Winners
Marketing Team of the year
Von Wobeser y Sierra
Most Innovative in-house team of the year
Element Fleet Management Corporation Mexico
In-house ESG Champions
Bupa México
DE&I Law firm initiative
Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.
Rising Star in-house counsel
José Escalante Osorio, Meta
Rising Star Associate of the year
Arturo De La Parra, Jones Day
Next Gen. Partner of the year
Francisco Glennie, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
Boutique Law Firm of the year
Martínez, Algaba, de Haro y Curiel
Up-and-Coming Young Firm of the year
Guerra, Hidalgo y Mendoza (GHM)
In-house Lawyer of the year
Karina Hernandez Partida, Compass Group Mexico
Lawyer of the year
Carlos Malpica, Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C.
Senior Partner of the year
Carlos Aiza H, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
In-house Team of the year
Grupo Modelo
Mexico Law Firm of the year
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Practice Area Awards
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance Firm of the year
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Banking & Finance Lawyer of the year
Jean Paul Farah, Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.
Banking & Finance Rising Star of the year
Gloria Martínez, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC
Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Bankruptcy and Restructuring Firm of the year
Sainz Abogados
Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer of the year
Thomas Heather, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Bankruptcy and Restructuring Rising Star of the year
Christian Dorantes, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C
Capital Markets
Capital Markets Firm of the year
Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.
Capital Markets Lawyer of the year
Michell Nader S, Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC
Capital Markets Rising Star of the year
Eric Quiles, White & Case S.C.
Competition and Antitrust
Competition and Antitrust Firm of the year
Greenberg Traurig, S.C.
Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the year
Cristina Massa, Sainz Abogados
Competition and Antitrust Rising Star of the year
Gerardo Rodríguez, Galicia Abogados
Compliance
Compliance Firm of the year
Von Wobeser y Sierra SC
Compliance Lawyer of the year
Diego Sierra, Von Wobeser y Sierra SC
Compliance Rising Star of the year
Santago Acosta, Creel, Garcia-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez, S.C.
Corporate & M&A (mid-market)
Corporate & M&A (mid-market) Firm of the year
Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.
Corporate & M&A (mid-market) Lawyer of the year
Mauricio Valdespino, DLA Piper
Corporate & M&A (mid-market) Rising Star of the year
Mariel Martínez Zárate, White & Case LLP
Corporate & M&A (high-end)
Corporate & M&A (high-end) Firm of the year
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Corporate & M&A (high-end) Lawyer of the year
Luis Burgueño, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC
Corporate & M&A (high-end) Rising Star of the year
Edgar Ancona, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Firm of the year
Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the year
Adrián Magallanes, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Rising Star of the year
Juan Pablo Moyano, Holland & Knight LLP
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Firm of the year
Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C.
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the year
Daniel Amézquita, Galicia Abogados S.C.
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Rising Star of the year
Iván Valdespino, Galicia Abogados S.C.
Energy & Natural Resources
Energy & Natural Resources Firm of the year
Galicia Abogados S.C.
Energy & Natural Resources Lawyer of the year
Carlos de Maria y Campos, Galicia Abogados S.C.
Energy & Natural Resources Rising Star of the year
Perla Díaz Taracena, Hogan Lovells
Environment
Environment Firm of the year
Galicia Abogados S.C.
Environment Lawyer of the year
Mariana Herrero, Galicia Abogados S.C.
Environment Rising Star of the year
Enrique Muñoz Guízar, González Calvillo
Insurance
Insurance Firm of the year
Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC
Insurance Lawyer of the year
Francisco Guerra-Fletes, Colin Vega Fletes Abogados
Insurance Rising Star of the year
Enrique Salcedo R., Nader, Hayaux & Goebel, S.C.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Firm of the year
Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff, SC
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the year
Bernardo Herrerías, Hogan Lovells
Intellectual Property Rising Star of the year
Efraín Olmedo, Santamarina y Steta
International Trade and Customs
International Trade and Customs Firm of the year
EC Rubio
International Trade and Customs Lawyer of the year
David Hurtado, Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C.
International Trade and Customs Rising Star of the year
Mario Lara, Hogan Lovells
Labour and Employment
Labour and Employment Firm of the year
Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.
Labour and Employment Lawyer of the year
Jorge de Presno, Basham, Ringe y Correa. S.C.
Labour and Employment Rising Star of the year
Fermin Lecumberri-Cano, Sánchez Devanny
Life Sciences
Life Sciences Firm of the year
Olivares
Life Sciences Lawyer of the year
Bernardo Martínez-Negrete, Galicia Abogados S.C
Life Sciences Rising Star of the year
David Campos, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Projects & Infrastructure
Projects & Infrastructure Firm of the year
Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC
Projects & Infrastructure Lawyer of the year
Enrique Lorente Ludlow, CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow
Projects & Infrastructure Rising Star of the year
Diego Álvarez Ampudia, Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster
Real Estate
Real Estate Firm of the year
TA Trujillo Abogados
Real Estate Lawyer of the year
Javier Domínguez Torrado, Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C
Real Estate Rising Star of the year
Alfonso Pulido O, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Tax
Tax Firm of the year
Galicia Abogados S.C.
Tax Lawyer of the year
Enrique Ramírez, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.
Tax Rising Star of the year
Alejandra Paniagua, Galicia Abogados S.C.
TMT
TMT Firm of the year
Hogan Lovells
TMT Lawyer of the year
Andrés Acedo, Acedo, Santamarina, S.C
TMT Rising Star of the year
Maribel Tovar, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Deal of the year: M&A
$4.8bn combination of Grupo Televisa’s content and media assets with those of Univision, thereby creating the largest Spanish-language media company in the world.
US counsel to Univision: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
US counsel to Univision (for antitrust): Covington & Burling
Mexican counsel to Univision: Galicia Abogados
US counsel to Televisa: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Mexican counsel to Televisa: Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
Deal of the year: Finance
$428m (sustainability-linked) unsecured syndicated credit facility extended to FIBRA Macquarie Mexico by Citibanamex, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan et al.
Mexican counsel to FIBRA Macquarie: Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
US counsel to FIBRA Macquarie: Simpson, Thatcher, & Bartlett LLP
Mexican counsel to lenders: Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.
US counsel to lenders: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP