RANKED Practice Area
Dispute Resolution: Litigation in Mexico
TIER 4 FIRMS
Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi y García, S.C.
Newcomer to the ranking, Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi y García, S.C. fields a ‘team of highly qualified professionals who master the timing and development of the case very well’ and who have a particular focus on civil, commercial and constitutional litigation.
The ‘brilliant’ Juan Bonequi heads the 11-strong department; he has over 20 years’ complex-litigation experience -primarily civil, commercial, financial, constitutional (and amparo) law, as well as bankruptcy proceedings. The firm’s expertise in areas such as financial regulations, compliance and telecommunications ensure it has a flow of complex matters along with more typical commercial disputes; a recent case in point saw the team represent Deutsche Bank Trustee in judicial proceedings in connection to its right to resign as trustee on the grounds of the parties (settlors and beneficiaries) failure to provide it with the information required to comply with Mexican legal anti-money-laundering requirements.
Elia Sosa (civil and commercial litigation), Héctor Yañez (civil liability cases, punitive damages and administrative matters), and 2018-arrival Cinthya González (constitutional litigation and amparos), constitute a strong, specialised second tier of senior associates.
Practice head(s):
Juan Bonequi, Elia Sosa, Héctor Yañez and Cinthya González
Testimonials
‘They are a team of highly qualified professionals who master the timing and development of the case very well. I like their ability to be accessible at any time, clearly explaining what their strategy and risks are going to be. Juan Bonequi is a brilliant professional, with a great command of the litigation area. In addition to being a great expert, he communicates the strategy to follow very well and foresees the strategies of his counterpart. His partner Carlos Bello is an expert in telecommunications. They know how to build a climate of trust and proximity that I have not found in other offices.‘
‘The firm Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi and Garcia has a great litigation team, with a lot of experience.The most prominent lawyer in the litigation practice is Juan Bonequi.‘
‘The lawyers Omar Canuto and Iván Eleazar, communication with them is efficient, in addition to that they attend in time and form everything that is asked of them.’
Key clients in Banking and Finance
- AirBnB
- Alternativa Financiera Prosesa
- Amicorp México
- Banco Inmobiliario Mexicano
- CitiBanamex
- Banco Sabadell
- Banco Santander
- Banco Mercantil del Norte
- MUFG
- Bloom Emprendedores
- Braskem México Proyectos
- Capital Vertical Promotora Empresarial
Work highlights
- Represented Becton Dickinson in a $5m commercial dispute against Mexican national wholesale distributor Grupo Casa Saba.
- Represented Starsatel in obtaining the revocation of an IFT fine on grounds of the unconstitutionality of aspects of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law.