Mr Octavio Lecona > 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.

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.

Holland & Knight‘s Mexican corporate team takes care of a range of related transactions, including M&A, joint venture, private equity, reorganisations and dissolutions. In addition, the drafting of commercial contracts and the provision of corporate governance advice are additional areas of expertise. The group’s client roster includes domestic and international corporations working in the petrochemicals, tech, transportation, hospitality and banking segments. The firm saw its ranks grow in April 2023, when it onboarded seven partners, two senior counsels, and eight associates from Sánchez Devanny. The corporate/M&A practice welcomed four of those partners to the firm’s Monterrey office: Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza, Humberto Morales Barrón, Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño and Oscar Quiróz Chávez ; their arrival considerably bolster’s the practices capacity. Luis Rubio steers the group from Mexico City and has experience assisting companies, trade associations, and government bodies with complex corporate matters. Additional names to note in Mexico City include Octavio Lecona (telecoms, media, tech and M&A); Selene Espinosa (corporate and securities law); and Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño (corporate and real estate transactions). Xavier Mangino and senior counsel Elena Ibarrola left the firm in March 2024.

Commercial and investment arbitrations with public international law or cross-border elements are the forte of the offering at Holland & Knight‘s Mexico City office, which collaborates extensively with the firm’s US counterparts, notably the Miami office. Experienced partner Luis Rubio is particularly known for his expertise in NAFTA-related disputes; he now coordinates the practice in Mexico following the departure of former practice head Carlos Vejar in August 2023. Octavio Lecona, a partner in the TMT and corporate and M&A groups, lends his expertise on contractual disputes; and senior counsel Laura Yvonne Zielinski is a further notable contact, specialising in international investment and commercial arbitration. Promoted to senior counsel in April 2024, Antonio Barrera Ríos specialises in energy and natural resources sector (energy, hydrcoarbons and mining) arbitration.