Fernando Del Castillo > Del Castillo y Castro Abogados > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Operating from offices in both Mexico City and Monterrey, specialist boutique Del Castillo y Castro Abogados is a strong choice for bankruptcy matters. The team’s expertise encompasses restructuring, workouts, insolvency, general civil litigation and arbitration. Moreover, the group – whose members stand out for their ‘great experience and customer service’ – handles both the transactional aspects of restructurings (securities issuances) as well as the judicial side (concurso mercantil and litigation), representing both debtors and creditors. The practice is jointly led by the firm’s founding partners: Fernando Del Castillo, a specialist in insolvency, civil and mercantile litigation and arbitration; and Alfonso Castro, who brings corporate, banking, finance and capital markets experience to the table. Associate Karla Gabriela Silva  assists with civil and commercial litigation, workouts, insolvency, commercial arbitration and other alternate dispute resolution methods. Linda García de Alba was promoted to the partnership in January 2023. Since publication, Silva has left the firm – effective as of January 2024.

Since the establishment of the firm in December 2018, Del Castillo y Castro Abogados has earned a healthy profile in litigation where it focuses on disputes involving both national and international companies spanning a broad spectrum of matters, from corporate, contractual and debt collection work, to real estate, insurance and financial sector conflicts. One of the firm’s founding partners, Fernando del Castillo is the primary contact for litigation at the Mexico City office; a bankruptcy specialist, he is a well-known figure across insolvency, and civil and commercia litigation. Del Castillo co-leads the department with Monterrey-based disputes specialist Camilo Vázquez López, who has broad contentious expertise across arbitration, litigation and ADR. Experienced associate Ana Laura Elizalde works across civil and commercial litigation, financial restructuring, insolvency and commercial arbitration, and handles diverse matters ranging from stock purchase conflicts to contentious banking and construction matters.

Since the firm was established in 2018, Del Castillo y Castro Abogados’ arbitration specialists have advised on local and international arbitrations that include civil, commercial, construction and insurance representations. The department regularly acts for clients on matters before the ICC, the National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO), the Arbitration Centre of Mexico (ACM), and public institutions that administer arbitration proceedings. Fernando del Castillo has broad arbitration experience but is especially prominent in proceedings related to bankruptcies and restructuring. He is based in Mexico City and co-leads the practice with Monterrey-based partner Camilo Vázquez López, who oversees the broader dispute resolution offering at that office.