CREEL GARCÍA-CUÉLLAR AIZA Y ENRÍQUEZ SC
Established in 1936, Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez SC has grown from a four lawyer team to a full service corporate law firm with a legal staff of more than 90 professionals. With a reputation for excellence, Creel’s lawyers regularly appear on the country’s most high profile deals.
The firm is particularly well recognised in the M&A chapter, with five lawyers earning listings. Head of the M&A practice group, Samuel García-Cuéllar is also highly regarded for his corporate governance work. He is the Mexican legal counsel to a number of international companies such as McKesson Corporation, Warner Brothers and Canadian National. Joining him in the M&A chapter is the “respected” Luis Gerardo García Santos Coy. He recently acted as counsel to Onex Corporation and Oaktree Capital Management in the acquisition of Grupo Cinemex, one of Mexico’s largest movie theatre operators. A prominent name in competition matters, with clients such as Time Warner and GE Consumer Finance Central Holdings Corp, García Santos Coy also features in the competition section along with José Ruíz Lopez. With a mention in both M&A and capital markets, securities “expert” Jean Michel Enriquez Dahlhaus’ clients include UBS, Credit Suisse and Citigroup. Senior partner Carlos Creel Carrera is another “leading name” for his corporate expertise. Admired for the breadth of this practice, he supplements his M&A listing with further appearances in the corporate governance and real estate and construction chapters.
Along with Creel Carrera, an additional three names feature in real estate and construction: the strongest showing of any firm in this discipline. Carlos Aiza, who is also admired for his banking, capital markets and insolvency practice, is regarded by peers as being at the “cutting-edge” of transactions specialists. Involved in a number of firsts in Mexico, he worked on the first mortgage backed securitisation and the first cross-border residential mortgage securitisation, to name a few. He is accompanied by the “excellent” Carlos de Icaza, who combines his real estate expertise with his much “admired” environment practice. He has used his expertise in both fields to act for clients such as GE Real Estate and Prudential Real Estate. The “top-tier” Jorge Torres B completes the real estate line-up.
Considered “brilliant” by peers, Santiago Sepúlveda Y is a “must for inclusion” in the natural resources chapter. His expertise extends to representing domestic and international clients in the structuring, financing and implementation of large energy related projects in Mexico. The “outstanding” Juan Tejedo M lists in our management labour and employment chapter and has provided advice in relation to labour litigation, collective claims filed by unions, compliance with health and safety regulations in Mexico, and many more areas.
With 20 inclusions across 10 practice areas, Creel remains one of the most highly regarded law firms in Mexico according to our research.
