Mexico: Corporate Governance
Our research identifies 13 individuals for their expertise in providing guidance to corporate clients on regulatory and governance matters.
Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez SC has two listings. Samuel García-Cuéllar is one of the most highly nominated lawyers in this chapter and is described as a “leader in the field”. He acts as Mexican legal counsel for a number of international companies including Warner Brothers, Canadian National and Vulcan Materials. Carlos Creel Carrera is the former managing partner at the firm and is “highly regarded” for his work with public and private companies. His practice includes advising domestic clients with regard to their local and international needs as well as foreign institutions looking to develop their presence in Mexico.
Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes SC also has two partners listed. José Raz-Guzmán is “first rate” for his regulatory know-how. Ricardo Maldonado-Yáñez boasts an “impressive” client list as well as being a member of the board of directors for a broad range of companies that include Krispy Kreme México, Banco Ahorro Famsa and Empresas Cablevisión.
Jorge Mario Sánchez-DeVanny is one of two names listed from Sánchez DeVanny Esseverri SC. Founding partner of the firm, he is praised as a “distinguished figure” for corporate governance and regulatory compliance work. He is accompanied by Humberto Morales Barrón who is also regarded as a “leading name” in the industry. The former legal director of General Electric (Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean), he designed and implemented the corporate governance and regulatory infrastructure for GE in Mexico.
Thomas Heather at Heather & Heather is an “exceptional” corporate lawyer who is also singled out for his “in-depth” knowledge of governance matters.
The name partner of Robles Miaja Abogados, Rafael Robles Miaja is secretary to the board of directors of many private and public companies in Mexico and is lauded as an corporate “expert”.
Diego Martínez Rueda-Chapital at Cervantes Sainz SC has a “very good appreciation” of rules and regulations. A former manager of banking projects at the National Banking and Securities
Commission, his industry experience is an “invaluable asset”.
Founding partner of Galicia Abogados SC, the “excellent” Manuel Galicia specialises in international business transactions. He is a member of the board of directors of Aurum-Heller Financial Empresa de Factoraje and Afore Bital.
Alberto Sepúlveda Cosío at White & Case SC is principal outside counsel for a number of Mexican companies and Mexican subsidiaries of foreign companies across a range of industries. He is “respected” for his regulatory practice.
At Bufete Carrillo Gamboa SC, Francisco Carrillo is a member of the regulatory committee of the Mexican Stock Exchange and is described by contemporaries as “top-tier”.
At Greenberg Traurig LLP Luis Rubio Barnetche’s clients include industrial, mobile telephone and satellite operators in Mexico. He recently acted for Satélites Mexicanos in all of its Mexican-related corporate and regulatory matters with regard to a US$445 million corporate and financial restructuring.