Lauded for its ‘combination of technical expertise and exceptional availability to meet the needs of its clients’, Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster is a noted port of call for a broad range of business law mandates in Guadalajara (along with Mexico City and Monterrey, where it also maintains offices). The Guadalajara office is particularly renowned for its expertise across banking and finance, corporate and M&A, restructuring, labour and social security, project finance, real estate, arbitration and litigation. Within the corporate practice area, the group is adept at handling the setup of businesses, M&A transactions and corporate restructurings. The banking and finance practice deals with the structuring of cross-border loans and project finance transactions. The team is also noted for its strength in international trade, covering advice on import-export regulations, customs issues and trade agreements. The group’s key contacts are founding partners Diego Ramos, Alejandro Ripoll and Alejandro Schuster. Ramos specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and banking and finance; Ripoll handles corporate and M&A, matters of foreign investment, infrastructure, public contracting and restructuring and insolvency; and Schuster focuses on civil, commercial and constitutional litigation. Additional partner-level contacts include corporate practice co-head Edmundo Elías (commercial and corporate law, customs and international trade, anti-corruption matters); Rodolfo Ramos (corporate, wealth management, real estate); Rubén Darío Gómez (commercial arbitration); and Emmanuel Ibarra (labour and social security). Also noted are of counsel Rafael Raya (IP, administrative law) and a deep bench of senior associates, comprising: Alan Francisco Barajas, José Eduardo González and Óscar Mauricio Angulo (dispute resolution); Daniel Torres Güémez (international trade and customs); Rafael Amador Espinosa (IP and privacy matters); Karla M. Peña (corporate, commercial, M&A and foreign investment); and Salvador Orozco (tax consulting).
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Testimonials
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- ‘What sets this team apart is the combination of technical expertise and exceptional availability to meet the needs of its clients.’
- ‘The distinctive factor that drives the excellence of the firm’s lawyers lies in their deep sector specialisation combined with a strong client focus, exemplified by partner Edmundo Elías Fernández and associate Daniel Torres Güémez.’
- ‘The structure of the team, its well-defined way of working, of approaching the issues, and above all, of carrying out solutions, are characteristics that define the group as an exceptional team.’
- ‘In my opinion, RRS is the best firm in electricity. They have been very active during the last six years and offer innovative solutions to their clients.’
- ‘One of the most incredible teams of lawyers! Multidisciplinary, complementary to each other, very professional, they give executive follow-up to all my issues, in addition to the most humane and close treatment! I am very happy to be a client of the firm, very satisfied and supported.’
- ‘The capacity they have to solve all my needs is impressive, I have never had a problem that has not been solved, the attention and follow up is fantastic; most of the time they look for me before I look for them to follow up on the agreements. Professionalism.’
Key clients
- Desarrollo Logistik
- Lumston
- Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta
- Banco Actinver
- Astros de Jalisco
- Forma Territorio
- Harbin Electric International
- Atlas Renewable Energy
- Red de Carreteras de Occidente
- Centro Logístico de Jalisco
Work highlights
Defended Desarrollo Logistik in a hostile takeover.
Advised Lumston on its share and asset sale to Point B.
Assisted Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta with comprehensive legal due diligence procedures concerning several plots of land that our client intends to acquire for the expansion of its operations.
Practice head
Diego Ramos; Alejandro Ripoll; Alejandro Schuster
Other key lawyers
Edmundo Elías; Rodolfo Ramos; Rubén Darío Gómez; Emmanuel Ibarra; Rafael Raya; Alan Francisco Barajas Enríquez; José Eduardo González; Óscar Mauricio Angulo ; Daniel Torres; Rafael Amador; Karla M. Peña; Salvador Orozco