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.
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Testimonials
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‘Extraordinary strategic capacity in litigation.’
‘Antonio Cárdenas is one of the great strategists in administrative litigation.’
‘The team led by Jorge Benejam, in addition to high capacity and technical knowledge, has a very practical and proactive approach, always looking for the best alternatives to meet our demands. In addition to everything, they are very well respected by the market and have great networking.’
‘Technical capacity, knowledge of our business, and networking.’
Key clients
- American Tower
- Coeur Mining
Work highlights
Advising American Tower on the sale of its fibre business to Flo Networks.
Assisting Coeur Mining with its acquisition from Fresnillo of mining concessions adjacent to the Palmarejo gold-silver complex located in the state of Chihuahua.
Lawyers
Practice head
Jorge Benejam; Antonio Cárdenas