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Mexico > Corporate and M&A Tier 3

Veteran Mexican firm Cuesta Campos y Asociados S.C. has been the preferred advisor to leading multinationals for decades, having built up an extensive track record in M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. The practice, which garners praise for being a ‘great team with lots of knowledge’, has a focus on the automotive, manufacturing, financial, real estate, and alcoholic-beverage industries. Of late, the corporate area has also seen an increase in agribusiness and IT mandates. Partner and CEO, Hugo Cuesta, who represents both foreign entities doing business in Mexico and Mexican entities doing business abroad; and Azucena Marin, who also specialises in antitrust matters as part of her broader M&A practice, jointly head the department. A second line of practitioners includes senior principal associate Rafael Sánchez; principal associate Jesús Bueno; and associate Franscela Sapien. The Meritas Law Firms Worldwide member for Mexico, it operates from offices in Mexico City, Guanajuato and Guadalajara.

Mexico > Banking and finance Tier 4

Cuesta Campos y Asociados S.C. is distinguished by its solid expertise in asset-based lending, as well as in M&A matters with a strong financial component. The practice led by Hugo Cuesta and Azucena Marin – which operates from the firm's offices in Guadalajara, Mexico City and León, and boasts particular expertise in the automotive, manufacturing, financial and real estate sectors – is a recurring choice for foreign banks and lenders doing deals in Mexico, and also acts as co-counsel with prestigious international firms. Mexico City-based senior associate, Andrés Urquidi, focuses his practice on the structuring and negotiation of financial transactions, including  security structures for companies in the energy sector and infrastructure projects.

Mexico > Compliance Tier 4

Cuesta Campos y Asociados S.C. ' compliance practice has a focus on the prevention of risks associated to its clients’ operations in Mexico, from identification through to the required steps to implement a full compliance program. The group, which also boasts substantial expertise in anti-money laundering and data protection, covers a variety of industries, with manufacturing, automotive, agroindustry and IT among its key sources of work. Azucena Marin, who has particular experience in antitrust and compliance matters; and senior associate Andrés Urquidi, whose expertise extends into capital markets and government procurement matters, are the main practice contacts.

Mexico > Intellectual property Tier 4

Full-service law firm Cuesta Campos y Asociados S.C. has a notable track record for advising important industry players on the full spectrum of intellectual property matters; during 2021 the team was especially active for clients from the pharmaceutical, personal care, retail, and food and beverage industries. The practice is led by Mauricio Chozas who is regarded as ‘very knowledgable and capable, as well as approachable’ and is highly experienced in trade mark portfolio management, as well as trade mark and patent applications, prosecution and litigation, and copyrights, license agreement and franchising matters. Key associate Lorena Pinto provides additional support and handles the full range of trade mark, patent and copyright matters.

Mexico > Labour and employment Tier 4

Cuesta Campos y Asociados S.C. has a broad labour and employment offering that reflects the firm’s broad service offering, and is regarded by clients as ‘an outstanding firm, with a team that is in constant communication to answer questions, review vulnerabilities or areas of opportunity, and suggest improvements in our daily operations’. The practice has considerable expertise, particularly regarding collective bargaining agreements and union negotiations, but also on employment agreements, outsourcing reform, corporate restructuring, social security and high-level terminations, as well as the arrival of businesses in Mexico and general day-to-day advice. The team is led by newly appointed partner Gerardo Valencia, who is an expert on the design and implementation of strategies that avoid employment-related liabilities, the negotiation of union contracts (and regarding ‘call-to-strike’ scenarios), and advisory on the transfer of employees, among other matters.

Mexico > Real estate Tier 4

Cuesta Campos y Asociados S.C. has substantial experience advising clients in the manufacturing, electronics, real estate and logistics sectors, on matters such as property sales and rental, property titles and leases, transactional due diligence, and the viability of operations given urban planning regulations and norms. The real estate practice, which has over 10 years of development and growth, is led by partner Berenice Soto who focuses on corporate, industrial, business, residential and hospitality/tourism real estate projects. Associate Jesús Bueno provides key support and the practice operates from offices in Mexico City, Guadalajara and -notably- the El Bajío region.

Mexico > International trade and customs