferrere Abogados

Rising Star Associate of the Year

Ana Maria Alpizar, Nader Hayaux & Goebel

Next Generation Partner of the Year

Carlos Orci, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

Boutique Firm of the Year

Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff, SC

Up-and-Coming Young Firm

Tena Abogados

In-House Lawyer of the Year

Karina Ojeda Valle, Capital Indigo

Lawyer of the Year

Jean Paul Farah, Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Senior Partner of the Year

Manuel Galicia, Galicia Abogados S.C.

In-House Team of the Year

Grupo Aeroméxico

Mexico Firm of the Year

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Leading Central American law firm (in relation to Mexico)

BLP Abogados

Firm of the Year (based outside Mexico City)

Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster

International Firms (operating in to Mexico)

Milbank LLP