Juan Arturo Dueñas > Hogan Lovells > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells‘ Mexican team provides one of the broadest arbitration offerings in the jurisdiction, excelling both in international arbitration and across an array of domestic arbitral matters – most notably commercial, energy and construction cases. Handling a health caseload of US-Mexico cross border mandates the firm’s Mexico City and Monterrey offices work closely with their counterparts across the US (most notably New York and Miami); while more broadly the firm’s global presence (particularly its offices in Madrid, Paris and London) bolsters its multi-jurisdictional capability. The automotive and energy sectors both stand out as particular areas of expertise, yielding a varied slate of matters. Dispute resolution specialist Omar Guerrero is a renowned figure in complex arbitration mandates, either as party counsel or as sole arbitrator; he also has strong litigious and competition capabilities. Guerrero co-leads the arbitration department with Luis Enrique Graham, a similarly celebrated senior figure for arbitral matters in Mexico. Monterrey-based partner Alejandro García González, whose broad dispute resolution practice includes expertise in national and international commercial arbitration, is an additional experienced name. Further strength-in-depth is evident beneath partner level, with key figures including: counsel Juan Arturo Dueñas, who has considerable experience in energy sector arbitration; senior associate Orlando Cabrera, who advises governments and corporate investors on dispute resolution and political risk management; and fellow senior associate Eduardo Lobatón, who divides his time between the Miami and Mexico City offices and handles a varied international arbitration caseload.

Hogan Lovells fields one of the broadest litigation departments in Mexico, skilled across a large swathe of industry sectors, as well as being adept at handling all types of work, including class actions, constitutional litigation, and shareholder disputes. The group’s slate of work continues to feature some of the most notable cases in the insurance space, a healthy share of the mandates emerging from Mexico’s troubled energy sector, and varied cases representing tech companies. Co-leader of the practice Omar Guerrero (a ‘very good trial lawyer’; ‘intelligent, cautious, bold when necessary, sensitive and extremely sensible‘) is one of Mexico’s standout commercial litigators; he also has a notable competition and antitrust aspect to his practice. Alongside him at the helm of the practice is Luis Enrique Graham, a renowned name for dispute resolution in Mexico, and an experienced litigator before the Supreme Court. Both are based at the Mexico City office, while in Monterrey the senior partner contact is Alejandro García González, who is regarded as a strong choice of counsel for commercial, financial and administrative litigation. Jorge Valdés King‘s contentious experience takes in contractual disputes, torts, shareholder controversies, moral damage claims, real estate issues and the full range of collection matters. Younger partner Luis Ernesto Peón, in turn, has a broad practice that includes civil, commercial, administrative and constitutional litigation, along with insolvency proceedings. At counsel level, Juan Arturo Dueñas is well versed in representing major domestic and foreign companies in commercial litigation.

The lawyers at Hogan Lovells‘ bankruptcy group have experience representing both lenders and borrowers in restructuring transactions, as well as representing creditors and debtors alike in voluntary, involuntary and pre-packaged reorganisation proceedings. The team has recently been involved in the restructurings of companies in the financial services, chemicals, tech and insurance sectors. Five partners share leadership of the practice: Federico de Noriega Olea, Omar Guerrero Rodríguez, Jorge Francisco Valdés King, Luis Ernesto Peón Barriga, and René Arce Lozano. De Noriega Olea specialises in corporate and financial transactions, while Guerrero Rodríguez is known for his arbitration and litigation practice. Valdés King and Peón Barriga focus on dispute resolution, restructuring and employment mandates, while Arce Lozano takes care of financing and project finance operations. All partners are based in Mexico City, with the exception of Arce Lozano, who works from the Monterrey office. Counsel Juan Arturo Dueñas is well-versed in both restructuring and non-contentious insolvency matters.