Rosemarie McLaren > Galicia Abogados S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Lauded for its members’ ability to ‘find practical solutions to complex problems’, the group at Galicia Abogados S.C. is a strong choice for banking and finance matters. Working from offices in Mexico City and Monterrey, areas of expertise for the national team include advising international and local lenders and borrowers alike on the structuring, negotiation, documentation and execution of financing transactions. The practice group has additional strength with respect to regulatory, compliance and risk management mandates for financial institutions. Banks, public entities, brokerage firms, pension funds and insurance companies routinely feature on the practice’s client roster. Two Mexico City-based partners share leadership of the department: Arturo Perdomo handles fintech matters, financial transactions and regulatory work; Guillermo Pérez Santiago majors on capital markets’ finance and ESG. Monterrey-based Rosemarie McLaren is praised for her ‘practical and timely advice’ and takes care of local and cross-border, bilateral and syndicated loans, as well as commercial real estate and general corporate financing mandates. Rodrigo Rivera deals with corporate financing, real estate financing, debt financing and restructuring; while senior associate Lili Abascal specialises in public, local and international financing matters. Former practice co-head Humberto Pérez Rocha, a 30-year veteran of the firm who advised on a broad range of financing transactions, departed in September 2024.

Galicia Abogados S.C. has quickly made a name for itself as a relevant player in the local market since its arrival in 2016. The practice routinely advises a roster of Monterrey-based companies, international corporations with operations in Nuevo León, investment funds, and major financial institutions on work spanning banking and finance, corporate and M&A, bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate, international trade, tax and dispute resolution. The key contacts are office co-leads Eugenio Sepúlveda, who also co-heads the firm’s national bankruptcy and restructuring group; and Rosemarie McLaren, who garners client praise for her ‘practical and timely advice’ . Sepúlveda has focused his practice on banking, M&A, project finance, and restructuring mandates, while McLaren specialises in banking and finance work, handling a mix of local and cross border, bilateral and syndicated loans, as well as commercial real estate and general corporate financing mandates. Names to note at associate level include seniors Andrés Caro de la Fuente, who deals with bankruptcy and restructuring matters; tax disputes specialist Alejandro Madero; Mariana Islas (M&A and real estate transactions); and associate Andrés Muñiz Cordova (international trade and customs). The firm’s associate rotation programme also allows lawyers to divide their time between its Mexico City and Monterrey offices. Recent work highlights have seen team members advise a consortium of domestic banks on the granting of a loan to Destino Xcaret to fund the construction of a new hotel on the Riviera Maya; and represent The Nearshore Company in litigation proceedings against the Tax Administration Service.

Lauded by clients for its availability and ability to provide ‘accurate and precise solutions’, the team at Galicia Abogados S.C. offers support on the gamut of domestic and international capital markets transactions, assisting clients with raising capital through debt, equity and equity-like products. The group has particular experience in project bonds, international debt offerings, IPOs, follow-on offerings, and asset securitisations and other structured financings. The team advises both issuers and underwriters, and has significant sectoral experience in the financial services, hospitality, energy, retail, logistics and real estate sectors. Guillermo Pérez Santiago shares leadership of the practice group with Maurice Berkman. Pérez Santiago handles cross-border equity and debt offerings, financings and ESG matters; while Berkman specialises in lending and capital market transactions, as well as securities regulation. ‘Great asset’ María ‘Maruca’ Ángeles Padilla focuses on domestic and international debt and equity offerings and securities regulations; with Carlos Obregón Rojo undertaking capital markets and M&A transactions. Key banking and finance contact at the Monterrey office Rosemarie McLaren garners praise for the ‘efficient and high-quality technical advice’ she provides.