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Santamarina y Steta SC

Dispute Resolution: Monterrey

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Santamarina y Steta SC

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S+S is a full-service firm that is widely recognized by clients and peers as developers of strategic solutions that produce successful results for our clients. S+S is integrated by a talented team of multidisciplinary experts committed to different practice areas throughout the country. Particularly, the Monterrey office of S+S has earned, throughout its almost 30 years of existence, a reputation as one of the leading law firms in the city and the northeast region of the country, for its high-quality service standards and business-oriented attention to clients. The Monterrey office began with the corporate, commercial, M&A, finance and capital markets practice areas. Today, we have expanded its array of services and expertise into other areas with outstanding success, such as labour and employment, litigation, arbitration, business reorganization, real estate, data protection and data privacy, insurance, estate planning, among others. Currently, the Monterrey office is offering a high level of specialisation across various practice areas. Frequently seen representing major domestic and multinational clients on cross-border M&A deals, corporate restructurings and capital market cases, as well as litigation and arbitration cases and employment-related issues. We also offer expertise to key players in the oil and gas, manufacturing and aviation industries. Our client based is very diverse, including many foreign and domestic clients as well as private and public companies.

Clients (23)

  • Grupo Industrial Saltillo
  • John Deere
  • Martinrea
  • Cydsa
  • DSM Sinochem
  • Kingspan
  • Midea
  • US Farathane
  • Albea Group
  • Villeroy & Boch Gmbh
  • Chevron Energía
  • Abengoa
  • Eni Petroleum
  • Lonza Group
  • AVX Corporation
  • The Home Depot Mexico
  • GM Financial Mexico
  • Teleperformance
  • FoodPak, S.A. de C.V.
  • Nortec, S.A. de C.V.
  • Banco Invex
  • Graftech
  • Aeromar (Avianca)

Industries (14)

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Banks
  • Chemicals
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Construction & Materials
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Private Clients / Individuals
  • Real Estate
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics

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Dispute Resolution: Monterrey - Mexico


What the Team is Known For

Santamarina y Steta is a renowned full-service national firm with an acclaimed practice in Monterrey. The team boasts expertise in M&A, banking and finance, dispute resolution, and labour and employment. The law firm continues to draw strong praise for its central role in negotiations with unions, and local litigation and arbitration mandates, as well as in cross-border corporate and financial transactions. Santamarina y Steta is routinely retained to provide services to local and international clients from the chemical, manufacturing and automotive spaces.

Work Highlights

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  • Santamarina y Steta's Monterrey-based team led ProMach's USD86 million acquisition of Etiflex.

Strengths

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  • Santamarina y Steta is an excellent law firm with very professional lawyers. I highlight the team's knowledge and sense of urgency.

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  • Santamarina y Steta is a leading and highly recognised firm in Monterrey which handles a lot of work in the region.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Juan Carlos De la Vega
    Band 1Juan Carlos De la Vega

    Juan Carlos De la Vega

    Acclaimed Monterrey-based practitioner Juan Carlos De la Vega boasts renowned experience in individual and collective labour and employment matters, including complex conflicts with unions on a nationwide scale.
    • Juan Carlos De la Vega is highly respected in the labour field in Monterrey. Whenever we handle labour issues with him, he is thorough and professional.

      Dispute Resolution: Monterrey respondentLatin America
    • Juan Carlos De la Vega is a high-level labour and employment lawyer who is focused on collective labour mandates.

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  • Band 2César Cruz Ayala
    Band 2César Cruz Ayala

    César Cruz Ayala

    Established partner César Cruz Ayala maintains a longstanding corporate/M&A practice in Monterrey, which extends to the real estate and banking and finance arenas. He has experience advising clients from a range of industries, including agribusiness.

    • César Cruz Ayala is very good when it comes to work in the corporate arena. He is professional and highly active in transactional deals.

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  • Up and ComingCarlos Brehm T
    Up and ComingCarlos Brehm T

    Carlos Brehm T

    Up-and-coming partner Carlos Brehm continues to garner recognition from interviewees for his coverage of arbitration and litigation mandates in Monterrey.

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