The bankruptcy and restructuring practice group at Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. handles corporate restructurings, with team members also drawing on experience acting as insolvency administrators, foreign representatives and liquidators in bankruptcy proceedings. Leadership is shared between Jean Paul Farah Chajín, who specialises in banking and finance, M&A, capital markets, real estate and restructurings; and Pablo Perezalonso Eguía, who is well-versed in international banking and securities transactions, capital markets, M&A, fintech regulatory matters, and restructuring and insolvency. Luis Nicolau Gutiérrez (banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and restructuring) and Adriana Padilla Rivas (litigation, arbitration and restructuring), are also noted, as is associate Pamela Degollado García, who joined the firm in July 2024 and works on dispute resolution and restructuring mandates.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Ritch Mueller's expertise is truly impressive. Adriana Padilla handled this case with extraordinary skill. From the first meeting with us and the other partners, we felt confident. Adriana and her team instilled in us knowledge and confidence about what the law allowed and didn't allow, the scenarios we would be discussing, and the steps we should take.'
- ‘The partners are very involved in the deals. When there are issues that are happening in real time, they are there to address them. We had an incident at one firm, but RM helped us rectify the error, and we closed all the transactions satisfactorily.'
Key clients
- WeWork México
- Grupo Unifin
Work highlights
Assisted WeWork with an out-of-court debt restructuring, encompassing the renegotiation of lease agreements with landlords, and the negotiation and execution of settlement agreements.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jean Paul Farah Chajín; Pablo Perezalonso Eguía
Other key lawyers
Luis Nicolau Gutiérrez; Adriana Padilla Rivas; Pamela Degollado García