Mr Diego Álvarez Ampudia > Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster > Guadalajara, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

The ‘efficient and coordinated’ team at Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster is well-versed in advising clients on project and infrastructure matters, covering all phases of projects, from early planning, budgeting and bidding, and public & private partnerships, to financing, execution and sale. The group is routinely instructed by developers, lenders, investors and government entities, and it has notable expertise in highways, renewable energy plants and prisons; recent highlights include assisting China Communications Construction Company with the Tren Maya bidding process. Practice co-head Guadalupe Esparza Sanchez focuses her practice on energy law, infrastructure and project finance, and has experience advising government entities and private sector companies on the design, structuring and implementation of public works projects and PPPs. Alongside her, Alejandro Ripoll Gonzalez specialises in the structuring, bidding, financing, execution, purchase and sale of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects. Key senior associate Diego Alvarez Ampudia specialises in infrastructure and energy projects, and has experience advising national and international clients on the structuring, bidding and execution of  large-scale and complex operations including metro lines, port facilities, roads, railways, dams and renewable energy facilities.

Working from the firm’s offices in Mexico City and Guadalajara, respectively, practice heads Guadalupe Esparza Sanchez  and Alejandro Ripoll González provide clients of Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster with financial, transactional and regulatory advice across the energy sector. Clients appreciate the ‘excellent attention’ and ‘extensive experience of the team’, which is especially strong when it comes to electricity market transactions. Generation projects are also an area of strength, while the department stands out from the crowd with an experienced disputes team when it comes to power and energy sector contentious matters. Senior associate Diego Álvarez Ampudia assists the practice heads on the full suite of energy matters, while experienced partner Edmundo Elías Fernández works closely with the department as part of his broad practice in customs and international trade, tax, commercial and corporate law, and government affairs.