MEXICO Law and Practice Contributed by: Christian Lippert, Carlos Chávez, Juan Carlos Burgos and Édgar Martín, Galicia Abogados
Galicia Abogados has cultivated a distinctive culture that encourages collaboration and excellence, creat - ing an environment where some of the brightest legal minds unite to tackle complex legal challenges. What sets Galicia apart is its combination of top-tier trans - actional and regulatory expertise with the strategic acumen required for high-stakes litigation. Galicia is recognised as a leader in the Mexican and Latin
American legal ecosystems, with particularly strong international and cross-border capabilities. Galicia is a firm with broad international reach through its alli - ances and “best friends” network in Europe, LatAm, the USA and Asia. Galicia is ranked as leading firm in Mexico and Latin America by renowned international publications such as Chambers and Partners.
Authors
Christian Lippert focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust matters and private wealth management. With over 25 years of experience, he represents clients in complex merger proceedings,
Juan Carlos Burgos is an expert in antitrust and regulatory issues. Clients benefit from his advice and invaluable experience in challenging pre-merger filing proceedings, particularly those involving regulated sectors and
particularly in regulated sectors and industries, as well as in cartel investigations and abuse of market power. Owing to his extensive experience, market knowledge and representation of clients in some of Mexico’s most important transactions, renowned international publications, such as Chambers Latin America and Chambers Global, recognise him as an expert and leader in Mexico in the competition and corporate/M&A practice areas.
industries, as well as cartel and abuse of power investigations. He frequently advises and represents telecommunications, financial and pharmaceutical companies. He frequently works with the Energy team on competition issues associated with the electricity and hydrocarbons markets, as well as with the Administrative Litigation team in amparo proceedings where competition matters are addressed. In addition, he offers specialised compliance and integrity advice to clients.
Carlos Chávez is a pioneer in competition and antitrust law in Mexico, being one of the first lawyers to specialise in regulated industries. He co-heads the practice at Galicia. He brings enormous technical
Édgar Martín focuses his practice on competition and antitrust matters. He was counsel at Galicia for one year and, since January 2026, has been a partner in the competition/antitrust and compliance areas. Édgar enjoys
expertise and over 20 years of professional experience to the table. Carlos frequently represents railway operators and telecommunications carriers in regulatory and antitrust proceedings. He also represents financial institutions in proceedings before banking and securities regulators and competition agencies. In addition, he advises various big pharma players on strategic transactions and represents them in securing antitrust clearance. Carlos also works closely with the Energy team on matters involving competition issues in the electricity and hydrocarbons markets.
combining legal and economic analysis to make transactions happen. He is an expert in competition law and is recognised for his understanding of clients’ business models and the regulatory impact on them. He also focuses on merger control and has worked on some of the most complex cases reviewed by the Mexican Competition Commission in recent years. Édgar has a particular interest in digital markets and has advised on landmark transactions and proceedings in that area.
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