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Co-Managing Partner : Mauricio Valdespino
Co-Managing Partner: Edgar Romo
Quick facts
Languages

Spanish and English

Number of partners

14

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Financial and corporate
M&A
Financial and corporate
Project development
Restructuring and insolvency
Firm overview

DLA Piper in Latin America’s Team offers full-service business legal counsel to domestic and multinational companies with interests in and operations throughout the region. Our integrated approach to serving clients combines local knowledge with the resources of the DLA Piper global platform. With over 400 lawyers practicing throughout Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico, in addition to our US-based cross-border attorneys, our teams frequently work with our professionals throughout the LatAm region, Iberian Peninsula, and around the globe.
A number of our lawyers were born or raised and educated in the region and are fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese. Many have also practiced law in both the US and Latin America and are intimately familiar with civil law systems and with the cultural and legal nuances required to successfully do business in the region. Our strategic relationships on the ground throughout Latin America enhance our understanding of the region and enable us to provide our clients practical, meaningful legal advice. DLA Piper’s global platform of 90+ offices in more than 40 countries enables us to serve all of our clients’ legal needs, whether they are based in Latin America or wish to do business there.
The United States, specifically New York and Florida, has deep economic and cultural ties to Latin America. After many decades of being at the center of the most complex cross-border matters related to Latin America, New York law is firmly established as the most widely accepted applicable/governing law on cross-border transactions related to Latin America.
Our US based team of Latin America practitioners regularly acts as lead counsel on a wide range of cross-border matters in Latin America, ranging from complex capital markets, finance and M&A matters to public private partnerships and market entry and establishment issues. For more information, visit Latin America | DLA Piper.

Key practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Address:
P.º de los Tamarindos 400-Piso 31
Bosques de las Lomas, Cuajimalpa de Morelos
05120 Ciudad de México, CDMX
Tel:+525552611800 Web Address:https://www.dlapiper.com/en-at/locations
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
12 practice areas
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Galicia Abogados
12 practice areas
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
10 practice areas
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
12 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Greenberg Traurig
14 practice areas
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Kuri Breña Sánchez Ugarte & Aznar
10 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
9 practice areas
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Santamarina y Steta
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow
9 practice areas
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Dentons López Velarde
7 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
12 practice areas
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Pérez Correa González
7 practice areas
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Robles Miaja
4 practice areas
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Villarreal - VGF
2 practice areas
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Von Wobeser y Sierra
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Basham Ringe & Correa
9 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
8 practice areas
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Cuesta Campos y Asociados
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
6 practice areas
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Ibarra del Paso y Gallego
3 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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SMPS Legal
5 practice areas
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bgbg
6 practice areas
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Notable

Berdeja Abogados
9 practice areas
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CDAbogados
8 practice areas
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Canales
5 practice areas
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Cannizzo Ortiz y Asociados
8 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal México
5 practice areas
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GLZ Abogados
10 practice areas
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Jáuregui y Del Valle
7 practice areas
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Ortiz Abogados
4 practice areas
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YG Consultores
3 practice areas
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M&A
Notable
41 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
12 practice areas
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Galicia Abogados
12 practice areas
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
10 practice areas
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
12 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
8 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
14 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
9 practice areas
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Santamarina y Steta
11 practice areas
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Von Wobeser y Sierra
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Basham Ringe & Correa
9 practice areas
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Basila Abogados
7 practice areas
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CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow
9 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
12 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Kuri Breña Sánchez Ugarte & Aznar
10 practice areas
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SMPS Legal
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ibarra del Paso y Gallego
3 practice areas
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Kavanagh Gorozpe
5 practice areas
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Robles Miaja
4 practice areas
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Notable

Acedo Santamarina
3 practice areas
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Berdeja Abogados
9 practice areas
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CDAbogados
8 practice areas
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Canales
5 practice areas
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Cannizzo Ortiz y Asociados
8 practice areas
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Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
2 practice areas
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Cuesta Campos y Asociados
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
8 practice areas
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DeForest Abogados
2 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal México
5 practice areas
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ECIJA
3 practice areas
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GLZ Abogados
10 practice areas
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Ibañez Parkman
4 practice areas
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Jáuregui y Del Valle
7 practice areas
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Ortiz Abogados
4 practice areas
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Pérez Correa González
7 practice areas
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Sainz Abogados
5 practice areas
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bgbg
6 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 4
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Galicia Abogados
12 practice areas
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
10 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
12 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
14 practice areas
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
9 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow
9 practice areas
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Dentons López Velarde
7 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
2 practice areas
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Santamarina y Steta
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
8 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
12 practice areas
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Kuri Breña Sánchez Ugarte & Aznar
10 practice areas
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Notable

DLA Piper
8 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Pérez Correa González
7 practice areas
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Rodríguez Dávalos Abogados
5 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Notable
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez
12 practice areas
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Del Castillo & Castro Abogados
5 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
11 practice areas
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Sainz Abogados
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
10 practice areas
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Pérez Correa González
7 practice areas
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Santamarina y Steta
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Galicia Abogados
12 practice areas
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
12 practice areas
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Von Wobeser y Sierra
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Notable

Cannizzo Ortiz y Asociados
8 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
8 practice areas
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GLZ Abogados
10 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
6 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
12 practice areas
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Kuri Breña Sánchez Ugarte & Aznar
10 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

DLA Piper Mexico, a global law firm with a presence in over 40 countries, offers legal solutions to businesses worldwide. Their Mexico City office provides expert counsel to US, Mexican, and international clients operating in Mexico and across Latin America. The team at DLA Piper seamlessly integrates local expertise with the resources of their global platform, allowing them to offer comprehensive legal services to national and multinational companies throughout the region. 

 

Highlights 

DLA Piper’s Mexico-based projects team plays a prominent role in the Mexican projects market, particularly within the energy and infrastructure sectors. As lead counsel, they handle cross-border and region-wide project financings and restructurings from their Mexico City office. Clients rely on the team for comprehensive support throughout their key projects, spanning project development negotiations to high-level financing—displaying the strength of their domestic and cross-border project services. 

The firm skillfully handled intricate matters for their clients, introducing innovative deal structures and showcasing their abilities across multiple jurisdictions 

 

Key Clients 

Key clients over the review period have included some of the leading energy and infrastructure companies and leading financial institutions operating in Mexico, such as Bancomext, Banobras, Banco Sabadell and Santander.

Deal Highlights
2 results2 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Alsea SAB de CV - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
DLA Piper
Mexico
Bond issue
Alsea SAB de CV
Issuer
Xinfra Fibra E - M&A
2022-07-11
DLA Piper
Mexico
M&A
José Gutiérrez, Mauricio Valdespino, Melissa Echeverria, Roberto Artigas
Xinfra Fibra E
Buyer
M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
Capital markets and finance partner Laurent Massinon joins the firm’s finance practice, a year after the launch of its Luxembourg office
Sherlyn Lau has brought a team of 12 to the firm’s Hong Kong office after spending nearly two decades at Sidley
Sustainability-linked and transition loans provide practical pathways for decarbonisation in emerging markets’ hard-to-abate sectors
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
M&A
Partners at Al Tamimi and DLA Piper in Dubai share insights on market trends, client expectations and law firms' strategic positioning for 2026
Why sponsors are turning to holdco PIK to boost leverage and preserve cash amid Latin America’s volatility
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