Diego Mora-Jensen Garza > White & Case S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Lauded for its ‘rapid response time, knowledge and honesty’, the team at White & Case S.C. handles both commercial litigation and financial restructuring, assisting major domestic and international financial institutions. Practice head Enrique Espejel is an experienced litigator for creditors in high-profile bankruptcies, and is recognised for his ‘outstanding counsel, in-depth theoretical knowledge and skill at devising practical strategies’; María Teresa Fernández Labardini provides counsel on the full range of matters, including loan restructurings. Diego Mora-Jensen Garza was promoted to local partner in January 2023.

White & Case S.C.’s litigation team regularly appears at the Mexican Supreme Court as counsel for major multinationals operating in the country. It has a strong reputation and caseload in administrative litigation, while also maintaining a commercial litigation practice that participates in some of the standout cases in the market. Bankruptcy cases are a further forte, while more broadly, the firm’s international footprint gives it an advantage in cross-border mandates. The department is highlighted by clients for its ‘great internal communication and teamwork’, with practice heads Ismael Reyes Retana and Enrique Espejel providing expertise in regulatory and administrative litigation, and commercial and civil disputes, respectively. Fernando García Gómez is highlighted for his ‘outstanding technical capacity’ and has a broad practice in constitutional and administrative disputes. January 2023 partner appointment Diego Mora-Jensen’s caseload includes bankruptcy disputes, insurance claims, constitutional amparos and white collar crime; at associate level, Yuriria Galicia (administrative, constitutional and commercial litigation) and Joaquín Pacheco (amparos; white collar, compliance, technology, privacy and data protection disputes) are the key figures. Since publication, Reyes Retana has left the firm – effective December 2023.