{"id":167026,"date":"2024-04-17T08:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T08:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=167026"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:30:17","slug":"winners-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/mexico-awards-2026\/winners-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Marketing Team of the year <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Von Wobeser y Sierra<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Most Innovative in-house team of the year <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Element Fleet Management Corporation Mexico<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In-house ESG Champions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bupa M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DE&amp;I Law firm initiative<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rising Star in-house counsel<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Escalante Osorio, Meta<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rising Star Associate of the year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Arturo De La Parra, Jones Day<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Next Gen. Partner of the year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Francisco Glennie, Mijares, Angoitia, Cort\u00e9s y Fuentes, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Boutique Law Firm of the year <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez, Algaba, de Haro y Curiel<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Up-and-Coming Young Firm of the year<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guerra, Hidalgo y Mendoza (GHM)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In-house Lawyer of the year <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Karina Hernandez Partida, Compass Group Mexico<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lawyer of the year <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Malpica, Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Senior Partner of the year <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Aiza H, Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In-house Team of the year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Grupo Modelo<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mexico Law Firm of the year <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Practice Area Awards<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Banking &amp; Finance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Banking &amp; Finance Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking &amp; Finance Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jean Paul Farah, Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking &amp; Finance Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gloria Mart\u00ednez, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bankruptcy and Restructuring<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bankruptcy and Restructuring Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sainz Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Heather, Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bankruptcy and Restructuring Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christian Dorantes, Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michell Nader S, Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC<\/p>\n<p>Capital Markets Rising Star of the year<\/p>\n<p>Eric Quiles, White &amp; Case S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Competition and Antitrust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Competition and Antitrust Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greenberg Traurig, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cristina Massa, Sainz Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition and Antitrust Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gerardo Rodr\u00edguez, Galicia Abogados<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Compliance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Compliance Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Von Wobeser y Sierra SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compliance Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diego Sierra, Von Wobeser y Sierra SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compliance Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Santago Acosta, Creel, Garcia-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enriquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (mid-market)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (mid-market) Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (mid-market) Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Valdespino, DLA Piper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (mid-market) Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mariel Mart\u00ednez Z\u00e1rate, White &amp; Case LLP<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (high-end)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (high-end) Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (high-end) Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luis Burgue\u00f1o, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate &amp; M&amp;A (high-end) Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Edgar Ancona, Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dispute Resolution: Arbitration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adri\u00e1n Magallanes, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juan Pablo Moyano, Holland &amp; Knight LLP<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dispute Resolution: Litigation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution: Litigation Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Am\u00e9zquita, Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution: Litigation Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iv\u00e1n Valdespino, Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Energy &amp; Natural Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Energy &amp; Natural Resources Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy &amp; Natural Resources Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carlos de Maria y Campos, Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy &amp; Natural Resources Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perla D\u00edaz Taracena, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Environment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Environment Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environment Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mariana Herrero, Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environment Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enrique Mu\u00f1oz Gu\u00edzar, Gonz\u00e1lez Calvillo<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Insurance Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Francisco Guerra-Fletes, Colin Vega Fletes Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enrique Salcedo R., Nader, Hayaux &amp; Goebel, S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uhthoff, G\u00f3mez Vega &amp; Uhthoff, SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Herrer\u00edas, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Efra\u00edn Olmedo, Santamarina y Steta<\/p>\n<h3><strong>International Trade and Customs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>International Trade and Customs Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EC Rubio<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Trade and Customs Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Hurtado, J\u00e1uregui y Del Valle, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Trade and Customs Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mario Lara, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Labour and Employment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Labour and Employment Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Labour and Employment Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jorge de Presno, Basham, Ringe y Correa. S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Labour and Employment Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fermin Lecumberri-Cano, S\u00e1nchez Devanny<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Life Sciences<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olivares<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Mart\u00ednez-Negrete, Galicia Abogados S.C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David Campos, Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Projects &amp; Infrastructure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Projects &amp; Infrastructure Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects &amp; Infrastructure Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enrique Lorente Ludlow, CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects &amp; Infrastructure Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diego \u00c1lvarez Ampudia, Ramos, Ripoll &amp; Schuster<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Real Estate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TA Trujillo Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Javier Dom\u00ednguez Torrado, Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alfonso Pulido O, Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tax<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tax Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enrique Ram\u00edrez, Mijares, Angoitia, Cort\u00e9s y Fuentes S.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alejandra Paniagua, Galicia Abogados S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TMT <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>TMT Firm of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n<p><strong>TMT Lawyer of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9s Acedo, Acedo, Santamarina, S.C<\/p>\n<p><strong>TMT Rising Star of the year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maribel Tovar, Greenberg Traurig, LLP<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Deal of the year: M&amp;A<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>$4.8bn combination of Grupo Televisa\u2019s content and media assets with those of Univision, thereby creating the largest Spanish-language media company in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>US counsel to Univision: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP<br \/>\nUS counsel to Univision (for antitrust): Covington &amp; Burling<br \/>\nMexican counsel to Univision: Galicia Abogados<br \/>\nUS counsel to Televisa: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &amp; Katz<br \/>\nMexican counsel to Televisa: Mijares, Angoitia, Cort\u00e9s y Fuentes, S.C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Deal of the year: Finance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>$428m (sustainability-linked) unsecured syndicated credit facility extended to FIBRA Macquarie Mexico by Citibanamex, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan et al.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mexican counsel to FIBRA Macquarie: Creel, Garc\u00eda-Cu\u00e9llar, Aiza y Enr\u00edquez, S.C.<br \/>\nUS counsel to FIBRA Macquarie: Simpson, Thatcher, &amp; Bartlett LLP<br \/>\nMexican counsel to lenders: Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.<br \/>\nUS counsel to lenders: Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 M\u00e9xico DE&amp;I Law firm initiative Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. 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