Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Lauded for its ‘deep understanding of the sector’, the team at Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. is equipped to advise on the development and financing of infrastructure projects. The group is well-versed in assisting sponsors with the initial structuring, operation and maintenance of projects; advising senior lenders on project financings, and investors on project acquisition. Leadership is shared between Federico Santacruz González, who specialises in aviation law, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure projects, and M&A; and Jorge Oria y Anaya, who focuses on assisting sponsors, lenders and equity investors with transactions in the power, oil-and-gas, transportation and water sectors. Additional key contacts include Gabriel del Valle Mendiola (banking and finance, capital markets, infrastructure project finance); Asaf Jiménez, who regularly advises on banking and finance, project finance transactions in the electricity and other infrastructure sectors, and M&A; and Alejandra Echeverría González, who deals with contracting and financing arrangements for highways, ports, railways and airports, along with power generation and transmission infrastructure. Since publication, Jiménez has left the firm - effective as of November 2025