In the News

Haynes and Boone Represents Tarahumara Pipeline

MEXICO CITY – Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Tarahumara Pipeline, S.de R.L. de C.V, a subsidiary of Grupo Fermaca, which has recently been selected as the winning bid in a public auction by the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to build and operate the natural gas pipeline for the northern region of Mexico in the state of Chihuahua. The pipeline will be 380 kilometers in length and cost more than US $440 million to build. >>

Haynes and Boone Excels in Chambers Latin America 2012 Rankings

DALLAS / MEXICO CITY – Haynes and Boone, LLP has been recognized by Chambers Latin America 2012 for the third consecutive year for its high-end corporate and financial work throughout Latin America and Mexico. >>

Antonio Franck of Haynes and Boone Mexico City Featured in Global Lawyers Edition of Poder 360

Antonio Franck first graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana, but as other lawyers dedicated to the international arena, also attended a the University of Houston and took a course in American law at Harvard University. >>

Bankruptcy Attorney Luis Mejan Joins Haynes and Boone Mexico City

MEXICO CITYDr. Luis Manuel C. Méjan, a veteran bankruptcy and business restructuring attorney and longtime university professor, has taken an of counsel position with the Haynes and Boone SC Mexico City office. >>

Haynes and Boone Represents Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. in $7.8 Million Transaction

Haynes and Boone represented Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. in its recent sale of equity interest in Krispy Kreme Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“KK Mexico”), the company’s franchisee in Mexico, to KK Mexico’s majority shareholder, a transaction worth approximately $7.8 million. >>



Recent Publications

Latin American Law & Business Report Guest Article: Mexico's New Public-Private Partnership Act

In December 2011 the Mexican Congress finally approved a new piece of legislation called the Public-Private Partnership Act (“Ley de Asociaciones Público Privadas”). >>

North American Free Trade & Investment Report: Changes in Mexican Antitrust Law

On May 10, 2011, a Decree was published in the Official Journal of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación) that amended, supplemented, and repealed various provisions of the Federal Competition Law (Ley Federal de Competencia Económica), the Federal Penal Code (Código Penal Federal) and the Federal Tax Code (Código Fiscal de la Federación) (collectively, the “Decree”) in the area of antitrust regulation. >>



Located downtown in the Paseo de la Reforma, El Ángel is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Mexico City. Formally called the Columna de la Independencia, it features bronze sculptures symbolizing Law, War, Justice and Peace at its base.

Office Address

Torre Esmeralda I, Blvd.
Manuel Ávila Camacho No. 40
Despacho 1601
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, DF 11000
Mexico

T: 52.55.5249.1800
F: 52.55.5249.1801

Main Office Contacts


Luis Moreno
Administrative Partner


Miguel Lara
Office Manager


Mexico City Professionals




Mexico City

Haynes and Boone has shown itself to be one of the most active U.S. law firms operating in Mexico with a growing list of both international and Mexican clients. It is among the largest U.S. firms operating in Mexico and has been serving clients in both Mexico and the U.S. for more than 15 years. Its fully bilingual and bi-cultural Mexico City office has legal professionals licensed in both Mexico and the U.S. and trained in both legal systems.

The firm has experience in a wide variety of Mexican business sectors. Our strong presence in Mexico is grounded in our extensive network of contacts in Mexican government, media and business. The firm has a diverse breadth of experience in projects-based finance, particularly in developing countries throughout Latin America, where regional development and sustainability rely on industrial growth in areas such as mining, transportation and energy industries.

Our legal professionals in the Mexico City office are highly experienced in cross-border and domestic transactions in practice areas including corporate; banking and finance; real estate; energy; hospitality; international and domestic tax matters and planning; litigation and arbitration; project development and finance; and transportation.

The Mexico City office is located inside Lomas de Chapultepec, a modern commercial and hotel district, and provides state-of-the-art telecommunications capabilities and abundant office space and conference facilities.

Facts and Fine Points about the Mexico City Office

  • The firm’s Latin American practice group, which includes 30 lawyers from Mexico City and other offices, has been recognized as one of the leaders in Latin America by numerous business organizations and publications, including Latin Lawyer and the Chambers USA 2007 directory, which singled out Americas Practice Group chairman Larry Pascal for a national accolade in the Latin American Investment category.
  • The firm was recognized for its role in the Amapá Mineração transaction, one of Trade Finance Magazine's 2007 Deals of the Year. Haynes and Boone acted as international counsel for MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A. (MMX), in connection with the financing of an integrated iron-ore mining and infrastructure logistics project relating to MMX's Amapá mining facility. The MMX financing consisted of a three-tranche facility aggregating US$250MM in bank facilities and R$580,000,000 of financing from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).
  • Our Mexico City office of Haynes and Boone has been listed for many consecutive years as one of Latin Lawyer’s 250 leading business law firms in Latin America, and two of its partners, Antonio Franck and Luis Moreno, have been included in the list of the foremost legal practitioners in the international legal marketplace in the practices of Banking and Real Estate law, respectively, as published in the Who’s Who Legal’s: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, 2008 Edition, a publication made by the International Bar Association and the Section of International Law of the American Bar Association.
  • Haynes and Boone’s Projects Practice, a principal sponsor of this year’s Project Finance magazine’s U.S. Power Finance Forum, is widely known for its international capabilities.
  • Haynes and Boone has also instituted a foreign associate program, hosting visiting attorneys from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru. We also provide a training program for lawyers at Haynes and Boone S.C. in Mexico City to work for Haynes and Boone, LLP in the United States.