Antonio Cardenas Arriola > DLA Piper Mexico > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Telecoms is the clear strength of DLA Piper Mexico‘s TMT group and it continues to advise major clients on some of the more complex regulatory issues in the market. Along with licences and authorisations, the negotiation of interconnection agreements, and new technology implementation, the practice is also a strong choice for contentious matters in the TMT area, particularly amparo cases. Antonio Cárdenas is an expect in such suits in the sector, but is also an increasingly sought-after advisor on regulatory matters. He co-leads the department with Jorge Benejam, a corporate and M&A partner who dedicates a significant amount of his practice to the TMT sectors. Associate litigator Ana Marietta Rivero frequently supports on contentious matters. September 2023 the practice saw the departure of experienced sector specialist Eduardo Gallastegui, who has opened his own practice.

Underpinned by its ‘extraordinary strategic capacity in litigation‘, the competition and antitrust practice at DLA Piper Mexico excels on the contentious side of the practice, while also maintaining a robust offering in merger control filing and other transactional issues. Litigator Antonio Cárdenas spearheads the disputes and investigations side of the practice and is recommended by clients as ‘one of the great strategists in administrative litigation‘. Fellow practice co-head Jorge Benejam is a corporate and M&A expert who has notable familiarity with technical and regulatory rules in the life-sciences, telecoms and technology sectors; he also has particular expertise in identifying and analysing potential antitrust risks for M&A transactions. Associate Regina Esparza supports the practice heads across the full spectrum of matters handled by the department.

DLA Piper Mexico continues to build out its presence in domestic arbitral matters, where it already demonstrates particular strength in energy sector disputes. The practice is nevertheless perhaps better known for its stellar international arbitration offering, with the Mexico City office acting as a regional hub for the practice, and which is, in turn, a key component of the firm’s global dispute resolution offering. Global head of the firm’s internatioal arbitral practice as well as co-head of the (local) team Kate Brown de Vejar is one of the foremost names in Mexico for international commercial and investment arbitration, practicing US and Australian law. Co-head of the Latin America disputes group, Gabriela Álvarez-Ávila‘s international arbitration practice evidences particularly expertise in disputes relating to investment law and high-stakes’ transactions in infrastructure, banking, energy and TMT. Both partners are currently co-leading on GoldGroup Resources’ case against Mexico under the sunset clauses of the USMCA and NAFTA chapter 11 and arising from the judicial expropriation of the client’s shares in a mining company The practice heads are supported by intermediate associate Irene Cuéllar Araiza, who joined from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle S.C. in May 2023; and more recent counsel-level hire Juan Pablo Moyano, an April 2024 hire from Holland & Knight. In addition, litigators Antonio Cárdenas and Daniel González Estrada provide valuable advice in matters that have dual arbitration and litigation components.