MEXICO Law and Practice Contributed by: Enrique Espejel, Diego Mora-Jensen, José Joaquín Pacheco and Luis Enrique Pérez García, White & Case
White & Case is recognised for its market-leading presence in Mexico City, working from a seamless global platform comprising 44 offices in 30 coun - tries. The civil and commercial litigation team, com - posed of 13 lawyers, has spent three decades rep - resenting high-profile clients in general commercial disputes, Supreme Court and appellate litigation, fi - nancial services and insurance litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring litigation, arbitration (domestic) and white-collar/investigations litigation. White & Case’s litigation practice has positioned the firm as an in -
novative leader in litigation involving complex highly regulated industries such as technology, energy and financial services. The team is also committed to pro bono work in defence of human rights, diversity, and inclusion. The firm has recently represented a leading global financial institution and its Mexican subsidiary in a USD500 million cross-border litigation, in addi - tion to representing a leading global manufacturing entity in the enforcement of a USD15 million arbitral award resulting from a joint venture agreement.
Authors
Enrique Espejel heads White & Case’s disputes practice in Mexico City, where he specialises in complex commercial litigation matters, cross- border disputes, class action litigation and tort lawsuits, as well as white-
Diego Mora-Jensen is a partner at White & Case’s Mexico City office, where his practice has been instrumental in generating a series of significant judicial precedents for bank insolvency proceedings for the
collar proceedings, internal investigations, and related civil litigation. Enrique is a leading litigator for various online service providers and tech giants with interests in Mexico. His areas of expertise include representing major Mexican and foreign financial institutions and multinational companies before Mexican trial and appellate courts. Enrique is a member of the board of ICC Mexico, as well as vice-president of its government affairs committee, and a member of ANADE (the leading Mexican Bar association) and the International Bar Association.
firm’s clients. Diego has ample experience in a wide range of civil, commercial and financial disputes, including insurance claims, amparo complaints, class action, corporate and tort disputes. Diego’s legal success and achievements led to his teaching opportunity in the postgraduate programme at Universidad Panamericana, one of the most highly regarded law schools in Mexico. Diego is a member of ANADE (the leading Mexican Bar association) and co-authored “Force Majeure of COVID-19 Under Mexican Law?” in March 2020.
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