Sergio Chagoya Díaz

Sergio Chagoya Díaz

Santamarina y Steta, S.C.

Recognized since 2016

Mexico City, Mexico

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Capital Markets Law

Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Project Finance and Development Practice

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Capital Markets Law
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Sergio’s practice includes more than 20 years of professional experience advising national and international companies in project finance and infrastructure, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate, M&A, as well as securities, derivatives and Fintech Law. He represents national and international lenders, sponsors, borrowers and governments in a large number of financial transactions, including private equity and venture capital of infrastructure projects, public offerings, securitizations and privatizations. He also has broad experience advising the public sector in designing and structuring operations related to public works, public procurement, and public-private partnerships (PPP's), which includes the drafting of the latest Federal Law of Special Economic Zones, which was created to enhance the economic and social development of Mexico.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Campos Elíseos 345, Pisos 2 y 3
    Col. Chapultepec Polanco
    Miguel Hidalgo
    Mexico City 11560
    Mexico
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • University Carlos III de Madrid, LLM, graduated 2002
Affiliations
  • Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados. - Member

Santamarina y Steta, S.C.
Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico

39 The Best Lawyers in Mexico™ awards

18 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Mexico™ awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Capital Markets Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Capital Markets Law, Mexico, Mexico (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Mexico™ 2025 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Capital Markets Law
  • Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Project Finance and Development Practice
Awards:
  • Chambers and Partners Latam - Projects 2018 - Band 3
  • Chambers and Partners Global - Projects 2018 - Band 4
  • IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer 2018 - Energy & Infrastructure and Project Development
  • Latin Lawyer 2017 - Recommended Lawyer - Projects
  • Best Lawyers 2017 - Banking and Finance Law and Capital Markets Law
  • Chambers and Partners Latam - Projects 2020 - Banda 4
  • Chambers and Partners Global - Projects 2019 - Banda 4
  • Chambers and Partners Latam 2022
  • Recommended Lawyer 2022 - Legal 500
  • Highly Regarded 31st edition - IFLR1000

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Conferences

Mexico Financial Summit

Infrastructure & Sub-Sovereign Finance in Mexico Summit by LatinFinance

The Infrastructure National Forum of IMEF.

Educational experience

Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law and professor in the specialty in Civil Law of the postgraduate in the Escuela Libre de Derecho.

Doctorate Professor in Law at the Universidad Autónoma del Noreste, campus Saltillo.

International experience
In 2002 he collaborated as an international partner in NautaDutilh, Madrid office (today Squire, Patton Broggs).
Publications

“Evolución de la Libertad Económica en el Derecho Constitucional Mexicano”, in the Obra Jurídica Enciclopédica, volume “Ciencia Política y Constitucional”; México 2012, Ed. Porrúa and Escuela Libre de Derecho.

Prologue to “Nuevo Derecho Bancario y Bursátil Mexicano” by Erick Carvallo Yáñez, 8th edition, México, 2010; Ed. Porrúa.

Cross-border Handbooks: Finance Handbook, Finance Vol. 2 “Securitisations”. Mexico chapter. Publish by Practical Law Company, London, 2009-2010.

“México” at The Americas Restructuring and Insolvency Guide 2008-2009. Publish by Global White Page, London, United Kingdom, May 2008.

Coauthor of the Securitization of Mortgage Loans in Mexico. US – Mexico Legal Review from the American Bar Association, April 2007.

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