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Rodrigo Rivera

Galicia Abogados

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Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Practice Areas:
Real estate and Construction
Banking and finance
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Real estate
Practitioner Profile

Rodrigo has been passionate about the banking system and financing transactions since the beginning of his career. After years of working as an in-house counsel for the corporate and investment banking department at one of the largest banks in Mexico, he joined Galicia and became a partner.
He represents national and international banks, as well as creditors, from a range of industries, helping clients in the structuring and negotiation of financing transactions, such as corporate, real estate, domestic, international, state, municipal, project and debt financing as well as debt restructuring and secured transactions. He has also advised banks and regulated financial entities in the analysis and regulatory compliance of their businesses.
He obtained a Law Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and holds an LL.M. from New York University. He also worked as a foreign associate in Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in the New York office.

He is recognized by The Legal 500 Latin American Guide and Latin Lawyer as an expert and leading lawyer in the Mexican market for the Banking & Finance and Real Estate practices.

He is a member of the Firm’s Talent Committee.

Key practice contacts

Manuel Galicia
Practice areas: M&A, B&F, Private Equity
Industry sector: Multisector
mgalicia@galicia.com.mx

Carlos de Maria y Campos
Practice areas: Project Finance and Project Development
Industry sector: Energy, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure
cdemaria@galicia.com.mx

José Visoso
Practice area: M&A, Private Equity
Industry sector: Multisector
jvisoso@galicia.com.mx

Arturo Perdomo
Practice area: M&A, Banking
Industry sector: Finance
aperdomo@galicia.com.mx

Christian Lippert
Practice areas: M&A, Antitrust and Compliance
Industry sector: Regulated Industries
clippert@galicia.com.mx

Humberto Pérez-Rocha
Practice area: M&A, B&F
Industry sector: Finance
hperezrocha@galicia.com.mx

Francisco Fernández Cueto
Practice area: Project Finance and Project Development
Industry sector: Energy, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure
ffcueto@galicia.com

Antonio Borja
Practice area: Project Finance and Project Development
Industry sector: Energy, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure
aborja@galicia.com.mx

Maurice Berkman
Practice area: Banking and Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
Industry sector: Finance
mberkman@galicia.com.mx

Carlos Chávez
Practice areas: Antitrust and Compliance
Industry sector: Regulated Industries
cchavez@galicia.com.mx

Eugenio Sepúlveda
Practice area: M&A, Restructuring
Industry sector: Multisector
esepulveda@galicia.com.mx

Bernardo Martínez-Negrete
Practice area: Project Development, M&A
Industry sector: Infrastructure and Life Sciences
bmartineznegrete@galicia.com.mx

Guillermo Pérez Santiago
Practice area: Banking and Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
Industry sector: Finance
gperez@galicia.com.mx

Eduardo García-Travesi
Practice area: Project Finance and Project Development
Industry sector: Energy, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure
egarciatravesi@galicia.com.mx

Rodrigo Rivera
Practice area: Banking, Real Estate
Industry sector: Finance, Real Estate & Hospitality
rrivera@galicia.com.mx

Ramiro Sandoval
Practice area: M&A, Real Estate
Industry sector: Real Estate & Hospitality
rsandoval@galicia.com.mx

Rosemarie McLaren
Practice area: Banking
Industry sector: Finance
rmclaren@galicia.com.mx

Carlos Obregón
Practice area: Capital Markets, M&A and Banking
Industry sector: Multisector
cobregón@galicia.com.mx

Ma. de los Ángeles Padilla
Practice area: Capital Markets (Debt and Equity)
Industry sector: Finance
apadilla@galicia.com.mx

Florent Patoret
Practice area: M&A, Private Equity
Industry sector: Multisector
fpatoret@galicia.com.mx

Address:
Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho No. 24 – 7th floor,
Lomas de Chapultepec
Mexico City, 11000