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Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Mexico

For the twelfth year, honoring the top lawyers and firms in Mexico.

2021 Best Lawyers in Mexico
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November 19, 2020 12:00 AM

Now in its twelfth year, The Best Lawyers in Mexico employed an exhaustive peer-review methodology to honor the most regarded firms and lawyers in the country. This year, the Mexico City metropolitan area produced the greatest number of lawyers recognized out of the 10 metropolitan areas surveyed.

The most-searched practice area in Mexico on Best Lawyers was Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, with Banking and Finance Law, Administrative Law, and Tax Law following. Real Estate Law notably featured the most recognized lawyers, followed by Tax Law, Labor and Employment Law, and Banking and Finance Law.

Mexico had 15 "Law Firm of the Year" awards in this edition, an honor given to a single firm for excellence in a specific practice area.

The 2021 Mexico "Law Firm of the Year" Honorees:

Arbitration and Mediation

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez

Banking and Finance Law
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel

Capital Markets Law
Galicia Abogados

Civil Litigation
Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes

Commercial Litigation
Quijano, Cortina y de la Torre

Competition / Antitrust Law
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes

Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Galicia Abogados

Energy Law
Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau

Intellectual Property Law
Basham, Ringe y Correa

Labor and Employment Law
Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo

Natural Resources Law
Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau

Project Finance and Development Practice
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes

Real Estate Law
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel

Tax Law
Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa

Trade Law
EC Legal Rubio Villegas

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