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

The ‘professional’ and ‘dynamic’ team at Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster has earned a strong repuation for handling all stages of project development, including planning, bidding, financing and related transactions, in addition to the structuring of PPPs. Financial institutions, developers, sponsors, private companies and government entities frequently look to the group for its expertise in highway, railroad, airport and energy infrastructure projects. The department is co-led by Guadalupe Esparza Sánchez and Alejandro Ripoll González. Esparza Sánchez is well-versed in advising government entities and companies on the design, structuring and implementation of public works projects and PPPs – particularly for port and highway projects. Ripoll González, has long focused on energy, infrastructure and foreign investment matters, along with real estate and M&A. The key name to note at senior associate-level is ‘specialist in the energy sector’ Diego Álvarez Ampudia, who majors on the planning and financing of metro, port, railway, dam, highways and power plant projects.

Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster‘s energy and infrastructure department is particularly well regarded in the electricity market, where it is notably active advising on market entrance, representation before regulatory bodies and operating agreements. The team has assisted with a variety of innovative power generation projects (including solar, wind, and geothermal plants), and is also capable of handling transactional and contentious matters in the power sector. Guadalupe Esparza co-leads the team and has established herself as one of the up-and-coming partners acting for national and international clients – including government entities and private sector companies – on all types of projects related to the new wholesale electricity market. Fellow co-head Alejandro Ripoll-González is an experienced figure across the projects arena, be it domestically or on foreign projects with Mexican stakeholders. Standout support comes from senior associate Diego Álvarez Ampudia, who handles the structuring, negotiation, financing and execution of infrastructure and energy projects.