WHITE & CASE SC
Established in Mexico City in 1991 and with an office in Monterrey since 2002, White & Case SC takes pride in its excellent relationships with Mexican financial institutions and regulatory officials, which enable it to provide a high quality, client-focused service. The firm enjoys a worldwide reputation for cross border M&A and finance work; a reputation it has built upon with its extensive multijurisdictional work in Mexico. It has successfully combined its international expertise with experience and knowledge of the local market to establish itself as a leading Mexican law firm – an accolade that is supported by the findings of our research.
The firm’s excellence in M&A work is reflected in the three listings it enjoys in the corresponding chapter. Juan Pablo Rico Caso has an extensive corporate background and was described to researchers as “incredibly bright” with “invaluable commercial acumen”. Eugenio Sepúlveda was very highly nominated for his cross border M&A work and also appears in the project finance chapter. Alberto Sepúlveda Cosío is not only listed in the M&A chapter, but also in banking, capital markets and corporate governance. His wide-ranging expertise, encompassing regulatory matters, investment products and corporate restructuring, was described by peers as “unrivalled”. He was consistently highlighted as “one of the best” and “a definite inclusion”.
Vicente Corta and Ariel Ramos are both highly regarded for their project finance work, which is considered “second to none”. Mr Corta has “considerable expertise” when it comes to advising the federal government on project financing and bank regulation and is also recognised in this edition for his insolvency and restructuring work. Mr Ramos is known for his “outstanding work” on the financing of infrastructure projects.
Juan Antonio Martín is “highly respected” for his banking work and has extensive experience representing local and foreign issuers and underwriters in securities transactions, as well as lenders and borrowers in local and cross border financings. Iker Arriola Peñalosa is an “extremely talented” competition lawyer who has acted as competition counsel in a wide variety of representative mergers and acquisitions in several sectors and industries, including pharmaceuticals, household/consumer products, soft drinks, transportation, energy, banking and telecoms.
Jorge de la Garza has extensive real estate leasing experience, including landlord and tenant representation, as well as retail, office, industrial, build-to-suit, and ground leases. Peers described him as “a brilliant real estate lawyer” with “impressive legal knowledge”.
The firm’s 13 listings across eight chapters of this edition attest to the outstanding quality of its attorneys and its impressive penetration of the Mexican legal market.
