SMPS Legal
Latin America Guide 2026
About
Managing Partner: Jorge San Martín
Partners: Andrés Pizarro Suárez, Iván Pérez Correa, Eduardo Pizarro Suárez, Jorge San Martín, Alejandro Ortiz, Jorge Miranda, Carlos Solórzano, Mauricio Alvarado, Claire Guglielmi, Francisco Carbajal, Daniel Del Río, and Luis Curiel Piña
Number of partners: 12
Number of other lawyers: 25
Firm Overview:
SMPS Legal is a multidisciplinary firm that provides cutting-edge legal services aligned with the needs of today’s leading corporations in the Latin American Region. Our teams, located in Mexico, Colombia, Canada, and USA, bring together first-class lawyers with international expertise and commitment to providing integral and in-depth legal advice. This allows us to exceed client expectations by implementing comprehensive, innovative and effective legal and business solutions.
For over 20 years, our lawyers have been successfully representing domestic and foreign clients in a broad spectrum of practice areas and industries, such as real estate and infrastructure developments; energy and natural resources; automotive and manufacturing; retail; private equity and funds; TMT; aviation; transportation and logistics.
Practice Areas:
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Strategic Alliances
- Foreign Investments
- Restructuring
- Compliance
- Corporate
- Tax Law
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Renewable Energy
- Anti-Corruption & Compliance
- International Trade and Customs
- Competition & Antitrust
- Transfer Pricing
- Regulatory-Administrative
- Estate Planning
- Project Finance
- Mining
- Banking and Finance
- Cross Border Transactions
- Co-Investments
- Contracts/ Commercial Agreements
- Real Estate
- Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance ("ESG")
- Oil & Gas
- Labor Consulting
- Capital Markets
- IT
- Tax Litigation
Industries covered:
- Aeronautics
- Food and Beverage
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Construction
- Real Estate Developments
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Entertainment
- Pharmaceuticals
- Fintech
- Private Equity Funds
- Hospitality
- Aerospace
- Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions
- Manufacturing
- Maquiladoras
- Capital Markets
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Retail, Consumer and
- Luxury Goods
- Health Care
- Insurance & Reinsurance
- Transportation & Logistics
- IT
- TMT
Languages: English and Spanish
Website: www.smpslegal.com
OFFICES:
MEXICO:
Mexico City:
Torre Chapultepec Uno R509
Av. Paseo de la Reforma 509, Piso 18, Cuauhtémoc, 06500
Tel: +52 55 5282 9063
Email: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL OFFICES:
COLOMBIA:
Bogotá:
Avenida Carrera 9 No 115-06,
Oficina 707 Edificio Terra Firme DC 110221
Tel: +57 1 7436398
Email: [email protected]
CANADA:
Calgary:
Suite 1050, 396 - 11th Ave. SW,
AB. T2R 0C5, Canada
Tel: +1 403 718 9808
Email: [email protected]
US:
Dallas:
300 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Ste. LL101,
Irving, TX 75062 USA
Tel: +1 (972) 803 6062
Email: [email protected]
Ranked Offices
Provided by SMPS Legal
- Mexico CityS, MPS Legal, S.C Paseo de la Reforma 509, Piso 18, Col. Cuauhtémoc Colonia Polanco , Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 06500
- Web: www.smpslegal.com
- Tel: +52 55 5282 9063
Contributions
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Articles, highlights and press releases
14 items provided by SMPS Legal
Niedax Group in a Joint Venture with ABB
SMPS Legal advised Niedax Group in a cross-border Joint Venture with ABB
SMPS Legal advised Grupo Axo in Joint Venture with TJX Companies, Inc. looking to expand operations
SMPS Legal advised Grupo Axo in Joint Venture with TJX Companies, Inc. looking to expand operations in Mexico.
SMPS Legal advised PesoRama, Inc. In a revolving credit facility for up to US$ 20.0 million
PesoRama Inc. entered into a binding senior secured revolving credit facility for up to $20M with Third Eye Capital Corporation
Citibanamex Afore invests in trust bond certificates for the development of infrastructure projects
Citibanamex Afore invests in trust bond certificates for the development of infrastructure projects under a placement program for up to the equivalent of US$500 million.
SMPS Legal represented Soccerly as a seller of its 100% digital assets to Playmaker Capital Inc
Playmaker Capital Inc., a digital sports media company that delivers unique content experiences through its portfolio of sports media and technology brands, announced that it has acquired 100% of the digital assets of Soccerly, S.A.P.I. de C.V., including JuanFutbol.
SMPS Legal represented Mexican retailer Grupo Axo in the acquisition of Old Navy sold by GAP
SMPS Legal advised Grupo Axo on the tax matters and structure for the acquisition of certain assets owned by ON Stores Mexico, a subsidiary of GAP INC, to operate, manage and distribute the Old Navy brand in Mexico.
SMPS LEGAL expands its Corporate M&A practice in Mexico by incorporating Daniel Del Rio
SMPS Legal is pleased to announce that Daniel Del Rio has joined the Firm as a Strategic Partner in the corporate M&A, banking and finance and compliance practice areas as of July 1st, 2022, with the purpose of internationally boosting SMPS Legal’s growth and services.
Sanfer Farma announced the acquisition of the majority stake in Probiomed
SMPS Legal advised Sanfer Farma from a tax perspective regarding the acquisition of the majority stake in Probiomed, S.A. de C.V.
Bocel Private Equity makes the first capital call for over US$ 11.4 million.
SMPS Legal advised Bocel on the first capital call to the holders of its Certificado de Capital de Desarrollo (CKD) under ticker (BOCELCK 20), placed in August 2020, pursuant to which a subsequent issuance of MXN$229,800,000.00 (approximately US$11.4 million), was made on May 9th, 2022.
SMPS LEGAL strengthens its tax practice by hiring a new Partner, Francisco Carbajal Domínguez
SMPS Legal is pleased to announce that Francisco Carbajal has joined the firm as a Partner in the tax practice area, bolstering our main goal to expand our services in the Mexican legal market and abroad.
Luis Curiel Piña joins SMPS Legal as Tax Litigation Partner
SMPS Legal is pleased to announce that Luis Curiel Piña joins the firm´s tax litigation practice area, as lead partner for the aforementioned area. Luis brings along a talented team of associates integrated by Alfonso Muñoz Salcedo, Marco Antonio Cervantes López, Gustavo Ortíz Martínez y Gerardo Dan
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Niedax Group in a Joint Venture with ABB
SMPS Legal advised Niedax Group in a cross-border Joint Venture with ABB
SMPS Legal advised Grupo Axo in Joint Venture with TJX Companies, Inc. looking to expand operations
SMPS Legal advised Grupo Axo in Joint Venture with TJX Companies, Inc. looking to expand operations in Mexico.
SMPS Legal advised PesoRama, Inc. In a revolving credit facility for up to US$ 20.0 million
PesoRama Inc. entered into a binding senior secured revolving credit facility for up to $20M with Third Eye Capital Corporation
Citibanamex Afore invests in trust bond certificates for the development of infrastructure projects
Citibanamex Afore invests in trust bond certificates for the development of infrastructure projects under a placement program for up to the equivalent of US$500 million.
SMPS Legal represented Soccerly as a seller of its 100% digital assets to Playmaker Capital Inc
Playmaker Capital Inc., a digital sports media company that delivers unique content experiences through its portfolio of sports media and technology brands, announced that it has acquired 100% of the digital assets of Soccerly, S.A.P.I. de C.V., including JuanFutbol.
SMPS Legal represented Mexican retailer Grupo Axo in the acquisition of Old Navy sold by GAP
SMPS Legal advised Grupo Axo on the tax matters and structure for the acquisition of certain assets owned by ON Stores Mexico, a subsidiary of GAP INC, to operate, manage and distribute the Old Navy brand in Mexico.
SMPS LEGAL expands its Corporate M&A practice in Mexico by incorporating Daniel Del Rio
SMPS Legal is pleased to announce that Daniel Del Rio has joined the Firm as a Strategic Partner in the corporate M&A, banking and finance and compliance practice areas as of July 1st, 2022, with the purpose of internationally boosting SMPS Legal’s growth and services.
Sanfer Farma announced the acquisition of the majority stake in Probiomed
SMPS Legal advised Sanfer Farma from a tax perspective regarding the acquisition of the majority stake in Probiomed, S.A. de C.V.
Bocel Private Equity makes the first capital call for over US$ 11.4 million.
SMPS Legal advised Bocel on the first capital call to the holders of its Certificado de Capital de Desarrollo (CKD) under ticker (BOCELCK 20), placed in August 2020, pursuant to which a subsequent issuance of MXN$229,800,000.00 (approximately US$11.4 million), was made on May 9th, 2022.
SMPS LEGAL strengthens its tax practice by hiring a new Partner, Francisco Carbajal Domínguez
SMPS Legal is pleased to announce that Francisco Carbajal has joined the firm as a Partner in the tax practice area, bolstering our main goal to expand our services in the Mexican legal market and abroad.
Luis Curiel Piña joins SMPS Legal as Tax Litigation Partner
SMPS Legal is pleased to announce that Luis Curiel Piña joins the firm´s tax litigation practice area, as lead partner for the aforementioned area. Luis brings along a talented team of associates integrated by Alfonso Muñoz Salcedo, Marco Antonio Cervantes López, Gustavo Ortíz Martínez y Gerardo Dan
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