Mr Octavio Olivo Villa > Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.
Av. Pedregal 24, 10th floor
Molino del Rey
11040, Mexico City
Mexico

Work Department

Aviation, Banking and Finance, Competition and Antitrust, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, Mergers and Acquisitions.

Position

Partner

Career

Octavio Olivo joined the firm in 1992 and was named partner in 1998. He has more than 30 years of experience representing Mexican airlines and other providers of air transportation services, in virtually all aspects of aviation finance including restructurings, insolvency and default situations. He has represented manufacturers, financiers and lessors in connection with the sale, financing and leasing of commercial and corporate aircraft and helicopters.

Octavio also has vast experience in energy projects representing clients in connection with the financing of power plants, pipelines, oil rigs, offshore support vessels and other items of equipment.

Octavio’s competition and antitrust practice specializes on merger control and competition law enforcement. He advises clients on the full spectrum of antitrust issues in Mexico, providing guidance across various industries and achieving a strong record of success in merger reviews.
He worked as a foreign associate at Clearly Gottlieb in New York.

Languages

Spanish, English.

Memberships

Member of the International Bar Association

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M) – London School of Economics and Political Science (1992), London, UK.

Law Degree – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1991), Mexico City, Mexico.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Competition and antitrust

(Leading partners)

Octavio Olivo VillaRitch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. maintains a robust offering to companies seeking advice on their dealings with Cofece and the IFT, be it in merger control filings or representation in investigations into a clients’ respective industry sectors. The competition and antitrust department is overseen by transactional specialist Octavio Olivo Villa and competition and M&A counsel James Ritch, the latter a long-time specialist in anti-trust and competition matters. Further experience is provided by senior associate Marta Loubet, who focuses on the energy, transport, financial services, consumer goods and TMT sectors and has a dedicated competition and antitrust practice; and intermediates Julia Fuentes and Montserrat Quintana.