The practice group at White & Case S.C. is known for its experience in financial regulatory matters, in addition to its track record advising borrowers and lenders alike on a range of financing transactions. Securing financial authorisations and digital banking licences constitutes a core area of expertise, while the group's transactional practice encompasses syndicated loans, asset-backed financings and financial restructurings. Juan Antonio Martín steers the department and deals with the gamut of banking and finance mandates, along with capital markets and restructuring work. Additional names to note include regulatory and fintech specialists Narciso Campos, Andrés Mosqueira and Eduardo Flores Herrera; María Teresa Fernández Labardini, who handles requests for authorisations before the financial and regulatory authorities, M&A transactions, loan restructurings and compliance mandates; and debt finance practitioner Eugenio Bernal. Carlos Mainero (debt finance and financial regulatory matters), Rebeca García López (cross-border debt and equity financings), and Fernando Vázquez-Chelius (financings, private equity and M&A transactions) are also key members of the team. Carlos González Navarro, who focuses his practice on the financial regulatory sector, was promoted to local partner in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘It's a team with extensive technical expertise and up-to-date knowledge of the laws and regulations, as well as the criteria of financial authorities, which gives them a substantial advantage in achieving their clients' objectives at the lowest possible cost. They have a gender-diverse and highly collaborative team. It's a firm that is very easy and friendly to work with.'
- ‘White & Case's banking practice attorneys have extensive technical knowledge and expertise in the key criteria of financial authorities. They are creative and seek the best way to achieve the client's objectives before simply stating that something is not possible. The partners with whom we have had this extraordinary experience are Narciso Campos and Eduardo Flores.'
- 'What distinguishes W&C from others is its deep understanding of the banking and financial sector, combined with highly responsive, solutions-oriented approach.'
- 'The team (Narciso Campos, Eduardo Flores and Eugenio Bernal, among others) has strong technical expertise across a brad range of regulatory and transactional matters.'
Key clients
- Mexican Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
- Banco Mercantil del Norte
- Financiera Independencia
- UBR Pagos
- Klar
- Morgan Stanley
- Goldman Sachs
- Citigroup
- BBVA Mexico
- Scotiabank
- Bancar Technologies (Ualá)
- Hey Banco
Work highlights
Advised a cohort of banks on Citi’s divestment of its Mexican consumer business.
Advised Banobras and FONADIN on the $6bn acquisition financing for a portfolio of thirteen power plants acquired from Iberdrola by an acquisition trust managed by Mexico Infrastructure Partners FF.
Advised Orbia and several of its subsidiaries on a $1.4bn financial restructuring transaction.
Lawyers
Leading partners: Fintech
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Juan Antonio Martín
Other key lawyers
Narciso Campos; Andrés Mosqueira; Eduardo Flores Herrera; María Teresa Fernández Labardini; Eugenio Bernal; Carlos Mainero; Rebeca García López; Fernando Vázquez-Chelius; Carlos González Navarro