Octavio L. Hernandez Negretti > Sainz Abogados > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Built upon the twin-pillars of core litigation and transactional practices, Sainz Abogados is best known for its strength in bankruptcy and restructuring matters; nevertheless it has considerable corporate and M&A capacity that was notably boosted with the incorporation of Hugo López Coll in early 2022. The 13-strong team advises clients from a broad array of industries (including aviation, banking, biotech, construction, energy, finance, gaming, hospitality, insurance, mining, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, real estate, IT and transportation) on domestic and cross-border corporate transactions (including corporate restructurings, M&As and joint ventures) along with associated antitrust issues, governance matters and corporate compliance. Practice head Octavio L Hernandez handles both corporate/M&A and financing matters and also has considerable private equity experience. Name partner Alejandro Sainz is also active in the finance and M&A sectors, with his market leading bankruptcy and restructuring experience giving him additional insight and expertise in both areas. Further partner-level engagement is provided by Santiago Alessio Robles, a corporate reorganisations specialist who also handles M&A matters; while the above mentioned López Coll (who is dual-qualified in New York and Mexico) focuses on M&A, private equity, capital markets, and regulatory and compliance matters, along with internal investigations and shareholder disputes. At associate level, Daniela Alcázar is a corporate and M&A-dedicated practitioner, while Lucía Laganá handles corporate finance matters as part of her broader practice. Since publication, the team has been substantially boosted by the arrival of established corporate, transactional and finance partner José Victor Torres Gómez and counsel Rosa Elena Coto, members of a more sizeable group that arrived from Gonzalez Calvillo in April 2024.