Jorge Benejam > DLA Piper Mexico > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

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‘s corporate team is well-versed in a range of transactions including public and private M&A, spin-offs, asset sales, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Additional pillars of practice include due diligence, tax planning and corporate governance. Four practitioners share leadership of the group. Office co-director Mauricio Valdespino routinely advises private equity firms and institutional investors on complex M&A transactions; while Álvaro Garza-Galván provides both advisory and transactional support. Diego Martinez, in turn, takes care of corporate finance and debt restructuring transactions; and Jorge Benejam completes the leadership group, specialising in M&A and antitrust matters, with a particular focus on the life science, telecom and tech sectors.

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.