Mr Alejandro A. Sánchez Mújica A. > Holland & Knight > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Holland & Knight‘s Mexico City office acts for a select multinational client base across the segments constituting the TMT sector and is well regarded for advice on M&A, restructuring processes and high-profile litigation. While characterised by their international presence, the practice’s client base reflects a broad array of industry stake-holders and participants – from investors, lenders and developers, to private-sector companies and fibre-optics developers. Luis Rubio and Octavio Lecona co-lead the practice, with 2023 partner-appointment Alejandro Sánchez Mújica (technology transfers, data privacy, cyber-security and IP) a further name to note.

August 2021 saw Holland & Knight land in Monterrey following its merger with Thompson & Knight, whose local office it took on. Since then, the group has grown substantially, most notably in April 2023, when it brought in six partners, a senior counsel, and a number of associates from Sánchez Devanny. The key new arrivals to note are partners Gerardo Prado Hernández, Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza, José Ricardo Ibarra Córdova, Humberto Morales Barrón, Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño, and Oscar Alejandro Quiroz Chávez, as well as corporate/commercial-focused senior counsel Rogelio Azcárraga. Prado Hernández, who was previously energy practice co-head at his former firm, is noted for his handling of renewable energy projects, as well as corporate, M&A and regulatory compliance matters. Gámez Garza’s practice is centred on corporate and M&A, real estate transactions and environmental permitting matters. Ibarra Córdova deals with tax consulting and litigation, while Morales Barrón, Moreno Treviño, and Quiroz Chávez all handle corporate and M&A work. Gabriel Ruiz acts as office executive partner and specialises in corporate, energy, real estate and financing matters; he has particular expertise in the development of oil, gas and energy projects. Rounding out the group of partners, Alejandro Sánchez Mújica‘s practice focuses on M&A, finance and IP. The team was further strengthened with the September 2023 hire of senior counsel Glafira Mercado, who previously worked at developer Grupo Delta, and focuses on real estate transactions, joint ventures, and development and construction mandates. In July 2024, David Alberto Zavala also joined the office as senior counsel – he is well-versed in corporate matters, including the entry of foreign corporations into the Mexican market. Recent mandates of note for the team include assisting artificial grass manufacturer CCGrass with the acquisition of an industrial property in Nuevo León to establish their operations locally; and carrying out an audit of Bodenheim’s environmental permits in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León.

Holland & Knight‘s intellectual property offering in Mexico is led from its Monterrey office by senior counsel José Luis Villareal, who has a strong track record as regards transactional IP advice for both Mexican and international clients. A diverse client base trusts the team with portfolio management concerning trade marks, patents and copyright, and the firm is also well equipped to support on IP litigation. M&A and finance partner Alejandro Sánchez Mújica provides ancillary support on IP matters from Monterrey, while in Mexico City, TMT expert Octavio Lecona also lends wider expertise on IP matters.

The banking and finance team at Holland & Knight handles the negotiation, structuring and restructuring of financing terms, including the design and development of collateral packages and source-of-payment structures. In addition to providing energy, consumer goods, and tech-sector clients with transactional support, the group also assists banks with regulatory matters. At the helm, Alejandro Landa specialises in advising companies and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border financings, project finance, and asset-backed and future-flow securitisations; his fellow practice co-head  Guillermo Uribe focuses on banking and securities law, particularly in relation to real estate matters; his practice takes in structured finance, syndicated loans and national and international capital markets. Alejandro F Sánchez Mújica has focused his practice on M&A, restructuring, and public and private project finance; Selene Espinosa also handles M&A transactions, corporate governance and foreign investment matters. Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño and Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza, who joined the practice from Sánchez Devanny in April 2023, are the key Monterrey office contacts for corporate and finance work. Mexico City-based senior counsel Aldo Gonzalez Melo majors on corporate, project, structured and public finance transactions.