Santamarina y Steta

The ‘well-rounded, knowledgeable and willing’ team at Santamarina y Steta is well-positioned to advise governmental agencies, state-owned and private banking institutions and private companies on the financing and development of infrastructure projects. The group advises on transactional and contentious matters, along with the regulatory elements of highway, port, mining, energy and telecoms projects. The practice is co-led by Juan Carlos Machorro, who specialises in developing and implementing investment and financing projects in Mexico; Sergio Chagoya, who focuses on corporate and regulatory matters, project and infrastructure financings, and M&A, securities and derivatives transactions; and Ricardo Orea, who deals with banking and finance, project finance, M&A and restructuring mandates. Other key lawyers include Diego Ostos (banking and finance, corporate and M&A); counsel Margarita Casarin (banking and finance, project finance and corporate and commercial matters); and senior associate Pablo Ortiz Monasterio (banking and finance, corporate law, project and infrastructure financing).